Pharmacy Technician Practice Test – Guaranteed Pass Q&A (2024/2025
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This section covers 46 pharmacy technician practice questions tailored for
2024/2025 exam prep. All correct answers are highlighted in yellow for easy
study and review.
1. A patient's medication administration record indicates that he is
receiving ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn) piggyback qid. This medication
is delivered via which route?
🟡 Intravenous injection ✅
2. What does the NDC number indicate?
🟡 The manufacturer, strength, dosage form, and package size ✅
3. A 1 g vial of cefazolin is diluted to 100 mg/mL. How much is needed to
prepare a 500 mg dose?
🟡 5 mL ✅
4. What should a technician do upon receiving a shipment of
noncontrolled substances?
🟡 Reconcile the shipment invoice ✅
, 5. Pravastatin (Pravachol) is used to treat which condition?
🟡 Hyperlipidemia ✅
6. What was the purpose of the Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951?
🟡 To require prescription medications to bear legend "Rx Only" ✅
7. What DAW code applies when a prescriber wants no substitution?
🟡 DAW 1 ✅
8. What does the FDA require to prove generic equivalence to a brand?
🟡 Bioavailability ✅
9. When calculating a beyond-use date (BUD) for a sterile compound,
what should be considered?
🟡 The stability of the medication ✅
10. What does "1 tsp qid pc prn allergy" translate to on a prescription
label?
Edition)</u>
This section covers 46 pharmacy technician practice questions tailored for
2024/2025 exam prep. All correct answers are highlighted in yellow for easy
study and review.
1. A patient's medication administration record indicates that he is
receiving ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn) piggyback qid. This medication
is delivered via which route?
🟡 Intravenous injection ✅
2. What does the NDC number indicate?
🟡 The manufacturer, strength, dosage form, and package size ✅
3. A 1 g vial of cefazolin is diluted to 100 mg/mL. How much is needed to
prepare a 500 mg dose?
🟡 5 mL ✅
4. What should a technician do upon receiving a shipment of
noncontrolled substances?
🟡 Reconcile the shipment invoice ✅
, 5. Pravastatin (Pravachol) is used to treat which condition?
🟡 Hyperlipidemia ✅
6. What was the purpose of the Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951?
🟡 To require prescription medications to bear legend "Rx Only" ✅
7. What DAW code applies when a prescriber wants no substitution?
🟡 DAW 1 ✅
8. What does the FDA require to prove generic equivalence to a brand?
🟡 Bioavailability ✅
9. When calculating a beyond-use date (BUD) for a sterile compound,
what should be considered?
🟡 The stability of the medication ✅
10. What does "1 tsp qid pc prn allergy" translate to on a prescription
label?
