DRUG APPROVAL, SAFETY, AND ERROR
PREVENTION EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Pharmacy technicians are at the forefront in the effort to prevent drug
errors. Answer: True
●● Combined sources suggest that more than 400,000 people per year
suffer some type of preventable adverse event while in the hospital that
contributes to their death. Answer: True
●● All drug errors cause harm to the patient. Answer: False; not all drug
errors are harmful or caused by the pharmacy.
●● One common cause of medication error is illegible handwriting.
Answer: True
●● Medication errors only occur in hospital settings. Answer: False
●● Even the most highly skilled person will make errors at one time or
another. Answer: True
, ●● One of the most serious types of errors is with parenteral
medications. Answer: True
●● A delayed-release drug may be substituted for an extended-release
drug. Answer: False; a delayed-release drug has a coating that delays the
release of the drug until it has passed the stomach while an extended-
release drug is designed to deliver the medication through a longer
period of time.
●● Many physicians use e-prescribing or computerized physician order
entry to circumvent pharmacies having to decipher poor handwriting.
Answer: True
●● The most important aspect of dealing with errors is the reporting
process. Answer: True
●● A drug error cannot be reported anonymously. Answer: False;
reporting can be done anonymously and voluntarily without fear of
retribution.
●● Misinterpreted abbreviations have resulted in drug errors and are an
area of concern. Answer: True
●● One of the best ways that errors are decreased is through trial and
error. Answer: False
PREVENTION EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Pharmacy technicians are at the forefront in the effort to prevent drug
errors. Answer: True
●● Combined sources suggest that more than 400,000 people per year
suffer some type of preventable adverse event while in the hospital that
contributes to their death. Answer: True
●● All drug errors cause harm to the patient. Answer: False; not all drug
errors are harmful or caused by the pharmacy.
●● One common cause of medication error is illegible handwriting.
Answer: True
●● Medication errors only occur in hospital settings. Answer: False
●● Even the most highly skilled person will make errors at one time or
another. Answer: True
, ●● One of the most serious types of errors is with parenteral
medications. Answer: True
●● A delayed-release drug may be substituted for an extended-release
drug. Answer: False; a delayed-release drug has a coating that delays the
release of the drug until it has passed the stomach while an extended-
release drug is designed to deliver the medication through a longer
period of time.
●● Many physicians use e-prescribing or computerized physician order
entry to circumvent pharmacies having to decipher poor handwriting.
Answer: True
●● The most important aspect of dealing with errors is the reporting
process. Answer: True
●● A drug error cannot be reported anonymously. Answer: False;
reporting can be done anonymously and voluntarily without fear of
retribution.
●● Misinterpreted abbreviations have resulted in drug errors and are an
area of concern. Answer: True
●● One of the best ways that errors are decreased is through trial and
error. Answer: False
