How many grams of dextrose are contained in 1 L of D20W?
D20W means 20g of dextrose - ANSWER 200g
The laminar flow hood in the hospital pharmacy is turned on at 6am. When can the phar-
macy tech begin compounding a sterile product? - ANSWER 6:30 am
Which needle is used to prevent glass from entering the final solution when drawing medica-
tion from an ampule? - ANSWER Filter needle
The pharmacy tech has been asked to clean the laminar flow hood. Which of the following
methods should be used?
Side to side and top to bottom
Top to bottom and back to top
Front to back and bottom to top
Top to bottom and side to side - ANSWER Top to bottom and side to side
A primary engineering control must provide which ISO class environment? - ANSWER ISO
class 5
A pharmacy tech wishes to obtain information regarding the potential hazards associated
with a specific substance; which reference would they refer? - ANSWER SDS ( safety data
sheets)
How many categories exist for compounded sterile products? - ANSWER 2
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,A pharmacy tech is compounding a category 2 sterile product: which ISO level must be pre-
sent in the ante area? - ANSWER ISO 8 or better
For a category 2 sterile product, which BUD must be assigned if a sterility test was per-
formed and a preservative was not added? - ANSWER 28 days at controlled room temp
or 42 days refrigerated
What is the in -use time for a multidose container in an ISO 5 environment? - ANSWER
Use within 24 hours of opening
What is the maximum number of particles permitted in a Class 7 environment? - AN-
SWER 352,000
All of the following are examples of chemicals incompatibilities of sterile compound EXCEPT?
Hydrolysis
separation
oxidation/reduction
photolysis - ANSWER separation
Which of the the following terms describes when a material or container soaks up all or part
of a liquids CSP?
Precipitation
Absorption
Separation
Adsorption - ANSWER Absorption
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, Prior to compounding in a biological safety cabinet, the pharmacy tech must makes sure the
cabinet has been on for a minimum of how many minutes? - ANSWER 10 minutes
All of the following medications are classified as a high-alert medication in an acute care fa-
cility EXCEPT?
Azithromycin
Insulin
amiodarone
D20W - ANSWER Azithromycin
A category 1 CSP requires which of following tests to be performed? - ANSWER Physical
inspection
A primary engineering control provides which ISO class environment? - ANSWER ISO
Class 5
Which is the minimum velocity of Class I cabinet? - ANSWER 75 linear feet/minute of un-
filtered room air
What is the in-use time a single-dose container is an ISO 5 environment or better? - AN-
SWER 6 hours
What is the frequency that the air in the anteroom must be sampled? - ANSWER Every 6
months
Which chemical incompatibility occurs when a product combines with water, resulting in two
new products? - ANSWER Hydrolysis
Which of the following is the minimum number of air changes per hour in the ante area? -
ANSWER 20
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D20W means 20g of dextrose - ANSWER 200g
The laminar flow hood in the hospital pharmacy is turned on at 6am. When can the phar-
macy tech begin compounding a sterile product? - ANSWER 6:30 am
Which needle is used to prevent glass from entering the final solution when drawing medica-
tion from an ampule? - ANSWER Filter needle
The pharmacy tech has been asked to clean the laminar flow hood. Which of the following
methods should be used?
Side to side and top to bottom
Top to bottom and back to top
Front to back and bottom to top
Top to bottom and side to side - ANSWER Top to bottom and side to side
A primary engineering control must provide which ISO class environment? - ANSWER ISO
class 5
A pharmacy tech wishes to obtain information regarding the potential hazards associated
with a specific substance; which reference would they refer? - ANSWER SDS ( safety data
sheets)
How many categories exist for compounded sterile products? - ANSWER 2
1
,A pharmacy tech is compounding a category 2 sterile product: which ISO level must be pre-
sent in the ante area? - ANSWER ISO 8 or better
For a category 2 sterile product, which BUD must be assigned if a sterility test was per-
formed and a preservative was not added? - ANSWER 28 days at controlled room temp
or 42 days refrigerated
What is the in -use time for a multidose container in an ISO 5 environment? - ANSWER
Use within 24 hours of opening
What is the maximum number of particles permitted in a Class 7 environment? - AN-
SWER 352,000
All of the following are examples of chemicals incompatibilities of sterile compound EXCEPT?
Hydrolysis
separation
oxidation/reduction
photolysis - ANSWER separation
Which of the the following terms describes when a material or container soaks up all or part
of a liquids CSP?
Precipitation
Absorption
Separation
Adsorption - ANSWER Absorption
2
, Prior to compounding in a biological safety cabinet, the pharmacy tech must makes sure the
cabinet has been on for a minimum of how many minutes? - ANSWER 10 minutes
All of the following medications are classified as a high-alert medication in an acute care fa-
cility EXCEPT?
Azithromycin
Insulin
amiodarone
D20W - ANSWER Azithromycin
A category 1 CSP requires which of following tests to be performed? - ANSWER Physical
inspection
A primary engineering control provides which ISO class environment? - ANSWER ISO
Class 5
Which is the minimum velocity of Class I cabinet? - ANSWER 75 linear feet/minute of un-
filtered room air
What is the in-use time a single-dose container is an ISO 5 environment or better? - AN-
SWER 6 hours
What is the frequency that the air in the anteroom must be sampled? - ANSWER Every 6
months
Which chemical incompatibility occurs when a product combines with water, resulting in two
new products? - ANSWER Hydrolysis
Which of the following is the minimum number of air changes per hour in the ante area? -
ANSWER 20
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