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NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
Questions and Correct Answers
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be
sold to a patient in a calendar month? - correct-answer -9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label
stating "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on
medication stock bottles? - correct-answer -Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - correct-answer -
Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled
substance prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - correct-answer -Prescribers DEA
number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - correct-
answer -<USP 797>
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Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - correct-answer -Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for
controlled substance should be retained on file? - correct-answer -2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI)
when filling a prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - correct-answer -Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication
quality standards? - correct-answer -Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the
practice of identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize
therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - correct-answer -Medication Therapy
Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting
with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded
sterile preparations does this compound fall under? - correct-answer -High Risk
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A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance
coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - correct-
answer -PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another
name for vitamin B12? - correct-answer -Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an
automated dispensing machine? - correct-answer -Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in
the filling of a prescription? - correct-answer -Asking the pharmacist to perform a
verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - correct-answer -Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written".
Which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer
system? - correct-answer -DAW 1
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Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding
prednisone (deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - correct-answer -Tall-man
lettering is incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of
the following? - correct-answer -Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a
preparation mixed with water)? - correct-answer -14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-
old patient's blood glucose test strips? - correct-answer -Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's
monograph? - correct-answer -Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1
L bag of 0.9% sodium chloride? - correct-answer -9 g
NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
Questions and Correct Answers
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be
sold to a patient in a calendar month? - correct-answer -9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label
stating "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on
medication stock bottles? - correct-answer -Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - correct-answer -
Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled
substance prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - correct-answer -Prescribers DEA
number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - correct-
answer -<USP 797>
, 2
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - correct-answer -Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for
controlled substance should be retained on file? - correct-answer -2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI)
when filling a prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - correct-answer -Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication
quality standards? - correct-answer -Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the
practice of identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize
therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - correct-answer -Medication Therapy
Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting
with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded
sterile preparations does this compound fall under? - correct-answer -High Risk
, 3
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance
coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - correct-
answer -PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another
name for vitamin B12? - correct-answer -Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an
automated dispensing machine? - correct-answer -Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in
the filling of a prescription? - correct-answer -Asking the pharmacist to perform a
verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - correct-answer -Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written".
Which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer
system? - correct-answer -DAW 1
, 4
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding
prednisone (deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - correct-answer -Tall-man
lettering is incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of
the following? - correct-answer -Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a
preparation mixed with water)? - correct-answer -14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-
old patient's blood glucose test strips? - correct-answer -Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's
monograph? - correct-answer -Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1
L bag of 0.9% sodium chloride? - correct-answer -9 g
