Will AI Replace Pharmacists? Quiz

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1. Which set of pharmacy tasks does the guide say is most exposed to automation?
   • Recommending antibiotic changes to prescribers
   • Counting, filling, labeling and product checks
   • Adjusting blood pressure medicines under protocol
   • Counseling patients about side effects and cost
2. According to the guide, what mainly drives retail pharmacy closures and staffing strain?
   • Dispensing robots replacing pharmacists at scale
   • Language models answering patient questions
   • A shortage of pharmacy school graduates
   • Low reimbursement margins, PBM contracts and workload
3. Why can't dispensing robots on their own remove the pharmacist from US dispensing?
   • State pharmacy law keeps a licensed pharmacist accountable for verification and dispensing
   • Robots cannot read National Drug Code barcodes
   • Patients are legally required to speak to a pharmacist at every pickup
   • Federal law bans automation in retail pharmacies
4. What does tech-check-tech mean in the guide?
   • Software checking another program's output
   • Pharmacists checking technicians' timecards
   • Trained technicians verifying other technicians' fills in defined settings
   • Technicians approving prescriptions without any regulation
5. What problem with rule-based drug utilization review alerts does the guide highlight?
   • They never detect drug interactions
   • They fire so often that clinicians override most of them
   • They are only available on paper prescriptions
   • They require a robot to run
6. What does a collaborative practice agreement allow a pharmacist to do?
   • Operate a pharmacy without a license
   • Sell prescription drugs without a prescription
   • Override a physician's diagnosis
   • Start or adjust therapy under an agreed protocol with prescribers
7. Which of these does the guide call a misconception?
   • Believing pharmacy automation is new, when hospitals have used automated dispensing systems for decades
   • Believing that pharmacists perform clinical work
   • Believing that licensure matters for dispensing
   • Believing that LLMs can make confident errors
8. How does the guide say large language models fit into pharmacy work?
   • As the final verifier of every prescription
   • As a replacement for collaborative practice agreements
   • As drafting tools whose output a pharmacist reviews, because they can make confident errors
   • As a way to eliminate DUR checks