RITE AID PTU COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Main responsibility of Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMATs)?
Answer: provide medical care to people affected by a disaster
●● Which resource ensures access to medications in case of a supply-
chain breakdown during an emergency?
Answer: healthcare ready
●● Which situation is a red flag for diversion?
Answer: missing large quantity of expensive medication
●● According to the product label, Varivax should be stored at -15
degrees C prior to reconst. Based on this info, where should you store
this med?
Answer: freezer
●● During an emergency, a pharmacy staffing plan ensures employees
Answer: don't work too many hours in a day
,●● What is a factor when determining a patient's eligibility for MTM
services?
Answer: number of disease states
●● What role does the National Response Framework play in
emergencies?
Answer: guides the federal gov's response to an emergency
●● Which item should patients bring to their MTM appointments?
Answer: insurance info
●● What is it called when a supplier sends another size or manufacturer
of a medication because it's less costly?
Answer: automatic drug substitution
●● Which item is received by patients from the pharmacy that can help
prevent pandemics?
Answer: vax
●● What is one essential item needed in an emergency kit?
Answer: batteries
, ●● A patient-centered document that includes all meds, indications,
directions, and prescriber info is known as
Answer: PML
●● Ms. Kirkland is asked to participate in her pharmacy's diabetes edu
program. What is the purpose for her participation in the program?
Answer: to help manage her diabetes and improve her health
●● How is a manufacturer, when used as a supplier, described?
Answer: provides limited dist or meds have special storage requirements
●● What does a TSH test diagnose or monitor for?
Answer: thyroid
●● A pharmacist usually handles which inventory responsibility?
Answer: controlling par levels for perpetual inventory
●● Why are short dated products sometimes sent back to the supplier?
Answer: because pat likely won't use the meds before they expire
●● Which order check in step ensures items that are supposed to be
delivered have been delivered?
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Main responsibility of Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMATs)?
Answer: provide medical care to people affected by a disaster
●● Which resource ensures access to medications in case of a supply-
chain breakdown during an emergency?
Answer: healthcare ready
●● Which situation is a red flag for diversion?
Answer: missing large quantity of expensive medication
●● According to the product label, Varivax should be stored at -15
degrees C prior to reconst. Based on this info, where should you store
this med?
Answer: freezer
●● During an emergency, a pharmacy staffing plan ensures employees
Answer: don't work too many hours in a day
,●● What is a factor when determining a patient's eligibility for MTM
services?
Answer: number of disease states
●● What role does the National Response Framework play in
emergencies?
Answer: guides the federal gov's response to an emergency
●● Which item should patients bring to their MTM appointments?
Answer: insurance info
●● What is it called when a supplier sends another size or manufacturer
of a medication because it's less costly?
Answer: automatic drug substitution
●● Which item is received by patients from the pharmacy that can help
prevent pandemics?
Answer: vax
●● What is one essential item needed in an emergency kit?
Answer: batteries
, ●● A patient-centered document that includes all meds, indications,
directions, and prescriber info is known as
Answer: PML
●● Ms. Kirkland is asked to participate in her pharmacy's diabetes edu
program. What is the purpose for her participation in the program?
Answer: to help manage her diabetes and improve her health
●● How is a manufacturer, when used as a supplier, described?
Answer: provides limited dist or meds have special storage requirements
●● What does a TSH test diagnose or monitor for?
Answer: thyroid
●● A pharmacist usually handles which inventory responsibility?
Answer: controlling par levels for perpetual inventory
●● Why are short dated products sometimes sent back to the supplier?
Answer: because pat likely won't use the meds before they expire
●● Which order check in step ensures items that are supposed to be
delivered have been delivered?
