CORRECT ANSWERS /UPDATED 2026
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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