PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
Federal Food and Drug Act - CORRECT ANSWER - FDA
- Series of consumer protection laws
- led to creation of the FDA
- banned foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug
products
- Products had to be inspected and offenders where prosecuted
- Active Ingredients had to be placed on labels of packaging
- drugs can not fall below purity levels set by United states pharmacopoeia or
national Formulary
-
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - CORRECT ANSWER -
- HIPAA
- Provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage for
millions of American workers and families when they change or lose jobs
- reduces Health care fraud and abuse
- Mandatory Industry Wide standards for health care information and electronic
billing processes
- requires the protections and confidential handling of protected health
information
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - CORRECT ANSWER - OBRA
- Allowed Workers and Families to keep their group coverage in cases of
volentary or involentary job loss
- in case of reduced hours worked
,- job transitions
- give workers who lost their health benifits right to choose to continue plans
under certain circumstances
- required under businesses with 20+ employees
- applies to both government and private sector
- set period of time, maybe influenced by circumstances
OBRA 90 - CORRECT ANSWER - - placed regulations on how to interact
with patients
- record keeping mandates, prospective drug reviews
- counseling obligations
- must review medicaid participants enire drug profile before prescribing
medications
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER - - Social Health care program for families
and individuals with low income + recources
- government insurance for people of all ages who can not afford sufficient
health care
- varies from state to state --> joint funded between state and federal
- must be US citizens or legal permanent residents
-
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER - - National Social Insurance Program
- administered by US government
- provides health insuracne for Americans aged 65+
- members must have worked and payed for the system
- provides health insurance for younger people with disabilities
-
,Disability - CORRECT ANSWER - - Form of Insurance that insures the
beneficiaries income against the risk that disability creates a barrier for a worker
to complete the core functions of their work
- encompasses paid sick leave, short term disability benefits, and long term
disability benifits
-
Ameriplan - CORRECT ANSWER -
U.S. Social Security Act - CORRECT ANSWER - - Social Welfare Legislation
Act
- provides federal assistance to those who can not wotk
-
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act - CORRECT ANSWER - - enacted
to curb the growing problem of underground manufacture of illegal drugs
- regulates over the counter products that can be used to make drugs
- include daily sales limits and 30 day purchase limits
- places products out of easy reach
- sale logbooks
- customer ID verification
- training of employees and sellers
-
Sale of Ephedrin - CORRECT ANSWER - - sale is limited to behind the
counter
- must present photo ID
- stores require to keep personal information on buyers for at least 2 years
- sales allowed in drive through lanes
, U.S. Merck + co - CORRECT ANSWER - - An American pharmaceutical
company
- one of the largest in the world
- publishes Merck Manuals --> a series of reference books for medical
professionals
- Merck Index -->list of chemical compounds --> lost
Poison prevention Packaging Act - CORRECT ANSWER - PPPA
- requires use of child resistant packaging for prescription drugs, OTC,
household chemicals, and hazerdous materials
- some drugs are exempt from child proof packaging --> OTC drugs with the
proper labeling not for children and in big enough packages
Kefauver - Harris Act - CORRECT ANSWER - - requires drug manufacturers
to provide proof of their effectivness and safety before approval
- requires drug advertisements to disclose side effects
- stopped cheap generic drugs from being marketed as more expensive drugs
and taking credit as breakthrough medications
Controlled Substances Act - CORRECT ANSWER - CSA
- federal US drug Policy
- manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain
substances is regulated
- created 5 classifications of schedules
- all controlled substances need to be inventoried Biannually
Schedule I Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - - High Potential for abuse
- no potential medical use or treatment in US
- lack of accepted safety for use of drug under medical supervision
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
Federal Food and Drug Act - CORRECT ANSWER - FDA
- Series of consumer protection laws
- led to creation of the FDA
- banned foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug
products
- Products had to be inspected and offenders where prosecuted
- Active Ingredients had to be placed on labels of packaging
- drugs can not fall below purity levels set by United states pharmacopoeia or
national Formulary
-
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - CORRECT ANSWER -
- HIPAA
- Provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage for
millions of American workers and families when they change or lose jobs
- reduces Health care fraud and abuse
- Mandatory Industry Wide standards for health care information and electronic
billing processes
- requires the protections and confidential handling of protected health
information
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - CORRECT ANSWER - OBRA
- Allowed Workers and Families to keep their group coverage in cases of
volentary or involentary job loss
- in case of reduced hours worked
,- job transitions
- give workers who lost their health benifits right to choose to continue plans
under certain circumstances
- required under businesses with 20+ employees
- applies to both government and private sector
- set period of time, maybe influenced by circumstances
OBRA 90 - CORRECT ANSWER - - placed regulations on how to interact
with patients
- record keeping mandates, prospective drug reviews
- counseling obligations
- must review medicaid participants enire drug profile before prescribing
medications
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER - - Social Health care program for families
and individuals with low income + recources
- government insurance for people of all ages who can not afford sufficient
health care
- varies from state to state --> joint funded between state and federal
- must be US citizens or legal permanent residents
-
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER - - National Social Insurance Program
- administered by US government
- provides health insuracne for Americans aged 65+
- members must have worked and payed for the system
- provides health insurance for younger people with disabilities
-
,Disability - CORRECT ANSWER - - Form of Insurance that insures the
beneficiaries income against the risk that disability creates a barrier for a worker
to complete the core functions of their work
- encompasses paid sick leave, short term disability benefits, and long term
disability benifits
-
Ameriplan - CORRECT ANSWER -
U.S. Social Security Act - CORRECT ANSWER - - Social Welfare Legislation
Act
- provides federal assistance to those who can not wotk
-
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act - CORRECT ANSWER - - enacted
to curb the growing problem of underground manufacture of illegal drugs
- regulates over the counter products that can be used to make drugs
- include daily sales limits and 30 day purchase limits
- places products out of easy reach
- sale logbooks
- customer ID verification
- training of employees and sellers
-
Sale of Ephedrin - CORRECT ANSWER - - sale is limited to behind the
counter
- must present photo ID
- stores require to keep personal information on buyers for at least 2 years
- sales allowed in drive through lanes
, U.S. Merck + co - CORRECT ANSWER - - An American pharmaceutical
company
- one of the largest in the world
- publishes Merck Manuals --> a series of reference books for medical
professionals
- Merck Index -->list of chemical compounds --> lost
Poison prevention Packaging Act - CORRECT ANSWER - PPPA
- requires use of child resistant packaging for prescription drugs, OTC,
household chemicals, and hazerdous materials
- some drugs are exempt from child proof packaging --> OTC drugs with the
proper labeling not for children and in big enough packages
Kefauver - Harris Act - CORRECT ANSWER - - requires drug manufacturers
to provide proof of their effectivness and safety before approval
- requires drug advertisements to disclose side effects
- stopped cheap generic drugs from being marketed as more expensive drugs
and taking credit as breakthrough medications
Controlled Substances Act - CORRECT ANSWER - CSA
- federal US drug Policy
- manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain
substances is regulated
- created 5 classifications of schedules
- all controlled substances need to be inventoried Biannually
Schedule I Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - - High Potential for abuse
- no potential medical use or treatment in US
- lack of accepted safety for use of drug under medical supervision
