PHM 110 CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Adulterated products differ from misbranded products by Answer:
different quality, purity, and standards form the original
▶ Which agency works to enforce the "Combat Methamphetamine
Epidemic Act of 2005? Answer: DEA
▶ Prior to the 20th century, many pharmaceuticals products contained
_____ as a miracle cure. Answer: opium and alcohol
▶ A prescription for the controlled substance, Vicodin, is presented to you
and you notice it is form an unknown prescribe from another state: what
should you do first before filling the prescription? Answer: verify the
prescribe DEA number
▶ What prompted Congress to pass the DSQA which requires ingredient
used in compounding facilities that make small batches of prescription
products be electronically tracked and encourages the facilities to register
with the FDA ( as they will be subject to compounding good manufacturing
processes and FDA inspections whether they register or not)? Answer:
contaminated medications distributed by a Massachusetts facility harmed
patients
▶ When filling a prescription for which of the following drugs should the
pharmacy technician always pick a non- child - resistant container for more
ease in medication administer by the patient? Answer: nitroglycerin
▶ Working at the community pharmacy you notice a young women comes
in to purchase a Plan B a morning after birth control medication. The next
day you see her being nasty to your friend so you tell your friend about the
woman's purchase. What law have you just violated? Answer: HIPAA
,▶ Di ethylene glycol is responsible for more than 100 deaths after being
added to a sulfa drug. Lack of safety data in humans and animals led to the
passing of the Answer: Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
▶ Since the 1900s, many laws, regulatory agencies, and professional
organizations have developed to help United States citizens from
dangerous drugs and other public health issues. Which of these is a
government agency rather than a professional organization? Answer:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
▶ The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 established the ______ and it is
responsible for determining the schedule in which a controlled substance
will be placed. Answer: DEA
▶ What role did the FDA take after the occurrence of birth defects due to
thalidomide and the passing of the Kefauver-Harries Amendment of 1962?
Answer: monitor animal drug studies data of the INDA for safety
▶ As a pharmacy technician working in a hospital in the sterile
compounding area, which organisation would you refer to for the latest
professional practice standards in sterile compounding/ Answer: US
Pharmacopoeia Convention
▶ The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy have oversight of
Answer: the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites program
▶ A new pharmacy is opening in your town, and you are told you will have
a job there once it is inspected. Who will inspect the new pharmacy?
Answer: State Board of Pharmacy
▶ National Drug Codes are unique to every drug: what do the 10 or 11
digits represent? Answer: manufacturer, formulation, packaging
▶ A patient asks you to help him locate a cold product that contains
pseudoephedrine. Where is this product stocked? Answer: behind the
counter
▶ The pharmacy you work for is being sued for not identifying a drug
interaction between a patient's birth control tablet and a new antibiotic she
, was prescribed. The patient's birth control failed and she become pregnant.
what type of case would this be in court? Answer: criminal
▶ A doctor, pharmacist, and pharmacy technician (who was working under
the direct supervision of a pharmacist) are being sued for negligence that
led to the patient being harmed. Under what law will the pharmacy
technician not be held responsible? Answer: law of agency and contracts
▶ What distinction did the Durham - Humphrey Amendment make to the
FD&C Act Answer: defined a difference between legend (Rx) drugs and
OTC drugs
▶ Under which conditions may a patient's prescription record be divulged
without the patient's consent? Answer: a subpoena
▶ Which of the following would be a violation of the Drug Enforcement
Administration's rule regarding filling a prescription? Answer: refilling a
Schedule ll drug
▶ What class of drugs in the 1990 was being illegal manufactured,
imported, and sold on the black market as performance enhancers and led
congress to pass an act making them a Schedule lll class of drugs?
Answer: anabolic steroids
▶ You are looking to purchase child resistant containers for you pharmacy:
what is a minimum standard established for child-resistant containers?
Answer: cannot be opened by 80% of children under the age of 5
▶ A pharmacy technician working at the pharmacy has been identified as
responsible for the missing drugs from the controlled substance inventory.
Why is this a criminal case? Answer: is a violation of a law
▶ The pharmacist is eating lunch and a patient brings in a prescription to
be filled. Your are a certified pharmacy technician, and you fill the
prescription and dispense it to the patient before the pharmacist checks
your work. If wrong drug is dispensed, who is liable? Answer: the
pharmacy technician
▶ The efficacy of a drug was not required by law until the: Answer:
Kefauver - Harris Amendment of 1962
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Adulterated products differ from misbranded products by Answer:
different quality, purity, and standards form the original
▶ Which agency works to enforce the "Combat Methamphetamine
Epidemic Act of 2005? Answer: DEA
▶ Prior to the 20th century, many pharmaceuticals products contained
_____ as a miracle cure. Answer: opium and alcohol
▶ A prescription for the controlled substance, Vicodin, is presented to you
and you notice it is form an unknown prescribe from another state: what
should you do first before filling the prescription? Answer: verify the
prescribe DEA number
▶ What prompted Congress to pass the DSQA which requires ingredient
used in compounding facilities that make small batches of prescription
products be electronically tracked and encourages the facilities to register
with the FDA ( as they will be subject to compounding good manufacturing
processes and FDA inspections whether they register or not)? Answer:
contaminated medications distributed by a Massachusetts facility harmed
patients
▶ When filling a prescription for which of the following drugs should the
pharmacy technician always pick a non- child - resistant container for more
ease in medication administer by the patient? Answer: nitroglycerin
▶ Working at the community pharmacy you notice a young women comes
in to purchase a Plan B a morning after birth control medication. The next
day you see her being nasty to your friend so you tell your friend about the
woman's purchase. What law have you just violated? Answer: HIPAA
,▶ Di ethylene glycol is responsible for more than 100 deaths after being
added to a sulfa drug. Lack of safety data in humans and animals led to the
passing of the Answer: Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
▶ Since the 1900s, many laws, regulatory agencies, and professional
organizations have developed to help United States citizens from
dangerous drugs and other public health issues. Which of these is a
government agency rather than a professional organization? Answer:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
▶ The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 established the ______ and it is
responsible for determining the schedule in which a controlled substance
will be placed. Answer: DEA
▶ What role did the FDA take after the occurrence of birth defects due to
thalidomide and the passing of the Kefauver-Harries Amendment of 1962?
Answer: monitor animal drug studies data of the INDA for safety
▶ As a pharmacy technician working in a hospital in the sterile
compounding area, which organisation would you refer to for the latest
professional practice standards in sterile compounding/ Answer: US
Pharmacopoeia Convention
▶ The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy have oversight of
Answer: the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites program
▶ A new pharmacy is opening in your town, and you are told you will have
a job there once it is inspected. Who will inspect the new pharmacy?
Answer: State Board of Pharmacy
▶ National Drug Codes are unique to every drug: what do the 10 or 11
digits represent? Answer: manufacturer, formulation, packaging
▶ A patient asks you to help him locate a cold product that contains
pseudoephedrine. Where is this product stocked? Answer: behind the
counter
▶ The pharmacy you work for is being sued for not identifying a drug
interaction between a patient's birth control tablet and a new antibiotic she
, was prescribed. The patient's birth control failed and she become pregnant.
what type of case would this be in court? Answer: criminal
▶ A doctor, pharmacist, and pharmacy technician (who was working under
the direct supervision of a pharmacist) are being sued for negligence that
led to the patient being harmed. Under what law will the pharmacy
technician not be held responsible? Answer: law of agency and contracts
▶ What distinction did the Durham - Humphrey Amendment make to the
FD&C Act Answer: defined a difference between legend (Rx) drugs and
OTC drugs
▶ Under which conditions may a patient's prescription record be divulged
without the patient's consent? Answer: a subpoena
▶ Which of the following would be a violation of the Drug Enforcement
Administration's rule regarding filling a prescription? Answer: refilling a
Schedule ll drug
▶ What class of drugs in the 1990 was being illegal manufactured,
imported, and sold on the black market as performance enhancers and led
congress to pass an act making them a Schedule lll class of drugs?
Answer: anabolic steroids
▶ You are looking to purchase child resistant containers for you pharmacy:
what is a minimum standard established for child-resistant containers?
Answer: cannot be opened by 80% of children under the age of 5
▶ A pharmacy technician working at the pharmacy has been identified as
responsible for the missing drugs from the controlled substance inventory.
Why is this a criminal case? Answer: is a violation of a law
▶ The pharmacist is eating lunch and a patient brings in a prescription to
be filled. Your are a certified pharmacy technician, and you fill the
prescription and dispense it to the patient before the pharmacist checks
your work. If wrong drug is dispensed, who is liable? Answer: the
pharmacy technician
▶ The efficacy of a drug was not required by law until the: Answer:
Kefauver - Harris Amendment of 1962
