NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test Questions
And Answers.
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a
patient in a calendar month? - ✔️✔️✔️9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating
"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock
bottles? - ✔️✔️✔️Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - ✔️✔️✔️Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - ✔️✔️✔️Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - ✔️✔️✔️<USP
797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - ✔️✔️✔️Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substance
should be retained on file? - ✔️✔️✔️2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a
prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - ✔️✔️✔️Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? - ✔️✔️✔️Food and Drug Administration
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Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes
for a patient? - ✔️✔️✔️Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-
sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does
this compound fall under? - ✔️✔️✔️High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans
allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - ✔️✔️✔️PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for
vitamin B12? - ✔️✔️✔️Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
dispensing machine? - ✔️✔️✔️Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling of
a prescription? - ✔️✔️✔️Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - ✔️✔️✔️Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which of
the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? - ✔️✔️✔️DAW
1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone
(deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - ✔️✔️✔️Tall-man lettering is incorporated on
their labels due to look alike/sound alike
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A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
following? - ✔️✔️✔️Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation
mixed with water)? - ✔️✔️✔️14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's
blood glucose test strips? - ✔️✔️✔️Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph? -
✔️✔️✔️Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of
0.9% sodium chloride? - ✔️✔️✔️9 g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's
tooth ache? - ✔️✔️✔️DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? - ✔️
✔️✔️Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
information might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 - ✔️✔️✔️The strength of
2.0 mg should be written as 2 mg
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NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test Questions
And Answers.
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a
patient in a calendar month? - ✔️✔️✔️9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating
"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock
bottles? - ✔️✔️✔️Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - ✔️✔️✔️Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - ✔️✔️✔️Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - ✔️✔️✔️<USP
797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - ✔️✔️✔️Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substance
should be retained on file? - ✔️✔️✔️2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a
prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - ✔️✔️✔️Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? - ✔️✔️✔️Food and Drug Administration
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Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes
for a patient? - ✔️✔️✔️Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-
sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does
this compound fall under? - ✔️✔️✔️High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans
allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - ✔️✔️✔️PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for
vitamin B12? - ✔️✔️✔️Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
dispensing machine? - ✔️✔️✔️Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling of
a prescription? - ✔️✔️✔️Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - ✔️✔️✔️Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which of
the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? - ✔️✔️✔️DAW
1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone
(deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - ✔️✔️✔️Tall-man lettering is incorporated on
their labels due to look alike/sound alike
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A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
following? - ✔️✔️✔️Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation
mixed with water)? - ✔️✔️✔️14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's
blood glucose test strips? - ✔️✔️✔️Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph? -
✔️✔️✔️Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of
0.9% sodium chloride? - ✔️✔️✔️9 g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's
tooth ache? - ✔️✔️✔️DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? - ✔️
✔️✔️Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
information might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 - ✔️✔️✔️The strength of
2.0 mg should be written as 2 mg
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