NHA PHARMACY TECHNICIAN LATEST
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2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to
place a label stating "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without
a prescription" on medication stock bottles? Answer: Durham Humphrey
Amendment
⫸ Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... Answer:
Addiction
⫸ Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY
for controlled substance prescriptions such as hydrocodone? Answer:
Prescribers DEA number
⫸ Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE
compounding? Answer: <USP 797>
⫸ Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: Answer: Insomnia
⫸ Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions
for controlled substance should be retained on file? Answer: 2 Years
,⫸ A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product
information (PPI) when filling a prescription for which of the
following types of medication? Answer: Contraceptives (Birth Control)
⫸ Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning
medication quality standards? Answer: Food and Drug Administration
⫸ Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician
recognize as the practice of identifying a potential service or group of
services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient? Answer:
Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
⫸ A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She
is starting with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories
of compounded sterile preparations does this compound fall under?
Answer: High Risk
⫸ A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following
insurance coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a
referral? Answer: PPO
⫸ A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is
another name for vitamin B12? Answer: Cyanocobalamin
⫸ Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician
stock in an automated dispensing machine? Answer: Metformin
(Glucophage)
, ⫸ Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the
final step in the filling of a prescription? Answer: Asking the pharmacist
to perform a verification check
⫸ Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? Answer: Vitamin K
⫸ A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense
as Written". Which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter
into the computer system? Answer: DAW 1
⫸ Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of
regarding prednisone (deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? Answer:
Tall-man lettering is incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound
alike
⫸ A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations
apply to which of the following? Answer: Patient Counseling
⫸ A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic
mouthwash (a preparation mixed with water)? Answer: 14 Days
⫸ Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for
a 70-year-old patient's blood glucose test strips? Answer: Medicare part
B
VERSION PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED
2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to
place a label stating "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without
a prescription" on medication stock bottles? Answer: Durham Humphrey
Amendment
⫸ Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... Answer:
Addiction
⫸ Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY
for controlled substance prescriptions such as hydrocodone? Answer:
Prescribers DEA number
⫸ Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE
compounding? Answer: <USP 797>
⫸ Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: Answer: Insomnia
⫸ Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions
for controlled substance should be retained on file? Answer: 2 Years
,⫸ A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product
information (PPI) when filling a prescription for which of the
following types of medication? Answer: Contraceptives (Birth Control)
⫸ Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning
medication quality standards? Answer: Food and Drug Administration
⫸ Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician
recognize as the practice of identifying a potential service or group of
services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient? Answer:
Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
⫸ A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She
is starting with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories
of compounded sterile preparations does this compound fall under?
Answer: High Risk
⫸ A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following
insurance coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a
referral? Answer: PPO
⫸ A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is
another name for vitamin B12? Answer: Cyanocobalamin
⫸ Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician
stock in an automated dispensing machine? Answer: Metformin
(Glucophage)
, ⫸ Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the
final step in the filling of a prescription? Answer: Asking the pharmacist
to perform a verification check
⫸ Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? Answer: Vitamin K
⫸ A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense
as Written". Which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter
into the computer system? Answer: DAW 1
⫸ Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of
regarding prednisone (deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? Answer:
Tall-man lettering is incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound
alike
⫸ A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations
apply to which of the following? Answer: Patient Counseling
⫸ A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic
mouthwash (a preparation mixed with water)? Answer: 14 Days
⫸ Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for
a 70-year-old patient's blood glucose test strips? Answer: Medicare part
B
