100 Pharmacy Questions 2024
Questions and Answers
Pharmacy technicians should make sure the pharmacist has checked all drugs and
devices before they leave the pharmacy. - ANSWERSTrue
Certified technicians must renew their certification every ________ years. -
ANSWERS2
In order for a pharmacy technician to renew their Fl license they must complete how
many hours of continued education? - ANSWERS20
A medication order must contain all of the following except?
Patient name
Drug Name
Direction for use
NDC # - ANSWERSNDC #
In order to determine if 2 products are bioequivalent, the technician should look in the ?
- ANSWERSOrange book
T or F If the pharmacy is out of metoprolol tartrate 25 m, it is okay to substitute with
metoprolol succinate 25mg? - ANSWERSFalse
What outlines how hazardous drugs should be compounded? - ANSWERSUSP <800>
You receive an order for Norvasc 5mg tablets. You know the generic name of this drug
to be: - ANSWERSAmlodipine
What class of drug recalls are issued by the manufacturer when there is a strong
likelihood that the product will cause serious adverse effects? - ANSWERSClass I
Which of the following is used to identify medication affected by recalls?
NDC
Lot number
Pharmacy
Barcodes - ANSWERSLot Number
The National Drug Code or NDC, is a number present on all over-the-counter and
prescription medications. Which of the following numbers in the provided example
represent the drug products? NDC 00777-3105-02 - ANSWERS3105
Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations are correct?
BID-three times daily
, Q4h-every 4 days
AC- With food
HS-at bedtime - ANSWERSHS-at bedtime
T or F Tall man Lettering is used for drugs with look-alike sound-alike names. Lettering
of this type is used to reduce confusion between similar sounding names. -
ANSWERSTrue
In order to ensure safe medication preparation and administration, it is essential that
the rights of medication administration are practiced. Which of the following is NOT a
right of medication.
Right patient
Right drug
Right gender
Right route
Right time
Right Dose - ANSWERSRight gender
You receive a medication order for hydrocortisone 1% cream While looking on the
shelves, you find hydrocortisone ointment instead. Is this appropriate? - ANSWERSNo
A medication order comes in for an IV vancomycin that once compounded must then
be refrigerated. You decide to place a "Refrigerate" label on the IV bag what type of
labeling is this? - ANSWERSAuxiliary labeling
T or F High alert medication like heparin, are medications known to cause significant
harm to patient if an error is made. - ANSWERSTrue
If a patient weighs 154 lbs how much do they weigh in Kg? - ANSWERS70 Kg
If you have a 70% dextrose solution, how many grams are in 50 ml of solution? -
ANSWERS35
You receive an order for a medication that needs to be compounded. What step should
you take before passing into the supplies into the IV compounding room? -
ANSWERSclean with 70% isopropyl alchohol
Which medication must be stored in an amber glass container?
Nicotine
Nitroglycerin
Nicardipine
Nifedipine - ANSWERSNitroglycerin
While throwing away something you notice a document containing patient health
information in the garbage can. What should you do? - ANSWERSRetrieve document
Questions and Answers
Pharmacy technicians should make sure the pharmacist has checked all drugs and
devices before they leave the pharmacy. - ANSWERSTrue
Certified technicians must renew their certification every ________ years. -
ANSWERS2
In order for a pharmacy technician to renew their Fl license they must complete how
many hours of continued education? - ANSWERS20
A medication order must contain all of the following except?
Patient name
Drug Name
Direction for use
NDC # - ANSWERSNDC #
In order to determine if 2 products are bioequivalent, the technician should look in the ?
- ANSWERSOrange book
T or F If the pharmacy is out of metoprolol tartrate 25 m, it is okay to substitute with
metoprolol succinate 25mg? - ANSWERSFalse
What outlines how hazardous drugs should be compounded? - ANSWERSUSP <800>
You receive an order for Norvasc 5mg tablets. You know the generic name of this drug
to be: - ANSWERSAmlodipine
What class of drug recalls are issued by the manufacturer when there is a strong
likelihood that the product will cause serious adverse effects? - ANSWERSClass I
Which of the following is used to identify medication affected by recalls?
NDC
Lot number
Pharmacy
Barcodes - ANSWERSLot Number
The National Drug Code or NDC, is a number present on all over-the-counter and
prescription medications. Which of the following numbers in the provided example
represent the drug products? NDC 00777-3105-02 - ANSWERS3105
Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations are correct?
BID-three times daily
, Q4h-every 4 days
AC- With food
HS-at bedtime - ANSWERSHS-at bedtime
T or F Tall man Lettering is used for drugs with look-alike sound-alike names. Lettering
of this type is used to reduce confusion between similar sounding names. -
ANSWERSTrue
In order to ensure safe medication preparation and administration, it is essential that
the rights of medication administration are practiced. Which of the following is NOT a
right of medication.
Right patient
Right drug
Right gender
Right route
Right time
Right Dose - ANSWERSRight gender
You receive a medication order for hydrocortisone 1% cream While looking on the
shelves, you find hydrocortisone ointment instead. Is this appropriate? - ANSWERSNo
A medication order comes in for an IV vancomycin that once compounded must then
be refrigerated. You decide to place a "Refrigerate" label on the IV bag what type of
labeling is this? - ANSWERSAuxiliary labeling
T or F High alert medication like heparin, are medications known to cause significant
harm to patient if an error is made. - ANSWERSTrue
If a patient weighs 154 lbs how much do they weigh in Kg? - ANSWERS70 Kg
If you have a 70% dextrose solution, how many grams are in 50 ml of solution? -
ANSWERS35
You receive an order for a medication that needs to be compounded. What step should
you take before passing into the supplies into the IV compounding room? -
ANSWERSclean with 70% isopropyl alchohol
Which medication must be stored in an amber glass container?
Nicotine
Nitroglycerin
Nicardipine
Nifedipine - ANSWERSNitroglycerin
While throwing away something you notice a document containing patient health
information in the garbage can. What should you do? - ANSWERSRetrieve document
