Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech Qualification
Exam |165 Questions and Answers
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - -Penicillin, methotrexate,
tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - -Pt request, Nitrostat, or
if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - -Nitroglycerin tablets
and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - -Do not drink alcoholic beverages
with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - -No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label - -Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that
provide supplementary information, various warnings, routes of
administrations, etc.
DUR - -drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from
pharmacists
HIPAA - -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information
(PHI)
Elixir - -A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use;
usually has sweetener added
Solutions - -Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another
(NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension - -A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before
use
Transdermal - -A topical system designed to release medication into the
body through the skin (usually used for extended release)
Co-pay - -the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance
company will not pay
Deductible - -The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover
additional medical expenses
, MAC - -the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet or
dispensing unit for a given product (coverage gap)
Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be
dispensed) - -The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy
prescription, signature does not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - -Getting a rejected claim immediately
so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt
ad - -right ear
od - -right eye
as - -left ear
os - -left eye
UAD or UD - -As directed
ung - -ointment
Compounding (2) - -Conversion of one dose to another, distilled water to a
order to make a liquid
Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe from a
doctor to make a product that isn't commercially available
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - -NDC, Expiration, lot
number
Aerosols - -Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules - -Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets - -Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Cream - -A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water
Gel - -Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal
suspensions
Lotion - -Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use
gtts - -Drops
Exam |165 Questions and Answers
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - -Penicillin, methotrexate,
tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - -Pt request, Nitrostat, or
if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - -Nitroglycerin tablets
and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - -Do not drink alcoholic beverages
with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - -No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label - -Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that
provide supplementary information, various warnings, routes of
administrations, etc.
DUR - -drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from
pharmacists
HIPAA - -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information
(PHI)
Elixir - -A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use;
usually has sweetener added
Solutions - -Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another
(NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension - -A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before
use
Transdermal - -A topical system designed to release medication into the
body through the skin (usually used for extended release)
Co-pay - -the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance
company will not pay
Deductible - -The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover
additional medical expenses
, MAC - -the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet or
dispensing unit for a given product (coverage gap)
Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be
dispensed) - -The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy
prescription, signature does not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - -Getting a rejected claim immediately
so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt
ad - -right ear
od - -right eye
as - -left ear
os - -left eye
UAD or UD - -As directed
ung - -ointment
Compounding (2) - -Conversion of one dose to another, distilled water to a
order to make a liquid
Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe from a
doctor to make a product that isn't commercially available
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - -NDC, Expiration, lot
number
Aerosols - -Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules - -Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets - -Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Cream - -A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water
Gel - -Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal
suspensions
Lotion - -Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use
gtts - -Drops
