Which of the following is one of the purposes of using bar codes?

To reduce risk of communicable diseases
To increase dispensing and medication errors
To identify a drug, its dosage form, and its strength
To estimate adverse effects and drug interactions


To identify a drug, its dosage form, and its strength

Rationale: Bar codes identify drugs, dosage forms, and strengths, among many other functions. The other answer choices are not related.

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

Vital signs, physical exam findings, and tests are examples of the ________________ part of your narrative

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health Professions

Penalties for fraud and abuse include

A) substantial fines B) exclusion from Medicare C) imprisonment D) all of the above

Health Professions

The basic instruments for any procedure include the ____________

a. mirror b. explorer c. cotton pliers d. all of the above

Health Professions

What was the purpose of the creation of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act?

A. To allow individuals to donate their bodies to science after death. B. To allow physicians to use organs as they see fit. C. To allow individuals to donate body parts for money. D. To allow individuals to bid on donated organs. E. To allow medical schools to purchase organs.

Health Professions