CORRECT ANSWERS /UPDATED 2026 /PASS
GUIDE
What is a pharmacy assistant - ANSWER-the personnel that work in a pharmacy to assist
the pharmacist and pharmacy technician in the deliver of pharmacy services
What are the duties of a pharmacy assistant - ANSWER-customer service, deciphering a
prescription and entering details into the computer, assembling the prescription including
labelling, handling the prescription out, compounding, answering the phone, inventory
management
DIN - ANSWER-drug identification number; 8 digit number assigned by health canada to a
drug product
CSPO# - ANSWER-College of Physicians and surgeons of ON #; doctors registration
number with the college
- pharmacists (OCP#)
- nurses (CNO#)
- dentists (RCDSO#)
^^ all have their own numbers
PERSCRIPTION - ANSWER-the doctor/other prescriber's order presented in paper faxed or
received verbally at the pharmacy