NAPLEX QBANK Public Health and Immunizations 5

Question 1

Which storage condition is correct for most refrigerated vaccines?

Accepted Answer

2 to 8 degrees Celsius

Answer

Room temperature

Answer

Minus 70 degrees Celsius for all

Answer

Frozen at 0 degrees Celsius

Question 2

What should a pharmacist do if a refrigerated vaccine is inadvertently exposed to freezing temperatures?

Accepted Answer

Quarantine the vaccine and contact the manufacturer or state program before use

Answer

Use it immediately

Answer

Discard all freezer contents only

Answer

Re-refrigerate and ignore

Question 3

Which vaccine is administered orally rather than by injection?

Accepted Answer

Rotavirus vaccine

Answer

Tdap

Answer

MMR

Answer

Hepatitis B

Question 4

A patient who received an MMR vaccine should avoid pregnancy for how long?

Accepted Answer

At least 4 weeks

Answer

1 week

Answer

1 year

Answer

No restriction

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)?

Accepted Answer

To monitor post-marketing safety signals of vaccines

Answer

To approve new vaccines

Answer

To set vaccine prices

Answer

To manufacture vaccines

Question 6

Which intervention is appropriate first-line treatment for vaccine-induced anaphylaxis?

Accepted Answer

Intramuscular epinephrine

Answer

Oral antihistamine alone

Answer

Oral corticosteroid alone

Answer

Observation only

Question 7

When two live attenuated injectable vaccines are not given on the same day, how far apart should they be separated?

Accepted Answer

At least 4 weeks

Answer

At least 1 week

Answer

At least 6 months

Answer

At least 1 year