Pharmacy Tech- Quiz 28 FINAL QUIZ with Answers.
Which of the following tasks is an important part of any pharmacy technician's job,
regardless of the setting? - Correct Answer a. Counseling patients about drug
interactions[[
b. Working with nursing staff to determine the best medication
c. Ensuring that a pharmacist checks all the prescriptions dispensed
d. Ordering supplies for home care deliveries
What is the primary difference between legend drugs and prescription drugs? - Correct
Answer a. One is sold over the counter and one isn't.
b. Nothing—they are the same thing.[[[[
c. Legend drugs are brand name drugs.
d. Prescription drugs are brand name drugs.
A pain medication is prescribed PRN. This means it is taken _____. - Correct Answer a.
every day
b. four times a day
c. every night
d. as needed[[[[
In a medication order, special instructions may include any of the following, except
_____. - Correct Answer a. when a patient is to take a drug[[[[
b. information about drug interactions?[[
c. information about the patient's bed and room number
d. information about laboratory tests that need to be coordinated with administration
A patient needs a pain medication in two hours. Another patient needs a medication
for fever. Which is more urgent and why? - Correct Answer a. They are of equal
urgency.
b. The pain medication is more urgent because pain is more urgent than fever.
c. The fever medication is more urgent because fever is more urgent than pain.
d. The fever medication is more urgent because the pain medication isn't required for
two hours.[[[[
Which of the following questions is a pharmacy technician permitted to answer? -
Correct Answer a. What are the side effects of Mycostatin?[[[[
b. How much cough syrup should I give my five-year-old?
c. Does Diamox come as tablets?
d. What is Tapazole usually prescribed for?
7. Which of the following questions must a pharmacist answer? - Correct Answer a.
When I take Pepcid, I lose feeling in my fingers. Is this normal?[[?
b. What is the brand name of a potassium chloride supplement?
c. Is acetaminophen available in a children's formulation?[[?
d. How many milliliters are in two teaspoons?
, Every part of your body needs oxygen. What happens if your blood can't carry enough
oxygen to your body's cells? - Correct Answer a. Your lungs grow larger.
b. You become anemic.[[[[
c. You hallucinate.
d. You hyperventilate.
Pleasant Evenings Rest Home is an upscale facility. The pharmacy operation buys
drugs from the individual pharmaceutical manufacturers to ensure that a full range of
products are on hand. Which purchasing approach does the pharmacy use? - Correct
Answer a. Independent purchasing[[[[
b. Group purchasing
c. Mixed purchasing
d. Prime supplier purchasing
Expired pharmaceuticals should be _____. - Correct Answer a. marked with the
pharmacy's "expired" bar code
b. removed from the shelf to prevent accidental usage[[[[
c. sold at a reduced price to patients in need
d. transferred to a centralized pharmacy to receive credit
Which of the following inventory systems is a perpetual inventory system? - Correct
Answer a. 80/20 Rule
b. JIT system
c. EOQ system
d. POS system[[[[
Which of the following is NOT a benefit that prime suppliers provide? - Correct Answer
a. Lower prices
b. Reduced paperwork
c. Ongoing price competition[[[[
d. Minimum back orders
If a supplier delivers expired product, the pharmacy technician should _____. - Correct
Answer a. fill out DEA Form 41
b. put the product directly into the expired products bin
c. ask the pharmacist to place a phone call to the manufacturer[[[[
d. return the product before the driver leaves
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the elastomeric balloon system? -
Correct Answer a. It's lightweight.
b. It's easy to use.
c. It contains no safety features or alarms.[[[[
d. It's small.
Which of the following tasks is an important part of any pharmacy technician's job,
regardless of the setting? - Correct Answer a. Counseling patients about drug
interactions[[
b. Working with nursing staff to determine the best medication
c. Ensuring that a pharmacist checks all the prescriptions dispensed
d. Ordering supplies for home care deliveries
What is the primary difference between legend drugs and prescription drugs? - Correct
Answer a. One is sold over the counter and one isn't.
b. Nothing—they are the same thing.[[[[
c. Legend drugs are brand name drugs.
d. Prescription drugs are brand name drugs.
A pain medication is prescribed PRN. This means it is taken _____. - Correct Answer a.
every day
b. four times a day
c. every night
d. as needed[[[[
In a medication order, special instructions may include any of the following, except
_____. - Correct Answer a. when a patient is to take a drug[[[[
b. information about drug interactions?[[
c. information about the patient's bed and room number
d. information about laboratory tests that need to be coordinated with administration
A patient needs a pain medication in two hours. Another patient needs a medication
for fever. Which is more urgent and why? - Correct Answer a. They are of equal
urgency.
b. The pain medication is more urgent because pain is more urgent than fever.
c. The fever medication is more urgent because fever is more urgent than pain.
d. The fever medication is more urgent because the pain medication isn't required for
two hours.[[[[
Which of the following questions is a pharmacy technician permitted to answer? -
Correct Answer a. What are the side effects of Mycostatin?[[[[
b. How much cough syrup should I give my five-year-old?
c. Does Diamox come as tablets?
d. What is Tapazole usually prescribed for?
7. Which of the following questions must a pharmacist answer? - Correct Answer a.
When I take Pepcid, I lose feeling in my fingers. Is this normal?[[?
b. What is the brand name of a potassium chloride supplement?
c. Is acetaminophen available in a children's formulation?[[?
d. How many milliliters are in two teaspoons?
, Every part of your body needs oxygen. What happens if your blood can't carry enough
oxygen to your body's cells? - Correct Answer a. Your lungs grow larger.
b. You become anemic.[[[[
c. You hallucinate.
d. You hyperventilate.
Pleasant Evenings Rest Home is an upscale facility. The pharmacy operation buys
drugs from the individual pharmaceutical manufacturers to ensure that a full range of
products are on hand. Which purchasing approach does the pharmacy use? - Correct
Answer a. Independent purchasing[[[[
b. Group purchasing
c. Mixed purchasing
d. Prime supplier purchasing
Expired pharmaceuticals should be _____. - Correct Answer a. marked with the
pharmacy's "expired" bar code
b. removed from the shelf to prevent accidental usage[[[[
c. sold at a reduced price to patients in need
d. transferred to a centralized pharmacy to receive credit
Which of the following inventory systems is a perpetual inventory system? - Correct
Answer a. 80/20 Rule
b. JIT system
c. EOQ system
d. POS system[[[[
Which of the following is NOT a benefit that prime suppliers provide? - Correct Answer
a. Lower prices
b. Reduced paperwork
c. Ongoing price competition[[[[
d. Minimum back orders
If a supplier delivers expired product, the pharmacy technician should _____. - Correct
Answer a. fill out DEA Form 41
b. put the product directly into the expired products bin
c. ask the pharmacist to place a phone call to the manufacturer[[[[
d. return the product before the driver leaves
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the elastomeric balloon system? -
Correct Answer a. It's lightweight.
b. It's easy to use.
c. It contains no safety features or alarms.[[[[
d. It's small.
