GIANT EAGLE PHARMACY TECH ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except?
Answer: Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister
packs)
●● What drugs must be dispensed in original package?
Answer: Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
●● Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets
Answer: Do not drink alcoholic beverages with medication
●● Auxiliary label: Amiodarone
Answer: No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
●● Auxiliary Label
Answer: Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide
supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations,
etc.
,●● DUR
Answer: drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review
from pharmacists
●● HIPAA
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health
information (PHI)
●● Elixir
Answer: A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for
oral use; usually has sweetener added
●● Solutions
Answer: Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one
another (NO ALCOHOL)
●● Suspension
Answer: A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use
●● Transdermal
Answer: A topical system designed to release medication into the body
through the skin (usually used for extended release)
, ●● Co-pay
Answer: the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance
company will not pay
●● Deductible
Answer: The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover
additional medical expenses
●● MAC
Answer: the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet
or dispensing unit for a given product (coverage gap)
●● Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be
dispensed)
Answer: The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy
prescription, signature does not count
●● Biggest advantage of online billing
Answer: Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can be fixed before
dispensing the med to the pt
●● ad
Answer: right ear
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except?
Answer: Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister
packs)
●● What drugs must be dispensed in original package?
Answer: Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
●● Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets
Answer: Do not drink alcoholic beverages with medication
●● Auxiliary label: Amiodarone
Answer: No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
●● Auxiliary Label
Answer: Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide
supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations,
etc.
,●● DUR
Answer: drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review
from pharmacists
●● HIPAA
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health
information (PHI)
●● Elixir
Answer: A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for
oral use; usually has sweetener added
●● Solutions
Answer: Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one
another (NO ALCOHOL)
●● Suspension
Answer: A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use
●● Transdermal
Answer: A topical system designed to release medication into the body
through the skin (usually used for extended release)
, ●● Co-pay
Answer: the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance
company will not pay
●● Deductible
Answer: The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover
additional medical expenses
●● MAC
Answer: the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet
or dispensing unit for a given product (coverage gap)
●● Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be
dispensed)
Answer: The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy
prescription, signature does not count
●● Biggest advantage of online billing
Answer: Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can be fixed before
dispensing the med to the pt
●● ad
Answer: right ear
