ExCPT Test C (pt.1) Pharmacy
Certification
1. How often should a pharmacy technician inspect floor stock medications?
A. Monthly
B. Weekly
C. Daily
D. Twice Weekly - correct answer-C. Daily
2. A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription into the computer system.
The prescription does not indicate the number of refills. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
A. Enter one refill
B. Enter no refills
C. Ask the patient if there should be refills
D. Ask the pharmacist to call the prescriber - correct answer-B. Enter no refills
A pharmacy technician is asked to compound 40 g of an ointment that
contains 125 mg of erythromycin sulfate. The technician should identify that
which of the following concentration should be placed on the label?
A. 31.25%
B. 3.13%
C. 0.3125%
D. 3.125% - correct answer-C. 0.3125%
4. A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient who has partial hearing loss.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Over-enunciate words
B. Speak directly into a patient's ear
C. Provide an interpreter
D. Reduce background noise - correct answer-D. Reduce background noise
5. A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient with his insulin refill. The
patient, who does not have insurance, tell the technician he has been
inconsistent with taking his medication due to the cost. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
A. Suggestion a more cost-effective medication
, B. Dispense the medication and wit to bill an insurance company once he gets
coverage
C. Notify the pharmacist to set up a counseling session with the patient
D. Tell the patient to taper off his medication until he gets insurance - correct
answer-C. Notify the pharmacist to set up a counseling session with the
patient
6. A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following is another
name for vitamin B12?
A. Pyridoxine
B. Cyanocobalamin
C. Riboflavin
D. Pantothenic acid - correct answer-B. Cyanocobalamin
7. A pharmacy technician should mark medications that are set to expire how
many months before the listed expiration date?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 month
D. 12 months - correct answer-B. 6 months
8. Which of the following is a security requirements for noncontrolled Medicaid
prescriptions set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)?
A. The prescriber's signature is required to be stamped on the prescription
B. The prescription is required to be sent electronically to the pharmacy
C. The prescription is required to be written on a tamper-resistant pad
D. The prescriber's DEA number is required to be written on the prescription -
correct answer-C. The prescription is required to be written on a
tamper-resistant pad
9. According to the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005,
a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the
maximum amount of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) that a patient can obtain in 1
day?
A. 9 g
B. 9 mg
C. 3.6 mg
D. 3.6 g - correct answer-D. 3.6g
Certification
1. How often should a pharmacy technician inspect floor stock medications?
A. Monthly
B. Weekly
C. Daily
D. Twice Weekly - correct answer-C. Daily
2. A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription into the computer system.
The prescription does not indicate the number of refills. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
A. Enter one refill
B. Enter no refills
C. Ask the patient if there should be refills
D. Ask the pharmacist to call the prescriber - correct answer-B. Enter no refills
A pharmacy technician is asked to compound 40 g of an ointment that
contains 125 mg of erythromycin sulfate. The technician should identify that
which of the following concentration should be placed on the label?
A. 31.25%
B. 3.13%
C. 0.3125%
D. 3.125% - correct answer-C. 0.3125%
4. A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient who has partial hearing loss.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Over-enunciate words
B. Speak directly into a patient's ear
C. Provide an interpreter
D. Reduce background noise - correct answer-D. Reduce background noise
5. A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient with his insulin refill. The
patient, who does not have insurance, tell the technician he has been
inconsistent with taking his medication due to the cost. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
A. Suggestion a more cost-effective medication
, B. Dispense the medication and wit to bill an insurance company once he gets
coverage
C. Notify the pharmacist to set up a counseling session with the patient
D. Tell the patient to taper off his medication until he gets insurance - correct
answer-C. Notify the pharmacist to set up a counseling session with the
patient
6. A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following is another
name for vitamin B12?
A. Pyridoxine
B. Cyanocobalamin
C. Riboflavin
D. Pantothenic acid - correct answer-B. Cyanocobalamin
7. A pharmacy technician should mark medications that are set to expire how
many months before the listed expiration date?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 month
D. 12 months - correct answer-B. 6 months
8. Which of the following is a security requirements for noncontrolled Medicaid
prescriptions set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)?
A. The prescriber's signature is required to be stamped on the prescription
B. The prescription is required to be sent electronically to the pharmacy
C. The prescription is required to be written on a tamper-resistant pad
D. The prescriber's DEA number is required to be written on the prescription -
correct answer-C. The prescription is required to be written on a
tamper-resistant pad
9. According to the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005,
a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the
maximum amount of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) that a patient can obtain in 1
day?
A. 9 g
B. 9 mg
C. 3.6 mg
D. 3.6 g - correct answer-D. 3.6g
