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Prospective Drug Utilization Review
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DUR
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The process of complying with OBRA includes:
a prospective DUR a retrospective DUR education all of the above |
all of the above
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As the Act is written, OBRA affects:
all Medicaid patients who receive prescriptions all Medicare patients who receive prescriptions any patients who receive prescriptions paid for through a third party plan none of the above |
all Medicaid patients who receive prescriptions
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A prospective DUR is to be performed to watch for:
drug - drug interactions drug - disease contraindications incorrect dosages all of the above |
all of the above
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Who is allowed to counsel patients in the pharmacy?
a certified technician the pharmacy cashier the pharmacist all of the above |
the pharmacist
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Retrospective DURs are useful to prevent _______ problems from occurring.
immediate future administrative none of the above |
future
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OBRA stands for
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the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, in this case from the year 1990. It is a budget Act of the United States Congress. What could this possibly have to do with pharmacy, you ask? Well, as with any budget, cost control efforts were occurring. This particular budget year, the Congress was concerned with getting cost savings from the Medicaid prescription drug program.
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