giant eagle pharmacy qualification
exam Questions and Answers
OBRA - -(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
"Do you have any questions for the pharmacist?"
- HIPPA - -Health Insurace Portability Acountability Act
- Age to purchase behind the counter pseudophedrine/ ephedrine products -
-18 or older
- where are schedule 2 drugs stored - -schedule 2 safe
- how many numbers are in an NDC and what is it split into - -(national drug
code)
11
5-4-2
manufacture-drug name-pack size
- how to tell a brand drug vs a generic - -brand drug will have the generic
name underneath
- what is the lot number is used for - -recalls
- if a NDC doesn't have 11 digits where is the correct place to add a zero? -
-the very front in the correct field
5-4-2
- when do we pull stock bottles (outdates)? - -three months before exp date
- when do we pull amber vials? - -1 month
- define counting and measuring - -the process to ensure the correct
amount of medication is delivered as prescribed
- how often should you clean your counting tray? - -after counting each
medication
- what drugs do you definitely need to clean your tray after counting? - -
penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and anything containing
sulfa
- different sizes of vials - -13, 16, 30, 40, and 60 dram
, - how to chose size of vial when filling - -use the smallest vial that will hold
the medication without forcing medication into the vial
"if u can hear it shake ur good"
- law requires a childproof (saftey) cap UNLESS - --patient requests NS non-
saftey
-drug dispensed is Nitro-stat (nitroglycerin)
- when dispensing a stock bottle, what shouldn't you cover up with the
patient label? - -lot #
exp date
and NDC
- what medications MUST be dispensed in its original package (10) - --
aggrenox
-atripla
-complera
-effient
-linzess
-nitroglycerin tablets
-pradaxa
-tekturna
-treximent
-truvada
- how to correctly fill liquid medications - -1. select the closest size to
quantity needed
2. pour over a sink
3. completely clean any spills off outside of bottles and on threads of
bottleneck
- product label vs patient label - -product label- actual product
patient label- goes on vial
- auxiliary labels - --added to a packaged prescription to highlight warnings/
cautions about th medication
-used to enhance patient counseling and improve patient medication
knowledge
- what suspension should NOT be refigerated? - -Biaxin (Clarithromycin)
antibiotic
- what medication should you NOT be drinking alcohol with? - -
Metronidazole Tablets
(antibiotic)
exam Questions and Answers
OBRA - -(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
"Do you have any questions for the pharmacist?"
- HIPPA - -Health Insurace Portability Acountability Act
- Age to purchase behind the counter pseudophedrine/ ephedrine products -
-18 or older
- where are schedule 2 drugs stored - -schedule 2 safe
- how many numbers are in an NDC and what is it split into - -(national drug
code)
11
5-4-2
manufacture-drug name-pack size
- how to tell a brand drug vs a generic - -brand drug will have the generic
name underneath
- what is the lot number is used for - -recalls
- if a NDC doesn't have 11 digits where is the correct place to add a zero? -
-the very front in the correct field
5-4-2
- when do we pull stock bottles (outdates)? - -three months before exp date
- when do we pull amber vials? - -1 month
- define counting and measuring - -the process to ensure the correct
amount of medication is delivered as prescribed
- how often should you clean your counting tray? - -after counting each
medication
- what drugs do you definitely need to clean your tray after counting? - -
penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and anything containing
sulfa
- different sizes of vials - -13, 16, 30, 40, and 60 dram
, - how to chose size of vial when filling - -use the smallest vial that will hold
the medication without forcing medication into the vial
"if u can hear it shake ur good"
- law requires a childproof (saftey) cap UNLESS - --patient requests NS non-
saftey
-drug dispensed is Nitro-stat (nitroglycerin)
- when dispensing a stock bottle, what shouldn't you cover up with the
patient label? - -lot #
exp date
and NDC
- what medications MUST be dispensed in its original package (10) - --
aggrenox
-atripla
-complera
-effient
-linzess
-nitroglycerin tablets
-pradaxa
-tekturna
-treximent
-truvada
- how to correctly fill liquid medications - -1. select the closest size to
quantity needed
2. pour over a sink
3. completely clean any spills off outside of bottles and on threads of
bottleneck
- product label vs patient label - -product label- actual product
patient label- goes on vial
- auxiliary labels - --added to a packaged prescription to highlight warnings/
cautions about th medication
-used to enhance patient counseling and improve patient medication
knowledge
- what suspension should NOT be refigerated? - -Biaxin (Clarithromycin)
antibiotic
- what medication should you NOT be drinking alcohol with? - -
Metronidazole Tablets
(antibiotic)
