PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION TEST|255 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

Pharmacy Technician A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care products to paitents Pharmacist A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers U.S. D.E.A. United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances Schedule I Drugs Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use accepted) No prescriptions allowed Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines Schedule II Drugs Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew) Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine Schedule III Drugs Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage) Refills 5 times in a six month period Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with high potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain barbituratesk. Schedule IV Drugs Potential abuse- low (medical usage) Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period) Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium) Schedule V Drugs Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage) Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy Acu- Abrupt, sudden (acute) Adeno- Gland (adenoid) Adipo- Fat (adipose) Aero- Air (aerosol) Alb- White (albumin) Ambulo- Walk (ambulatory) Andro- Male (androgen) Angio- Vessel (angiogram) Arthr- Joint (arthritis) Bucc/a- Inside of cheek (buccal) Carcin/o- Crab,cancer (carcinogen) Cardi- Heart (cardiology) Cereb- Brain (cerebrum) Chemo- Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy) Chol- Bile (cholangiogram) Cyst- Urinary bladder (cystoscopy) Cyt- Cell (cytology) Dactyl- Finger (syndactylism) Dermat- Skin (dermatologist) Encephal- Brain (electroencephalogram Erythro- Red (erythrocytes) Gastr- Stomach (gastric acid) Gluco- Sugar (glucose) Hemo- Blood (hematoma) Hepat- Liver (hepatoma) Hydro- Water (hydrocephalus) Lachry- Tear (lachrymal fluid) Lacto- Milk ( lactose) Lapar- Abdomen (laparoscope) Laryng- Larynx/voice box (laryngitis) Leuko- White (leukemia Lingua/o- Tongue (sublingual) Mal- Bad ( malpractice) Mast, mamm- Breast (mastectomy) Melano- Black (melanoma) Meter- Measure (thermometer) My- Muscle (myalgia) Nas- Nose (nasal) Nephr- Kidney (nephrosis) Ocul/o Eye (ocular) Odont- Shaped like a tooth (orthodontist) Onc/o- Tumor (oncology) Opthalm- Eye (opthalmoscope) Optic/o- Eye (optician) Oste- Bone (osteoarthritis) Ot- Ear (otalgia) Patho- Disease (pathology) Phleb/o- Vein (phlebotomy) Ven/o- Vein (venipuncture) Procto- Rectum (proctologist) Psych- Mind (psychology) Ren- Kidney (renal) Rhino- Nose (rhinovirus ) Spir- Breathing (spirometer) Thrombo- Blood clot (thrombolysis) Tom/e- Cut (phlebotomy) Tox/o- Poisonous (toxicology) Uro- Urine (urology) Uter/o- Uterus (intrauterine) Hyster/o- Uterus (hysterectomy) Vaso- Blood vessel (vasoconstriction) Xanth/o- Yellow (xanthin) Xero- Dry (xeroderma) Zyme- Ferment (enzyme) A- Without (aphonia) Ab- From/away from (abduct) Ad- Toward (adduct) Ambi- Both (ambidextrous) Ana- Up/against/back (anaphylactic) Ante- Before (antecubital) Auto- Self (autoimmune) Bi- Two/double (biceps/bilateral) Bio- Life (biopsy/biology) Cata- Down (cataleptic)