PHARMACY PRACTICE CHAPTER 7 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a function of Pharmacy Tech?
a. counseling patients
b. processing insurance claims
c. providing customer service
d. performing non-sterile compounding - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. counseling patients
In a prescription, the subscription is the
a. signature of prescriber
b. directions for patient to follow
c. instructions to the pharmacist on dispensing medication
d. initials of the pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. instructions to the pharmacist on dispensing
medication
The term DAW2 means
a. pharmacist is permitted to substitute a therapeutic equivalent drug
b. patient requests a generic drug to be dispensed
c. patient requests a brand name to be dispensed
d. prescriber requires a brand name medication to be dispensed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. patient
requests a brand name to be dispensed
Identify the incorrect statement about dispensing Schedule II drugs
a. prescriptions must be written on TRP paper
b. refills are limited to five times or six months
c. require the signature and DEA of an authorized prescriber
d. can't be routinely phoned-in or faxed to the pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. refills are limited
to five times or six months
In most states, a pharmacy tech can process all the following prescriptions except
, a. faxed prescription from prescriber's office
b. e-Rx received over the computer
c. prescription on profile
d. transfer prescription from another pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. transfer prescription from
another pharmacy
The ability to exchange and process info between various internal and external databases, software, and
technology such as insurance and health care providers is called
a. prior authorization
b. interoperability
c. national provider identifier
d. national drug code - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. interoperability
Electronic prescriptions represent over 70 percent of the prescriptions received by a typical community
pharmacy. E-Rxs offer all the following advantages except
a. fewer forgeries of controlled drug prescriptions
b. more efficient processing of prescriptions w/ shorter wait times
c. improved accuracy with fewer medication errors
d. lower co-payments on prescriptions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. lower co-payments on prescriptions
Computerized patient profile commonly includes all the following info except
a. insurance billing info
b. medication allergy history
c. social security number - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. social security number
During filling process, the pharmacy software performs a drug utilization review that
a. determines if the insurance provider will cover the prescribed medication
b. automatically adjusts drug inventory and sets reordering levels
c. checks on compatibility of prescribed drug with the patient's medication and allergy history
Which of the following is not a function of Pharmacy Tech?
a. counseling patients
b. processing insurance claims
c. providing customer service
d. performing non-sterile compounding - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. counseling patients
In a prescription, the subscription is the
a. signature of prescriber
b. directions for patient to follow
c. instructions to the pharmacist on dispensing medication
d. initials of the pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. instructions to the pharmacist on dispensing
medication
The term DAW2 means
a. pharmacist is permitted to substitute a therapeutic equivalent drug
b. patient requests a generic drug to be dispensed
c. patient requests a brand name to be dispensed
d. prescriber requires a brand name medication to be dispensed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. patient
requests a brand name to be dispensed
Identify the incorrect statement about dispensing Schedule II drugs
a. prescriptions must be written on TRP paper
b. refills are limited to five times or six months
c. require the signature and DEA of an authorized prescriber
d. can't be routinely phoned-in or faxed to the pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. refills are limited
to five times or six months
In most states, a pharmacy tech can process all the following prescriptions except
, a. faxed prescription from prescriber's office
b. e-Rx received over the computer
c. prescription on profile
d. transfer prescription from another pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. transfer prescription from
another pharmacy
The ability to exchange and process info between various internal and external databases, software, and
technology such as insurance and health care providers is called
a. prior authorization
b. interoperability
c. national provider identifier
d. national drug code - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. interoperability
Electronic prescriptions represent over 70 percent of the prescriptions received by a typical community
pharmacy. E-Rxs offer all the following advantages except
a. fewer forgeries of controlled drug prescriptions
b. more efficient processing of prescriptions w/ shorter wait times
c. improved accuracy with fewer medication errors
d. lower co-payments on prescriptions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. lower co-payments on prescriptions
Computerized patient profile commonly includes all the following info except
a. insurance billing info
b. medication allergy history
c. social security number - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. social security number
During filling process, the pharmacy software performs a drug utilization review that
a. determines if the insurance provider will cover the prescribed medication
b. automatically adjusts drug inventory and sets reordering levels
c. checks on compatibility of prescribed drug with the patient's medication and allergy history
