Easy Pharma Exit and COC Exam Prep

የብቃት ምዘና ፈተና ለምትወስዱ ጤና ባለሙያዎች በሙሉ _______ የጤና ሚኒስቴር ነሀሴ 13-15 /2018 ዓ.ም ለሚሰጠው የብቃት ምዘና ፈተና ለመውሰድ ስማችሁን ከፋይዳ ቁጥር ጋር አያይዛችሁ በመጠባበቅ ላይ ለምትገኙ የጤና ሙያ ተመራቂዎች በሙሉ፤ ተመዛኞች ከሀምሌ 27- 30/2018 ዓ.ም ድረስ ብቻ https://hple.moh.gov.et/ ማስፈንጠሪያ /Link/ በመጫን FAYDA and Password በማስገባት የፈተና ጣቢያ እንድትመርጡ እናሳስባለን፡፡ ማሳሰቢያ፦ ▪ እያንዳንዱ የፈተና ጣቢያ በየሙያ መስኩ ማስተናገድ በሚችለው ከፍተኛ የተመዛኝ ቁጥር ልክ ገደብ ስለተቀመጠለት የፈተና ጣቢያ ምርጫ ቀድማችሁ በማጠናቀቅ ተጠቃሚ መሆን የምትችሉ መሆኑን እያሳወቅን ከፍተኛው የተመዛኝ ቁጥር በደረሰበት የፈተና ጣቢያ ላይ ተጨማሪ ምዝገባ ማከናወን የማይቻል መሆኑን እናሳስባለን። ▪ በምዝገባ ወቅት ለሚገጥማችሁ ማንኛውም ችግር በነጻ የስልክ መስመር 952 በመደወል ከዚያም 3 ቁጥርን በመጫን በቀጥታ እገዛ ማግኘት የምትችሉ መሆኑን ከወዲሁ እናሳስባለን፡፡ Website: moh.gov.et Facebook: Ministry of Health,Ethiopia Twitter: x.com/fmohealth YouTube: youtube.com/@FMoHealthEthiopia Tiktok: tiktok.com/@mohethiopia Telegram: t.me/M0H_EThiopia Linkedin: lnkd.in/ewFJ6

የብቃት ምዘና ፈተና ለምትወስዱ ጤና ባለሙያዎች በሙሉ _______ የጤና ሚኒስቴር ነሀሴ 13-15 /2018 ዓ.ም ለሚሰጠው የብቃት ምዘና ፈተና ለመውሰድ ስማችሁን ከፋይዳ ቁጥር ጋር አያይዛችሁ በመጠባበቅ ላይ ለምትገኙ የጤና ሙያ ተመራቂዎች በሙሉ፤ ተመዛኞች ከሀምሌ 27- 30/2018 ዓ.ም ድረስ ብቻ https://hple.moh.gov.et/ ማስፈንጠሪያ /Link/ በመጫን FAYDA and Password በማስገባት የፈተና ጣቢያ እንድትመርጡ እናሳስባለን፡፡ ማሳሰቢያ፦ ▪ እያንዳንዱ የፈተና ጣቢያ በየሙያ መስኩ ማስተናገድ በሚችለው ከፍተኛ የተመዛኝ ቁጥር ልክ ገደብ ስለተቀመጠለት የፈተና ጣቢያ ምርጫ ቀድማችሁ በማጠናቀቅ ተጠቃሚ መሆን የምትችሉ መሆኑን እያሳወቅን ከፍተኛው የተመዛኝ ቁጥር በደረሰበት የፈተና ጣቢያ ላይ ተጨማሪ ምዝገባ ማከናወን የማይቻል መሆኑን እናሳስባለን። ▪ በምዝገባ ወቅት ለሚገጥማችሁ ማንኛውም ችግር በነጻ የስልክ መስመር 952 በመደወል ከዚያም 3 ቁጥርን በመጫን በቀጥታ እገዛ ማግኘት የምትችሉ መሆኑን ከወዲሁ እናሳስባለን፡፡ Website: moh.gov.et Facebook: Ministry of Health,Ethiopia Twitter: x.com/fmohealth YouTube: youtube.com/@FMoHealthEthiopia Tiktok: tiktok.com/@mohethiopia Telegram: t.me/M0H_EThiopia Linkedin: lnkd.in/ewFJ6

A pharmacist working in a hospital pharmacy store received several dosage forms of pharmaceuticals from a supplier. The pharmacist needs to keep the pharmaceuticals according to their proper storage arrangement.        What is the most appropriate storage arrangement to be used? (A) Liquid products on the lower shelves (B) Solid products on the lower shelves (C) Light cartoons on the lower shelves (D) Safety stocks on the lower shelves The answer is (A) Liquid products on the lower shelves Explanation Liquid products on the lower shelves: This is a fundamental safety and management practice in pharmacy and general inventory management. Heavy and breakable items like large bottles of liquid medications or bulk containers should be stored on lower shelves to reduce the risk of them falling, breaking, spilling, and potentially causing injury or damage to other products.  https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep

#Q. A 68 year old female is admitted to the medical intensive care unit from the nursing home for septic shock likely due to pneumonia. The patient has NKDA and is written for vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, and tobramycin for empiric therapy. Which of the following antibiotics that  she is receiving exerts its mechanism of action by inhibiting cell wall synthesis?  A. Vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam B. Piperacillin/tazobactam and tobramycin C. Vancomycin and tobramycin D. Vancomycin E. Tobramycin Answer with rationale: The correct answer is A. All beta-lactams, carbapenems, and monobactams (remember aztreonam?) decrease cell wall synthesis leading to cell death in the bacteria targeted. Remember that beta-lactams include penicillins and cephalosporins. Vancomycin works by binding to the D-alanyl-D-alanine terminal of the growing peptide chain during cell wall synthesis, resulting in inhibition of transpeptidase, which prevents further elongation and cross-linking of the peptidoglycan matrix. Aminoglycosides such as tobramycin work to inhibit protein synthesis by irreversible binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit making answers B, C, and E incorrect https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep

Assume, you are the head of a hospital pharmacy and pharmacist working in the drug store submitted a list of expired pharmaceuticals to get your advice on the next step in the disposal of these pharmaceuticals. What is the most appropriate consultation you should give the pharmacist? (A) Report to the drug and therapeutics committee (B) Separate the pharmaceuticals from the stock (C) Return the pharmaceuticals to the supplier (D) Dispose the pharmaceuticals by incineration https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep https://t.me/EasyPharmachatgroup

The Correct answer is (B) Enteric coated tablet Explanation -Because the drug is unstable in an acidic environment, it must be protected from the gastric acid in the stomach. - The dosage form that provides this protection is an enteric-coated tablet, which dissolves only in the higher-pH environment of the intestine.  Acid Instability: Drugs that degrade or lose potency in low pH environments (like stomach acid, pH 1.5 - 3.5) must be protected during gastric transit. An enteric coating uses pH-sensitive polymers (such as cellulose acetate phthalate or methacrylic acid copolymers) that remain intact in the acidic environment of the stomach and only dissolve when exposed to the higher pH (pH ≥5.5) of the small intestine. Why Other Options Are Incorrect (A) Chewable tablet: Chewable tablets are chewed in the mouth and swallowed, exposing the API directly to gastric fluids. Furthermore, chewing breaks down protective coatings, making enteric protection impossible.   (C) Sugar coated tablet: Sugar coating primarily serves to mask unpleasant tastes/odors, improve aesthetics, or protect the tablet from atmospheric moisture and light. It dissolves rapidly in gastric fluid and offers no protection against stomach acid.   (D) Film coated tablet: Standard non-enteric film coatings (e.g., hydroxypropyl methylcellulose / HPMC) are designed to dissolve rapidly in gastric juice to facilitate fast drug release, which would expose the acid-labile drug to destruction in the stomach. https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep https://t.me/EasyPharmachatgroup

#Q. A Pharmacist works in the R and D department of drug manufacturing company. While he was determining the physico-chemical properties, he found out that the drug was compressible and with good flow property, but unstable in acidic environment. In what type of dosage form the drug should be formulated? (A) Chewable tablet (B )Enteric coated tablet (C) Sugar coated tablet (D) Film coated tablet Try this question with its explanation 👆

Dispensing COC Question #Q. A physician working at the inpatient department prescribes Igm of Ceftriaxone injection IV BID for one day for an admitted patient. Ceftriaxone is only available as 0.25 gm per vial in the dispensary. What actual amount of Ceftriaxone should be dispensed? (A) 8 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone (B) 6 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone (C) 4 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone (D) 2 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone The answer is A Explanation:- 1gm/0.25=4 1gm= 4vial Since; it’s BID dose we multiply 4 * 2= 8vials

#Q. A pharmacist working as a store manager in a referral hospital needs to manage expired pharmaceuticals, including; anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, disinfectants and neurological drugs.    Which of the paired products are more hazardous? (A) Anti-infective and anti-inflammatory (B) Anti-inflammatory and disinfectants (C) Disinfectants and neurological drugs (D) Anti-infective and disinfectants The answer is (D) Anti-infective and disinfectants. Explanation Accordng to Ethiopian medicines waste management diposal directive; section “Handling of Medicines Waste” sub section 5 states theat “Special emphasis shall be given to segregate and store controlled drugs or substances, antineoplastics or cytotoxic/anti–cancer medicines, anti-infective medicines, radiopharmaceuticals and any other hazardous non-medicine products like antiseptics and disinfectants until their separate and safe disposal.”

COC Exams #1. A pharmacist working in a hospital's inventory management team wants to select   pharmaceuticals for procurement in the next budget year. The pharmacist wanted to purchase all pharmaceuticals in the essential medicines list. However, there was shortage of budget and the pharmacist conducted an ABC-VEN matrix analysis. What is the most appropriate next step for the pharmacist? (A) Prioritizing essential and class A items (B) Prioritizing essential and class B items (C) Prioritizing fast moving items (D) Prioritizing vital and class C items   #2. A pharmacist member of a hospital drug and therapeutics committee (DTC) recommended the preparation of an essential medicines list and the use of the list in the procurement process. Other members of the DTC wanted to get justifications on the advantages of using the essential medicines list during procurement. What is the reason of using essential medicines list in the procurement process? (A) Limiting the quantity of each medicine to be procured (B) Ensuring availability of medicines at the hospital (C) Helping the DTC to efficiently hire health professionals (D) Limiting procurement to products from local suppliers https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep https://t.me/EasyPharmachatgroup

Hey, guys Please join this discussion group to review relevant questions and prepare effectively for your Pharmacy COC and Exit examinations.

Hey, guys Please join this discussion group to review relevant questions and prepare effectively for your Pharmacy COC and Exit examinations.

COC Exams #1. A pharmacist working in a hospital's inventory management team wants to select   pharmaceuticals for procurement in the next budget year. The pharmacist wanted to purchase all pharmaceuticals in the essential medicines list. However, there was shortage of budget and the pharmacist conducted an ABC-VEN matrix analysis. What is the most appropriate next step for the pharmacist? (A) Prioritizing essential and class A items (B) Prioritizing essential and class B items (C) Prioritizing fast moving items (D) Prioritizing vital and class C items   #2. A pharmacist member of a hospital drug and therapeutics committee (DTC) recommended the preparation of an essential medicines list and the use of the list in the procurement process. Other members of the DTC wanted to get justifications on the advantages of using the essential medicines list during procurement. What is the reason of using essential medicines list in the procurement process? (A) Limiting the quantity of each medicine to be procured (B) Ensuring availability of medicines at the hospital (C) Helping the DTC to efficiently hire health professionals (D) Limiting procurement to products from local suppliers https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprepchat

A pharmacist working as a store keeper in a certain hospital wants to set the safety stock level for Amoxicillin 500mg capsules. Suppose the average monthly consumption is 500 units and the average lead time is three months. What is the minimum safety stock quantity of Amoxicillin? (A) 500 units (B) 1000 units (C) 1500 units (D) 25000 units

ለብቃት ምዘና ፈተና መረጃ በማስተሳሰር ላይ ለምትገኙ  የጤና ሙያ ተመራቂዎች በሙሉ ___________ የብቃት ምዘና ፈተና ለመውሰድ ስማችሁን ከብሄራዊ መታወቂያ መለያ ቁጥራችሁ (National ID FAN 16 Digit) ጋር በማስተሳሰር ላይ የምትገኙ ነገር ግን በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች ያላገባደዳችሁ የጤና ሙያ ተመራቂዎች፤ የመረጃ ማስተሳሰሪያ ጊዜ ገደብ እስከ ሀምሌ 24/2018 ዓ.ም የተራዘመ መሆኑን እያሳወቅን ፣ በተጨማሪም ለፈተናው አስፈላጊውን ቅድመ ዝግጅት ለማድረግ የሚረዱና ጠቃሚ መረጃዎችን የያዙ Information Booklets እንዲሁም Practice Test Booklets ከዚህ በታች በተቀመጡት Zip files ውስጥ ማግኘት የምትችሉ መሆኑን እንገልጻለን፡፡

የጤና ሙያ ፈቃድ ፈተናን ለመውሰድ በመጠባበቅ ላይ ለምትገኙ ተመዛኞች በሙሉ ____________ የጤና ሚኒስቴር ከከፍተኛ ትምህርት ተቋማት በመጀመሪያ ዲግሪ ለተመረቃችሁ ጤና ባለሙያዎች በነሀሴ ወር 2018 ዓ.ም የጤና ሙያ ፈቃድ ፈተና ለመስጠት ተመዛኞች ከሰኔ 30/2018ዓ.ም ጀምሮ መረጃችሁን በማስተሳሰር ላይ እንደምትገኙ ይታወቃል፡፡ ስለዚህም መረጃችሁን ወደ ሲስተም ያላስገባችሁ ነባር እና አዲስ ተመዛኞች ማስተሳሰር የምትችሉት እስከ ሃምሌ 17/2018 ዓ.ም ድረስ ብቻ መሆኑን ተገንዝባችሁ ይህንን https://hple.moh.gov.et/ ማስፈንጠሪያ/Link/ በመጫን የብሄራዊ መታወቂያ መለያ ቁጥር (National ID FAN 16 Digit) በማስገባት አስፈላጊ መረጃዎችን በማሟላት ለምዝገባ እንድትዘጋጁ እናሳስባለን፡፡ ማሳሰቢያ፡- ▪ ይህ መረጃን የማስተሳሰር ሂደት እንዳለቀ የፈተና ጣቢያ መረጣ ሂደት እንደሚቀጥል እናሳውቃለን፡፡ ▪ በሰኔ 2018 ዓ.ም የመውጫ ፈተና ተፈትናችሁ ያለፉችሁ ተመዛኞች የስም ዝርዝራችሁን በተማራችሁበት ተቋም አማካኝነት ወደ ሲስተም ማስጫን የሚጠበቅባችሁ መሆኑን እናሳስባለን። Website: moh.gov.et Facebook: Ministry of Health,Ethiopia Twitter: x.com/fmohealth YouTube: youtube.com/@FMoHealthEthiopia Tiktok: tiktok.com/@mohethiopia Telegram: t.me/M0H_EThiopia Linkedin: lnkd.in/ewFJ6V

#Q. An experimental pharmacologist investigating an anti-diabetic activity of selected medicinal plant conducted safety evaluation of extract Y. Up on experimentation he observes that the extract killed half of the tested mice at dose of 60 mg/ml and also lower blood glucose level in half of experimental mice at a dose of 20 mg/ml. What is the therapeutic index of extract Y? (A) 1/3 (B) 1/2 (C) 2 (D) 3 @EasyPharmaexamprep

COC Dispensing Question #Q. A physician working at the inpatient department prescribes Igm of Ceftriaxone injection IV BID for one day for an admitted patient. Ceftriaxone is only available as 0.25 gm per vial in the dispensary. What actual amount of Ceftriaxone should be dispensed? (A) 8 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone (B) 6 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone (C) 4 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone (D) 2 vials of 0.25gm Ceftriaxone #Q. A pharmacist working in a community pharmacy contacted by a patient having a prescription dictating iron solution with 55 mg of elemental iron. The formulation available in the dispensary was 5 mg elemental iron in 1 teaspoonful. How many milliliters of solution should be dispensed? (A) 45 milliliters (B) 55 milliliters (C) 65 milliliters (D) 75 milliliters https://t.me/EasyPharmaexamprep