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Where should one place used syringes and needles? -correct answerRed plastic sharps
container

Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks? -correct answerBiohazard bag

Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures? -correct answerJewelry should not be
worn while preparing IV admixtures because it may puncture the latex gloves.

What should be used to clean the laminar flow hood? -correct answer70% isopropyl alcohol

How often must laminar flow hoods be certified? -correct answerEvery 6 months

What type of environment should a laminar flow hood provide? -correct answerISO 5,
formerly know as a Class 100 area

How long should the blower be on for a laminar hood? -correct answer30 minutes

Which reference book provides information on drug prices? -correct answerDrug Topics Red
Book. Updated yearly.

Which reference book provides information about therapeutic equivalence? -correct
answerDrug Topics Orange Book, which is known as "Approved Drug Products with
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation.s"

Which reference book provides information with regard to brand and generic names, drug
identification, and dosage calculations? -correct answerDrug Facts and Comparisons Book.
Updated monthly.

Which reference book is a compendium of monographs setting official national standars for
drug substances, dosage forms, and standars for pharmaceutical ingredients? -correct
answerUSP-NF

How many times may a pharmacy transfer a controlled substance prescription of 30 tablets
of Tylenol #3 with five refills indicated on the prescription? -correct answerOnly once.

The patient must have the remaining refills processed at the pharmacy to which the
prescription was transferred.

How often must HEPA filters be certified? -correct answer6 months (unless they become
wet)

What are bevel, hilt, lumen, and shaft? -correct answerThe lumen is the opening of a needle.

The bevel is the angled tip of the needle where the lumen is found.

The hilt of the needle attaches to the hub of the barrel of the syringe.

The shaft is the length of the needle.

,Which regulatory agency may issue drug recall? -correct answerFDA (Food and Drug
Administration)

How many classifications of drug recall? -correct answer3 classes: I, II, III assigned by FDA
based on the decreasing of the probability that the use of the product will cause adverse
health.

What type of drug recall is associated with irreversible damage or death to an individual -
correct answerClass I

What is the maximum amount of time that can be assigned to a prepackaged drug? -correct
answer6 months

What type of products must be isotonic? -correct answerOphthalmic products must be
isotonic, or else damage can occur to the eye.

What must be done if a patient requests an easy-open container? -correct answerHave the
patient sign the back of the prescription, indicating that he has requeste an easy-open
container.

What information is needed on a patient's prescription? -correct answerPatient's name,
name of the medication, and directions for use.

Patient's ID number is not needed, but it's needed if medications orders filled in hospital.

Which form is required to be completed in the destruction of noncontrolled substances? -
correct answerNo form is required

Which federal agency is responsible for hazardous waste and materials? -correct
answerOSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Which type of mortar and pestle is used to mix liquids? -correct answerGlass

what type of spatula should be used in measuring corrosive ingredients? -correct
answerRubber

What is used to measure volumes less than 1.5 mL? -correct answerPipette

Who is responsible for pharmaceuticals in transit if they are designated as "FOB
destination"? -correct answerSeller

What are some of the duties of an institutional pharmacy technician? -correct answerEnter
prescription orders into the computer.

Fill patient medication cassettes.

Transport medications throughout the institution.

How often does a pharmacy balance need to be certified? -correct answerEvery 12 months

, What is the indication for quinapril? -correct answerhypertension

What is the generic name for Toprol XL? -correct answermetoprolol

What is the generic name for Cerebyx? -correct answerfosphenytoin

What may senna be used to treat? -correct answerconstipation

What route does a patient use if prescribed Nitrostat? -correct answersublingual

What is the meaning of the abbreviation "Ig"? -correct answerimmunoglobulin

What may licorice be used to treat? -correct answerbronchitis, acute cough, gastritis

What is the generic name for Robaxin? -correct answermethocarbamol

What is the indication for ramipril? -correct answerhypertension

What is the meaning of the abbreviation "hr"? -correct answerhour

What drug classification is associated with"-tidine"? -correct answerH2 blocker

What drug classification is associated with "vir"? -correct answerantiviral

What is the generic name for Ketek? -correct answertelithromycin

What is the indication for atomoxetine? -correct answerattention deficit-hyperactivity
disorder

What is the function of nabumetone? -correct answeranagelsic

How many refills are permitted on Schedule II medications? -correct answer0 (zero)

What is the meaning of the abbreviation "amp"? -correct answerampule

What is the indication for lisinopril? -correct answerhypertension

What is the generic name for Lovenex? -correct answerenoxapan

What is the indication for topiramate? -correct answerseizures

What is the brand name for nitroglycerin? -correct answerNitrostat

Which government agency oversees safety in the workplace? -correct answerOccupational
Safety And Health Administration (OSHA)

What is the meaning of the acronym PTEC? -correct answerPharmacy Technician Educators
Council

What is the generic name for Relafen? -correct answernabumetone

What is the function of propoxyphene napsylate with acteaminophen? -correct
answeranalgesic

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