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About This Guide:
This guide is built for CVS Pharmacy staff and pharmacy technicians completing training module
800420: NIOSH Hazardous Drug Dispensing & Handling Procedures. It includes verified questions and
accurate answers to help ensure proper compliance with NIOSH standards and CVS protocol. Whether
you're preparing for onboarding, annual recertification, or policy updates, this resource provides clear,
quick-reference support for safe and compliant dispensing.
Counting trays and spatulas dedicated for use with Hazardous Drugs should be used when counting
NIOSH Hazardous Drugs from a stock bottle into an amber vial or blister packing, as appropriate.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔-A. True
Eating and drinking is NOT permitted in production areas where hazardous drugs are being handled.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔-A. True
If a shipment of hazardous drugs arrives with a broken or leaking container, should pharmacy staff do?
A. Put on chemotherapy/nitrile gloves and dispose of the bottle via the Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste
program requirements
B. As the store manager/supervisor for help
C. Call 9-1-1
D. None of the above - ✔✔-A. Put on chemotherapy/nitrile gloves and dispose of the bottle via the
Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste program requirements
In our pharmacy, which of the following activities are allows? Select all that apply.
A. Compounding with hazardous drugs
B. Filling a prescription for a hazardous drug
C. Using automated pill counters for certain hazardous drugs
D. Accessing the NIOSH list via RxNet or the USP website - ✔✔-B. Filling a prescription for a
hazardous drug
D. Accessing the NIOSH list via RxNet or the USP website