EXCPT 11 EXAM REVIEW – QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND EXPLAINED FOR THOROUGH PREPARATION

1. When processing a prescription for Caumadin(warfarin), an interaction alert appears on the computer that requires intervention by the pharmacist. Which most likely caused the alert? - ANSWER Phytonadine(vit k) 2. Which of the following medications can hsvr over the counter formulations that must be stored BTC? - ANSWER Decongestant 3. Which DAW code indicates the provider wants the medication to be dispensed as brand only? - ANSWER DAW 1 4. Which process can be reduce cross contamination of medications? - ANSWER Cleaning the pill counting trays before each use 5. A pharmacy tech should clean the tray after dispensing ? - ANSWER Amoxil tablet 6. According to ISMP (Institution of safe medication practices), which Abbreviation is not recommended? - ANSWER QOD 7. Which medication has the same therapeutic use as Pravachol? - ANSWER Zocor (simvastatin) 8. Which should be used for peeping a chemotherapy medication? - ANSWER Biological safety cabinet 9. Sig: Tsp i qid pc pen allergy? - ANSWER Take 1 teaspoon four times per day after meals as needed for allergy 10. Which agency is responsible for providing information regarding drug recalls? - ANSWER FDA 11. According to federal law, which is required to be placed on the prescription label? - ANSWER The name and address of the pharmacy 12. Which of following is a NSAID? - ANSWER Celecoxib 13. The CDC recommends which of the following immunization should be administered yearly? - ANSWER Influenza 14. Which group participates in formulary development? - ANSWER Pharmacy and TherApeutics committee 15. Vlll - ANSWER 8 16. A pharmacist will inspect a compounded sterile IV bag repaired by a pharmacy technician by closely looking for which occurrence? - ANSWER Presence of precipitate 17. A Pharmacy Technician should recognize which of the following products requires refrigeration? - ANSWER Injectable vaccines 18. Which is required for a controlled substance prescription but not on a noncontrolled substance prescription? - ANSWER Prescribers DEA number and DOB 19. Which agency requires tamper proof prescription for any medication paid for by the federal government? - ANSWER Center for Medicare and Medicaid services 20. "Before meals" - ANSWER ac 21. A pharmacy technician should recognize that accurate is contradicted for - ANSWER A patient who is pregnant 22. Which class of otc medication can increase blood pressure - ANSWER Decongestants 23. Which medication is associated with a high incidence of medication errors?( - ANSWER Coumadin (warfarin) 24. A 200g compounded ointment contains 10g of active ingredient. Which of the following strengths should the pharmacy technician place on the prescription label? - ANSWER 5% 25. Which medication is used to treat head lice? - ANSWER Permethrin 26. ss= - ANSWER one half 27. Celecoxib - ANSWER Celebrex 28. The reorder point for amoxil 250 mg is 4 and the max is 7. How many bottles should be reordered? - ANSWER 3 29. A pharmacy technician should identify that CMS tamper resistant prescription contains which if the following features? - ANSWER A feature to prevent modification of prescription instruction 30. Which property creates an incompatibility in an IV solution? - ANSWER pH 31. Which agency requires access to SDS when handling chemotherapy medications? - ANSWER OSHA 32. A patient presents to the pharmacy stating she recently lost her job. Which of the following provides temporary insurance coverage? - ANSWER COBRA 33. A pharmacy technician should identify that maximizing a patient's therapeutic outcome is the goal of which of the following? - ANSWER Medication Therapy Management (MTM) 34. In a retail pharmacy setting, which number helps ensure the correct medication is being dispensed? - ANSWER NDC number 35. if the cost of 100g of salicylic acid in Eucerin ointment is $8.95, what would be the cost for 60g of the ointment? - ANSWER $5.37 36. Which of the following is a device intended to increase patient compliance? - ANSWER Medication Box 37. Prescriptions for NSAIDs require the pharmacy tech to give which of the following to the patient? - ANSWER Medication guide 38. A pharmacy technician should identify that a patient's PHI can be released without the patients approval to which individual? - ANSWER Patients health care provider 39. Which of the following federal agencies regulates controlled substance? - ANSWER DEA 40. A black box warning can be found in which of the following ? - ANSWER Prescription package insert 41. Which describes the method for reporting adverse events to the FDA after administering tetanus toxoid? - ANSWER Vaccine adverse event reporting system 42. Which is used for thyroid hormone replacement? - ANSWER Levoxyl (levothyroxine) 43. A technician receives a prescription over the phone for a patient. The tech notices that it has been a few months since the patient refilled the prescription. The pharmacist should counsel the patient regarding which of the following? - ANSWER Medication adherence 44. According to USP <797> which of the following is the minimum length of a time a pharmacy tech should scrub their hands prior to sterile compounding? - ANSWER 30 seconds 45. A pharmacy tech should identify TALL man lettering as a safety strategy to prevent which of the following? - ANSWER High alert medication dispensing errors 46. If a pharmaceutical manufacturer issues a medication recall, which would be the most important for the pharmacy to know about the recalled drug? - ANSWER Medication name and lot number 47. Which category of medications might need an auxiliary warning label regarding drowsiness or dizziness? - ANSWER Anti anxiety 48. Which medication can a patient take while breast feeding? - ANSWER Insulin ( novolog? 49. A pharmacy technician should identify that the vaccines for children (VFC) program provides which of the following vaccines for pediatric patient? - ANSWER Varicella 50. Which of the following telephone calls should be directed to the pharmacist? - ANSWER A call from a patient regarding how to take prescription 51. Which of the following steps in non sterile compounding must be checked by the pharmacy? - ANSWER Pharmacist checks individual weight 52. Which strength ibuprofen (ADVIL) tablet is available over the counter? - ANSWER 200mg 53. Which of the following dosage forms should be labeled "shake well"? - ANSWER Suspension 54. A third party payer requires a patient to pay $10 for each prescription received. The pharmacy tech should identify that this is $10 pay for which of the following? - ANSWER Co-payment 55. A pharmacy technician should identify that which if the following must be included on a prescription for a Schedule lol medication? - ANSWER The DEA number of the provider who wrote the prescription 56. Which of the following can prescribe controlled substance? - ANSWER Dentist 57. Which of the following laws establishes legend and non legend categories of medications? - ANSWER Durham Humphrey amendment 58. max sudafed in a 30 day period? - ANSWER 9g 59. Which best describes the process of the metabolism of a drug? - ANSWER The transformation of a drug to an active or inactive 60. Which can be dispensed without a childproof container? - ANSWER Nitrostat 61. Which of the following describes an IV route of administration in which a dose is given gradually over a period of time? - ANSWER IV infusion 62. Which of the following should the pharmacy technician verify when stocking an automated dispensing machine? - ANSWER National Drug Code 63. "Hypo-" - ANSWER Decreased, deficient, below normal 64. Access on the FDA's website to identify bio equivalent generic medication? - ANSWER Orange Book 65. Which if the following should a pharmacy technician access on the FDA's website to identify bio equivalent generic medications? - ANSWER Orange Book 66. A patient receives cerdo nor (omnicef ) 250mg/ 5ml and is to receive 125mg rid for 10 days . How many mg will the patient receive daily? - ANSWER 375mg 67. Which if the following should a pharmacy technician use to ensure delivery of a prescription to the correct patient? - ANSWER Patients address 68. Which of the following medication prevents blood clots? - ANSWER Anticoagulant 69. A pharmacy technician should identify that which qty of liquid should be dispensed for the prescription below 70. ii tsp q8h x 10da - ANSWER 300 ml 71. A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following as a best practice to ensure potency of medication? - ANSWER Reconstitute an oral suspension of the patient is present to pick up the prescription 72. A pharmacy tech should identify that which medications has the same therapeutic use as lipitor (atorvaatatin)? - ANSWER ZetiA (ezetimibe) 73. How many ml are in fluid ounce? - ANSWER 30 mL 74. Which is the true regarding the HIPAA Notice of the privacy practices? - ANSWER It must be posted prominently in the pharmacy 75. Which abbreviation means right eye? - ANSWER OD 76. If a patient requires an iou for oxycodone/apap when must the remaining quantity be left? - ANSWER Within 72 hours from date before 30 days of originak prescription 77. Furosemide is used to treat which of the following conditions ? - ANSWER Hypertension 78. Which reason describes a reason a pharmacy tech should ship a medication in an amber container rather than a clear one? - ANSWER Protect medication from light 79. Which is the percentage of sodium chloride in a normal saline solution? - ANSWER 0.9% 80. a pharmacy tech should identify that which of the following is a goal of inventory maintenance? - ANSWER Fill prescriptions without having too much inventory on the shelf 81. Take ss tsp po qid x 14da. How many ml should be dispensed? - ANSWER 140ml 82. A patient calls into the pharmacy requesting a refill. Which of the following information does the pharmacy technician need to obtain from the patient in order to fill the prescription ? - ANSWER Patient date of birth 83. Which of the following is a valid DEA number? - ANSWER BD 3189380 84. When comparing sertraline and fluoxetine. A pharmacy tech should identify that these medications represents which if the following? - ANSWER Antidepressant medications 85. Which of the following entities requires a copy of the DEA Form 222? - ANSWER Distributor 86. Which correctly describes the administration of small volume parenteral medication? - ANSWER Can be administered piggyback 87. According to federal law, which if the following controlled substance schedules has no medical use? - ANSWER Schedule 1 88. The combat meth epidemic act of 2005 (CMEA) regulates the over the counter sales of which medication? - ANSWER Sudafed ( pseudoephedrine) 89. Which government is responsible for enforcing the disposal of all medications? - ANSWER EPA 90. Which of the following manifestations should a pharmacist consider an adverse reaction and recommend discontinuing? - ANSWER Hives 91. Penalties under HIPAA for violating patient privacy are enforced by which if the following agencies? - ANSWER Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 92. Which if the following references contains informations about the proper protection required for handling specific agents contained in the pharmacy? - ANSWER Safety Data Sheet (SDS) 93. Which DAW code is used when a patient requests a brand name drug and provider allows the generic? - ANSWER DAW2 94. What schedule is diphenoxylate / atropine( lomotil)? - ANSWER Schedule V 95. A pharm tech should recognize amphetamine/ dextroamophetamine has how many allowable refills in a 6 month time frame? - ANSWER 0 96. Which information is required on a prescription label? - ANSWER Number of refills