RITE AID PTU PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ which dosage form uses spring device to aerosolize a medication?
Answer: Soft-Mist Inhaler
◉ What is an advantage to using nebulizer solutions over inhalers?
Answer: They don't require a press and breathe technique
◉ A "for vaginal use only" auxiliary label should be applied to which
medication? Answer: Cleocin Ovules
◉ You receive a prescription for metronidazole 0.75 vaginal gel. If
one box contains 5 applicators and one 70g tude of gel, what
quantity will you enter? Answer: 70 grams
◉ You receive a prescription for promethazine suppositories. What
label should be applied? Answer: Refrigerate
◉ Which medication should be labeled with a "for rectal use only"
label? Answer: Phenergan Suppositories
,◉ Which rectal dosage form is used to provide extra protection to
the area? Answer: Ointment
◉ What is a suppository designed to do? Answer: Remain solid until
inserted into the body
◉ What are Muse suppositories inserted in the patient? Answer:
Urethra
◉ Which Characteristic describes prorofoam HC aerosol dosage
form? Answer: Packaged under pressure and released upon
activation of the device
◉ You receive a prescription for colocort. What label do you put on
it? Answer: Shake Well
◉ Which medication comes as a rectal suppository? Answer:
Promethazine
◉ Which rectal dosage form is used for its cooling effect? Answer:
Gel
◉ How should most rectal suppositories be stored? Answer: room
temperature
,◉ An intrauterine device is classified as which type of dosage form?
Answer: Vaginal
◉ You receive a prescription for Estrace vaginal cream. If the patient
uses 2 grams per day how long will a 42.5 gram tube last? Answer:
21 days
◉ Prior to dispensing, Where must Muse suppositories be stored?
Answer: In the fridge
◉ Which product is an example of an isotonic solution? Answer: 0.9
sodium chloride
◉ A 0.5 mL insulin syringe measures up to: Answer: 50 units of
insulin
◉ Parenteral medications are absorbed Answer: directly into the
bloodstream
◉ A needle that is 5/16 inch long is good for administering: Answer:
Subconscious injections
◉ All parenteral dosage forms must be: Answer: free of pathogens
, ◉ medications that are injected into the fatty tissue just below the
skin are known as? Answer: Subcutaneous Injections
◉ Medications injected into the vein is called? Answer: Intravenous
◉ Which dosage form can be injected intravenously? Answer:
solution
◉ Which needle can cause the most pain and discomfort during an
injection? Answer: 22 gauge
◉ A patient receives an intravenous injection. This is an example of
what type of drug administration? Answer: Parenteral
◉ Which medication is given intramuscularly? Answer:
Medroxyprogesterone
◉ A patient needs to inject 20 units of insulin. Which size syringe
should you dispense with the insulin order? Answer: 0.3 ml
◉ Parenteral dosage forms must be prepared by a process known as:
Answer: Aseptic technique
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ which dosage form uses spring device to aerosolize a medication?
Answer: Soft-Mist Inhaler
◉ What is an advantage to using nebulizer solutions over inhalers?
Answer: They don't require a press and breathe technique
◉ A "for vaginal use only" auxiliary label should be applied to which
medication? Answer: Cleocin Ovules
◉ You receive a prescription for metronidazole 0.75 vaginal gel. If
one box contains 5 applicators and one 70g tude of gel, what
quantity will you enter? Answer: 70 grams
◉ You receive a prescription for promethazine suppositories. What
label should be applied? Answer: Refrigerate
◉ Which medication should be labeled with a "for rectal use only"
label? Answer: Phenergan Suppositories
,◉ Which rectal dosage form is used to provide extra protection to
the area? Answer: Ointment
◉ What is a suppository designed to do? Answer: Remain solid until
inserted into the body
◉ What are Muse suppositories inserted in the patient? Answer:
Urethra
◉ Which Characteristic describes prorofoam HC aerosol dosage
form? Answer: Packaged under pressure and released upon
activation of the device
◉ You receive a prescription for colocort. What label do you put on
it? Answer: Shake Well
◉ Which medication comes as a rectal suppository? Answer:
Promethazine
◉ Which rectal dosage form is used for its cooling effect? Answer:
Gel
◉ How should most rectal suppositories be stored? Answer: room
temperature
,◉ An intrauterine device is classified as which type of dosage form?
Answer: Vaginal
◉ You receive a prescription for Estrace vaginal cream. If the patient
uses 2 grams per day how long will a 42.5 gram tube last? Answer:
21 days
◉ Prior to dispensing, Where must Muse suppositories be stored?
Answer: In the fridge
◉ Which product is an example of an isotonic solution? Answer: 0.9
sodium chloride
◉ A 0.5 mL insulin syringe measures up to: Answer: 50 units of
insulin
◉ Parenteral medications are absorbed Answer: directly into the
bloodstream
◉ A needle that is 5/16 inch long is good for administering: Answer:
Subconscious injections
◉ All parenteral dosage forms must be: Answer: free of pathogens
, ◉ medications that are injected into the fatty tissue just below the
skin are known as? Answer: Subcutaneous Injections
◉ Medications injected into the vein is called? Answer: Intravenous
◉ Which dosage form can be injected intravenously? Answer:
solution
◉ Which needle can cause the most pain and discomfort during an
injection? Answer: 22 gauge
◉ A patient receives an intravenous injection. This is an example of
what type of drug administration? Answer: Parenteral
◉ Which medication is given intramuscularly? Answer:
Medroxyprogesterone
◉ A patient needs to inject 20 units of insulin. Which size syringe
should you dispense with the insulin order? Answer: 0.3 ml
◉ Parenteral dosage forms must be prepared by a process known as:
Answer: Aseptic technique
