Alabama Pharmacy Technician
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1. An Alabama pharmacy technician is preparing a prescription for
dispensing. Which action is specifically prohibited because it
requires the professional judgment of a pharmacist?
A. Counting tablets under pharmacist supervision
B. Printing a prescription label
C. Performing a drug utilization review
D. Stocking medications in an appropriate storage area
A drug utilization review requires clinical and professional judgment
regarding medication therapy, so an Alabama pharmacy technician may
not independently perform it. The pharmacist remains responsible for
reviewing the prescription, patient profile, interactions, and other
clinical considerations.
, 2. Under Alabama pharmacy technician regulations, what is the
minimum age an applicant must have attained to register as a
pharmacy technician?
A. 16 years
B. 17 years
C. 18 years
D. 19 years
Alabama Administrative Code Rule 680-X-2-.14 provides that an
applicant for pharmacy technician registration must have attained 17
years of age. This requirement differs from the age requirement
applicable to Alabama pharmacist licensure.
3. A pharmacy technician receives a telephone call from a patient who
asks whether a newly prescribed medication will interact with an
existing medication. What is the most appropriate response by the
technician?
A. Explain that there is no interaction if the prescription label does not
contain a warning
B. Search an online drug database and provide the patient with the result
C. Tell the patient to take both medications with food
D. Refer the question to the pharmacist
A medication-interaction question requires professional judgment and
clinical drug information. An Alabama pharmacy technician must refer
,such questions to the pharmacist rather than independently providing
therapeutic information.
4. Which action may an Alabama pharmacy technician perform under
the direct supervision of a pharmacist?
A. Counseling a patient about adverse effects
B. Accepting a new prescription orally from a prescriber
C. Assisting with permitted prescription-processing tasks
D. Independently resolving a drug interaction
Registered pharmacy technicians may assist with permitted pharmacy
tasks under direct pharmacist supervision, but they may not
independently perform tasks requiring professional judgment.
5. A technician is asked to provide a completed prescription to a
patient before the pharmacist has verified the medication and
label. What should the technician do?
A. Provide it if the computer system shows the prescription as complete
B. Provide it if the patient has received the medication previously
C. Provide it if another technician checked the prescription
D. Wait until the pharmacist has completed the required verification
An Alabama pharmacy technician may not provide a prescription or
medication to a patient without pharmacist verification of the
correctness of the prescription or medication.
, 6. Which of the following best describes pharmacist verification under
Alabama's pharmacy technician rule?
A. Verification that the patient paid for the prescription
B. Verification that the prescription was entered into the computer
C. Verification involving the patient profile, DUR, computer overrides,
drug interactions, selected medication, and labeling
D. Verification performed solely by the technician who prepared the
prescription
Alabama's rule defines pharmacist verification broadly and includes
awareness of the patient profile, drug utilization review, computer
overrides and interactions, as well as the selected medication and
labeling.
7. Which activity is outside the permitted scope of an Alabama
pharmacy technician?
A. Counting medication under supervision
B. Entering prescription information into a pharmacy computer system
C. Preparing medication for pharmacist verification
D. Counseling a patient about medication therapy
Medication counseling requires professional judgment and is reserved
for the pharmacist. A technician may assist with technical and
administrative tasks but cannot counsel patients on medications.
Certification Exam Practice Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) Plus Rationale 2027 Q&A|
Instant Download Pdf.
1. An Alabama pharmacy technician is preparing a prescription for
dispensing. Which action is specifically prohibited because it
requires the professional judgment of a pharmacist?
A. Counting tablets under pharmacist supervision
B. Printing a prescription label
C. Performing a drug utilization review
D. Stocking medications in an appropriate storage area
A drug utilization review requires clinical and professional judgment
regarding medication therapy, so an Alabama pharmacy technician may
not independently perform it. The pharmacist remains responsible for
reviewing the prescription, patient profile, interactions, and other
clinical considerations.
, 2. Under Alabama pharmacy technician regulations, what is the
minimum age an applicant must have attained to register as a
pharmacy technician?
A. 16 years
B. 17 years
C. 18 years
D. 19 years
Alabama Administrative Code Rule 680-X-2-.14 provides that an
applicant for pharmacy technician registration must have attained 17
years of age. This requirement differs from the age requirement
applicable to Alabama pharmacist licensure.
3. A pharmacy technician receives a telephone call from a patient who
asks whether a newly prescribed medication will interact with an
existing medication. What is the most appropriate response by the
technician?
A. Explain that there is no interaction if the prescription label does not
contain a warning
B. Search an online drug database and provide the patient with the result
C. Tell the patient to take both medications with food
D. Refer the question to the pharmacist
A medication-interaction question requires professional judgment and
clinical drug information. An Alabama pharmacy technician must refer
,such questions to the pharmacist rather than independently providing
therapeutic information.
4. Which action may an Alabama pharmacy technician perform under
the direct supervision of a pharmacist?
A. Counseling a patient about adverse effects
B. Accepting a new prescription orally from a prescriber
C. Assisting with permitted prescription-processing tasks
D. Independently resolving a drug interaction
Registered pharmacy technicians may assist with permitted pharmacy
tasks under direct pharmacist supervision, but they may not
independently perform tasks requiring professional judgment.
5. A technician is asked to provide a completed prescription to a
patient before the pharmacist has verified the medication and
label. What should the technician do?
A. Provide it if the computer system shows the prescription as complete
B. Provide it if the patient has received the medication previously
C. Provide it if another technician checked the prescription
D. Wait until the pharmacist has completed the required verification
An Alabama pharmacy technician may not provide a prescription or
medication to a patient without pharmacist verification of the
correctness of the prescription or medication.
, 6. Which of the following best describes pharmacist verification under
Alabama's pharmacy technician rule?
A. Verification that the patient paid for the prescription
B. Verification that the prescription was entered into the computer
C. Verification involving the patient profile, DUR, computer overrides,
drug interactions, selected medication, and labeling
D. Verification performed solely by the technician who prepared the
prescription
Alabama's rule defines pharmacist verification broadly and includes
awareness of the patient profile, drug utilization review, computer
overrides and interactions, as well as the selected medication and
labeling.
7. Which activity is outside the permitted scope of an Alabama
pharmacy technician?
A. Counting medication under supervision
B. Entering prescription information into a pharmacy computer system
C. Preparing medication for pharmacist verification
D. Counseling a patient about medication therapy
Medication counseling requires professional judgment and is reserved
for the pharmacist. A technician may assist with technical and
administrative tasks but cannot counsel patients on medications.
