pharmacy practice Exam Questions
and Actual Answers 2025-2026
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What 3 things can pharmacy technicians not change on a prescription? - Answer Drug
Strength
Directions
Pharmacy technicians (can/cannot) prepare a copy of a prescription or read a prescription to
any person to provide reference - Answer Cannot
Pharmacy technicians (can/cannot) receive therapy or blood product procedures in a nuclear
pharmacy - Answer Cannot
What aspects of a prescription can pharmacy technicians confirm? - Answer Patient name
Medication
Strength
Quantity
Directions
Number of refills
Date of last fill
What aspects of a prescription can pharmacy technicians clarify? - Answer Missing or illegible
dates
Prescriber name
Brand or generic preference
Quantity
License numbers
DEA registration numbers
,Drugs on pharmacist formulary must have a prescription label containing - Answer Name of
pharmacist
Name of pharmacy
Name of patient
Address of pharmacy
Date of dispensing
Prescription number
Directions for use
Statement that order cannot be refilled
Pharmacists (can/cannot) be reimbursed for prescriptions written and dispensed from
pharmacist formulary - Answer Can
Limitations of pharmacist prescribing (not allowed)
Dosage form:
Population (w/ dosage form):
Day supply: - Answer Injectables
Pregnant patients (oral only)
Max 34 day supply
Pharmacist must maintain patient profile for a pharmacist formulary dispensed prescription,
and shall _________ and _________ all profile entries. This profile shall be maintained for
__________ - Answer Initial and date
4 years
Classes of drugs that pharmacists can order from the pharmacist formulary (12) - Answer
Analgesics (general/otic/urinary)
Anti-nausea preparations
Antihistamines
Decongestants
Otic antifungal/antiobacterials
Topical antifungals/antibacterials
, H2RAs
Topical antivirals
Acne products
Drugs on pharmacist formulary (general/otic/urinary analgesics)?
Limited to what day supply?
Cannot be used in what condition? - Answer Magnesium salicylate
Phenyltoloxamine citrate
Acetylsalicylic acid
Choline salicylate
Magnesium salicylate
Naproxen
Ibuprofen
Phenazopyridine
Antipyrene & benzocaine in glycerin
6 day supply
Cannot be used in PUD
Drugs on pharmacist formulary (anti-nausea)? Max doses? Which one is contraindicated with a
CNS depressant? - Answer Meclizine (max: 25 mg)
Scopolamine (max: 1.5 mg)
Meclizine cannot be prescribed if patient is taking CNS depressant concomitantly
Drugs on pharmacist formulary (antihistamines)? What age range? - Answer Diphenhydramine
Carbinoxamine
Pyrilamine
Dexchlorpheniramine
Brompheniramine