Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech Qualification
Exam
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - ANS-Penicillin, methotrexate,
tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - ANS-Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the
medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - ANS-Nitroglycerin tablets and
Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - ANS-Do not drink alcoholic beverages with
medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - ANS-No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label - ANS-Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide
supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR - ANS-drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from pharmacists
HIPAA - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI)
Elixir - ANS-A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use; usually
has sweetener added
Solutions - ANS-Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another (NO
ALCOHOL)
Suspension - ANS-A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use
Transdermal - ANS-A topical system designed to release medication into the body
through the skin (usually used for extended release)
Co-pay - ANS-the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance company
will not pay
, Deductible - ANS-The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover
additional medical expenses
MAC - ANS-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) -
ANS-The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature does
not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - ANS-Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can
be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt
ad - ANS-right ear
od - ANS-right eye
as - ANS-left ear
os - ANS-left eye
UAD or UD - ANS-As directed
ung - ANS-ointment
Compounding (2) - ANS-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) - ANS-NDC, Expiration, lot
number
Aerosols - ANS-Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules - ANS-Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets - ANS-Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Exam
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - ANS-Penicillin, methotrexate,
tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - ANS-Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the
medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - ANS-Nitroglycerin tablets and
Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - ANS-Do not drink alcoholic beverages with
medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - ANS-No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label - ANS-Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide
supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR - ANS-drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from pharmacists
HIPAA - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI)
Elixir - ANS-A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use; usually
has sweetener added
Solutions - ANS-Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another (NO
ALCOHOL)
Suspension - ANS-A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use
Transdermal - ANS-A topical system designed to release medication into the body
through the skin (usually used for extended release)
Co-pay - ANS-the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance company
will not pay
, Deductible - ANS-The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover
additional medical expenses
MAC - ANS-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) -
ANS-The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature does
not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - ANS-Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can
be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt
ad - ANS-right ear
od - ANS-right eye
as - ANS-left ear
os - ANS-left eye
UAD or UD - ANS-As directed
ung - ANS-ointment
Compounding (2) - ANS-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) - ANS-NDC, Expiration, lot
number
Aerosols - ANS-Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules - ANS-Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets - ANS-Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
