Pharmacy Certification Practice
Questions
Once you obtain the title of a Pharmacy Technician, from experience alone, you can do all of
the following except:
a.) become a Pharmacy Scheduler
b.) become a Technician Trainer
c.) specialise in Nuclear Pharmacy
d.) become a Pharmacy Manager - correct answer-d.) become a Pharmacy Manager
When a manufacturer creates a medication, the first step required by the FDA is to test the
medication in the laboratory.
a.) False
b.) True - correct answer-b.) True
Medications undergo how many test phases before they are FDA approved?
a.) 4
b.) 1
c.) 3
d.) 2 - correct answer-c.) 3
Healthcare systems vary by country.
a.) False
b.) True - correct answer-b.) True
Mrs. Thomas approaches the counter to ask you if you can recommend a cough medication
for her 4 year old daughter. What should you tell her?
a.) "Cough products over the counter are for adults so consult your doctor"
b.) "You should use honey and lemon, it was my grandmother's old recipe"
c.) "Use Delsym®, I have overheard the pharmacist recommend that product to everyone
and she said it was pretty good"
d.) "Please wait, the pharmacist will be right with you" - correct answer-d.) "Please wait, the
pharmacist will be right with you"
Mr. Smith has a prescription for diazepam 5mg and would like to know if you have it in stock.
How may you help the patient?
a.) Ask him to come back later because you have to put in the prescription before you can
tell if you have it in stock
b.) Check the inventory on the shelf and report its availability
,c.) Ask the pharmacist to check the inventory because it a C-IV controlled medication
d.) Tell him that you are not authorized to give out such information. - correct answer-b.)
check the inventory on the shelf and report its availability
Mrs. Stewart came in to your retail pharmacy and wants to know what aisle your acid reflux
medications are? You should:
a.) None of the answers are correct
b.) Ask her to speak to the pharmacist
c.) Ask her to speak to the senior pharmacy technician
d.) Point her to the correct aisle - correct answer-d.) Point her to the correct aisle
Which of the following duties must a pharmacy technician not do:
a.) Call insurance companies for overrides
b.) Take oral prescriptions from doctors
c.) Sell Pseudoephedrine
d.) Call wholesalers - correct answer-b.) Take oral prescriptions from doctors
The FDA's purpose in regard to pharmaceuticals is:
a.) to schedule medications based on dependency and abuse factors
b.) to regulate medications ensuring safety and effectiveness
c.) all of the answers are correct
d.) to regulate the practice of pharmacy at a state level - correct answer-b.) to regulate
medications ensuring safety and effectiveness
Robert McDonald would like to know if he should take his diclofenac 75mg with or without
food because his physician did not specify.
a.) Read the monograph and tell him it is okay
b.) Tell him to call his doctor's office and ask
c.) Offer to call his doctor's office because he is a regular
d.) Ask him to wait to speak to the pharmacist - correct answer-d.) Ask him to wait to speak
to the pharmacist
Who regulates the practice of pharmacy?
a.) American Association of Health-System Pharmacists
b.) American Pharmacy Association
c.) National Pharmaceutical Association
d.) State Board of Pharmacy - correct answer-d.) State Board of Pharmacy
What is the term for the payment system for someone without prescription insurance?
a.) Medicaid
b.) Out-of-Pocket.
c.) Medicare
, d.) Tricare - correct answer-b.) Out-of-Pocket
Which of the following is not a step in the drug development process conducted by the FDA?
a.) Testing
b.) Design
c.) Approval
d.) Research - correct answer-b.) Design
Which of the following is not a prescriber:
a.) CNA.
b.) Physician
c.) Veterinarian
d.) Podiatrist - correct answer-a.) CNA
What is the name of the reporting agency that collects information from both health care
professionals and patients during Phase 4 of the Drug Development Process?
a.) MedTurn
b.) MedWatch
c.) WebMD
d.) DEA - correct answer-b.) MedWatch
A manufacturer recall due to temporary adverse health consequences would be:
a.Class III
b.Class II
c.Class I
d.Class IV - correct answer-b.) Class II
What is the best description of a formulary?
a.List of unapproved medications
b.List of unapproved abbreviations
c.List of medically necessary medications
d.List of approved medications - correct answer-d.) List of approved medications
How is Medicaid funded?
a.) federally
b.) state
c.) state and federally
d.) privately - correct answer-c.) state and federally
Pharmacy technicians can go on (with more training/experience/education) to become:
a.) All of the answers are correct
Questions
Once you obtain the title of a Pharmacy Technician, from experience alone, you can do all of
the following except:
a.) become a Pharmacy Scheduler
b.) become a Technician Trainer
c.) specialise in Nuclear Pharmacy
d.) become a Pharmacy Manager - correct answer-d.) become a Pharmacy Manager
When a manufacturer creates a medication, the first step required by the FDA is to test the
medication in the laboratory.
a.) False
b.) True - correct answer-b.) True
Medications undergo how many test phases before they are FDA approved?
a.) 4
b.) 1
c.) 3
d.) 2 - correct answer-c.) 3
Healthcare systems vary by country.
a.) False
b.) True - correct answer-b.) True
Mrs. Thomas approaches the counter to ask you if you can recommend a cough medication
for her 4 year old daughter. What should you tell her?
a.) "Cough products over the counter are for adults so consult your doctor"
b.) "You should use honey and lemon, it was my grandmother's old recipe"
c.) "Use Delsym®, I have overheard the pharmacist recommend that product to everyone
and she said it was pretty good"
d.) "Please wait, the pharmacist will be right with you" - correct answer-d.) "Please wait, the
pharmacist will be right with you"
Mr. Smith has a prescription for diazepam 5mg and would like to know if you have it in stock.
How may you help the patient?
a.) Ask him to come back later because you have to put in the prescription before you can
tell if you have it in stock
b.) Check the inventory on the shelf and report its availability
,c.) Ask the pharmacist to check the inventory because it a C-IV controlled medication
d.) Tell him that you are not authorized to give out such information. - correct answer-b.)
check the inventory on the shelf and report its availability
Mrs. Stewart came in to your retail pharmacy and wants to know what aisle your acid reflux
medications are? You should:
a.) None of the answers are correct
b.) Ask her to speak to the pharmacist
c.) Ask her to speak to the senior pharmacy technician
d.) Point her to the correct aisle - correct answer-d.) Point her to the correct aisle
Which of the following duties must a pharmacy technician not do:
a.) Call insurance companies for overrides
b.) Take oral prescriptions from doctors
c.) Sell Pseudoephedrine
d.) Call wholesalers - correct answer-b.) Take oral prescriptions from doctors
The FDA's purpose in regard to pharmaceuticals is:
a.) to schedule medications based on dependency and abuse factors
b.) to regulate medications ensuring safety and effectiveness
c.) all of the answers are correct
d.) to regulate the practice of pharmacy at a state level - correct answer-b.) to regulate
medications ensuring safety and effectiveness
Robert McDonald would like to know if he should take his diclofenac 75mg with or without
food because his physician did not specify.
a.) Read the monograph and tell him it is okay
b.) Tell him to call his doctor's office and ask
c.) Offer to call his doctor's office because he is a regular
d.) Ask him to wait to speak to the pharmacist - correct answer-d.) Ask him to wait to speak
to the pharmacist
Who regulates the practice of pharmacy?
a.) American Association of Health-System Pharmacists
b.) American Pharmacy Association
c.) National Pharmaceutical Association
d.) State Board of Pharmacy - correct answer-d.) State Board of Pharmacy
What is the term for the payment system for someone without prescription insurance?
a.) Medicaid
b.) Out-of-Pocket.
c.) Medicare
, d.) Tricare - correct answer-b.) Out-of-Pocket
Which of the following is not a step in the drug development process conducted by the FDA?
a.) Testing
b.) Design
c.) Approval
d.) Research - correct answer-b.) Design
Which of the following is not a prescriber:
a.) CNA.
b.) Physician
c.) Veterinarian
d.) Podiatrist - correct answer-a.) CNA
What is the name of the reporting agency that collects information from both health care
professionals and patients during Phase 4 of the Drug Development Process?
a.) MedTurn
b.) MedWatch
c.) WebMD
d.) DEA - correct answer-b.) MedWatch
A manufacturer recall due to temporary adverse health consequences would be:
a.Class III
b.Class II
c.Class I
d.Class IV - correct answer-b.) Class II
What is the best description of a formulary?
a.List of unapproved medications
b.List of unapproved abbreviations
c.List of medically necessary medications
d.List of approved medications - correct answer-d.) List of approved medications
How is Medicaid funded?
a.) federally
b.) state
c.) state and federally
d.) privately - correct answer-c.) state and federally
Pharmacy technicians can go on (with more training/experience/education) to become:
a.) All of the answers are correct
