NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test Questions
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NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Questions
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient
in a calendar month?
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating "Caution:
Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles?
Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
prescriptions such as hydrocodone? Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? <USP 797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substance
should be retained on file? 2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a
prescription for which of the
following types of medication? Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a
patient? Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile
product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does this
compound fall under? High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans
allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for vitamin
B12? Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
dispensing machine? Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling of a
prescription? Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? Vitamin K
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A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which of the
following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? DAW 1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone
(deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? Tall-man lettering is incorporated on their labels
due to look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
following? Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation mixed
with water)? 14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's
blood glucose test strips? Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph?
Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of 0.9%
sodium chloride? 9g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's tooth
ache? DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication?
Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
information might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 The strength of 2.0 mg
should be written as 2 mg
Which of the following conditions is a contraindication of taking Lipitor (atorvastatin)?
Pregnancy
A patient's medication administration record indicates he is receiving ampicillin (Unasyn)
piggyback qid. The pharm tech should recognize that this medication is delivered via which of
the following routes of administration? Intravenous Injection
Which of the following is the primary purpose of MedWatch? To allow the voluntary report
of adverse medication events
Which of the following auxiliary labels should be on a prescription for Levothyroxine? Take
medication on an empty stomach
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NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Questions
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient
in a calendar month?
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating "Caution:
Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles?
Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
prescriptions such as hydrocodone? Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? <USP 797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substance
should be retained on file? 2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a
prescription for which of the
following types of medication? Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a
patient? Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile
product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does this
compound fall under? High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans
allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for vitamin
B12? Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
dispensing machine? Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling of a
prescription? Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? Vitamin K
, NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test Questions
2
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which of the
following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? DAW 1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone
(deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? Tall-man lettering is incorporated on their labels
due to look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
following? Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation mixed
with water)? 14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's
blood glucose test strips? Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph?
Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of 0.9%
sodium chloride? 9g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's tooth
ache? DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication?
Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
information might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 The strength of 2.0 mg
should be written as 2 mg
Which of the following conditions is a contraindication of taking Lipitor (atorvastatin)?
Pregnancy
A patient's medication administration record indicates he is receiving ampicillin (Unasyn)
piggyback qid. The pharm tech should recognize that this medication is delivered via which of
the following routes of administration? Intravenous Injection
Which of the following is the primary purpose of MedWatch? To allow the voluntary report
of adverse medication events
Which of the following auxiliary labels should be on a prescription for Levothyroxine? Take
medication on an empty stomach
