PTU Final UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which organization offers national pharmacy technician certification by exam? - Precise Answer
✔✔NHA
A pharmacy technician who has listed with their state Board of Pharmacy for the sole purpose
of tracking is considered: - Precise Answer ✔✔Registered
Ms. Willis's prescriber calls the pharmacy with a Crestor 5 mg prescription. According to most
state laws, who can take the new prescription over the phone? - Precise Answer ✔✔Pharmacist
According to most states, which duty will you assist the pharmacist with when working as a
pharmacy technician? - Precise Answer ✔✔Compounding medications
The PDRis a reference that: - Precise Answer ✔✔Contains a compilation of package inserts
Mr. Phil calls the pharmacy about his Lasix and Lunesta prescriptions. He has accidentally mixed
the two medications in the same bottle. Which section of the package insert would you find a
description of the medication's marking(s), shape, and color? - Precise Answer ✔✔How
Supplied/Storage and Handling
The first letter in the Orange Book rating code indicates: - Precise Answer ✔✔Therapeutic
equivalence
An "AB" rating in the Orange Book means a brand and generic drug are: - Precise Answer
✔✔Therapeutically equivalent
When a drug is given a pregnancy category A rating it means the drug: - Precise Answer
✔✔Has been shown to cause no harm the fetus
The USP-NF can be used to look up: - Precise Answer ✔✔Materials needed for compounding
medications
Ms. Redstone has questions for the pharmacist about how to take her new medication. Which
section of the package insert would the pharmacist refer to for this information? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Patient Counseling Information
You file all the prescriptions brought to the pharmacy at the end of the day. If today's date is
6/17/19, according to federal law, how many years should a pharmacy store prescription
records for Schedule Il medications? Finish - Precise Answer ✔✔2
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 is also known as the: -
, Precise Answer ✔✔Hatch-Waxman Act
One responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration is: - Precise Answer ✔✔Approving over-
the-counter medications
An over-the-counter headache medication is falsely labeled. The medication is considered: -
Precise Answer ✔✔Misbranded
Mrs. Ritz gives you a prescription for clozapine. Which lab result is most important for the
pharmacy to know about? - Precise Answer ✔✔Absolute neutrophil count
the pharmacist need to fill out when reporting the theft of the OxyContin? A local pharmacy has
been robbed and lost 10 bottles of OxyContin. According to federal law, which DEA form will -
Precise Answer ✔✔106
A system that allows pharmacists to automatically substitute with certain pharmacologic or
therapeutic alternatives without calling the prescriber each time is known as a: - Precise Answer
✔✔Collaborative Agreement
Prescribers are required to complete special training before they can write prescriptions for: -
Precise Answer ✔✔Suboxone
Which regulatory agency is responsible for creating standards for packaging to protect children
from accidental poisonings with medications? - Precise Answer ✔✔Consumer Product Safety
Commission
According to federal law, how long does a pharmacy have to fill the remaining portion of a
partial fill for an alprazolam prescription? - Precise Answer ✔✔There is no time limit as long as
Rx is not expired.
Mrs. Harrelson brings a prescription into your retail pharmacy for Lazanda. What is a
requirement of the TIRF program? - Precise Answer ✔✔Her Lazanda prescription must be
processed through an electronic verification system.
According to federal law, which DEA form must be used when transferring Schedule ll
medications from one pharmacy to another? - Precise Answer ✔✔222
FDA approved an ANDA. This means a manufacturer: - Precise Answer ✔✔Can bring a generic
medication to market
What is an investigational drug? - Precise Answer ✔✔A drug compound undergoing clinical
testing in humans
The pharmacist is placing an order for fentanyl patches. Which DEA form must be used to order
fentanyl for the pharmacy? - Precise Answer ✔✔222
A patient package insert: - Precise Answer ✔✔required to be dispensed for new estrogen-
CORRECT Answers
Which organization offers national pharmacy technician certification by exam? - Precise Answer
✔✔NHA
A pharmacy technician who has listed with their state Board of Pharmacy for the sole purpose
of tracking is considered: - Precise Answer ✔✔Registered
Ms. Willis's prescriber calls the pharmacy with a Crestor 5 mg prescription. According to most
state laws, who can take the new prescription over the phone? - Precise Answer ✔✔Pharmacist
According to most states, which duty will you assist the pharmacist with when working as a
pharmacy technician? - Precise Answer ✔✔Compounding medications
The PDRis a reference that: - Precise Answer ✔✔Contains a compilation of package inserts
Mr. Phil calls the pharmacy about his Lasix and Lunesta prescriptions. He has accidentally mixed
the two medications in the same bottle. Which section of the package insert would you find a
description of the medication's marking(s), shape, and color? - Precise Answer ✔✔How
Supplied/Storage and Handling
The first letter in the Orange Book rating code indicates: - Precise Answer ✔✔Therapeutic
equivalence
An "AB" rating in the Orange Book means a brand and generic drug are: - Precise Answer
✔✔Therapeutically equivalent
When a drug is given a pregnancy category A rating it means the drug: - Precise Answer
✔✔Has been shown to cause no harm the fetus
The USP-NF can be used to look up: - Precise Answer ✔✔Materials needed for compounding
medications
Ms. Redstone has questions for the pharmacist about how to take her new medication. Which
section of the package insert would the pharmacist refer to for this information? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Patient Counseling Information
You file all the prescriptions brought to the pharmacy at the end of the day. If today's date is
6/17/19, according to federal law, how many years should a pharmacy store prescription
records for Schedule Il medications? Finish - Precise Answer ✔✔2
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 is also known as the: -
, Precise Answer ✔✔Hatch-Waxman Act
One responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration is: - Precise Answer ✔✔Approving over-
the-counter medications
An over-the-counter headache medication is falsely labeled. The medication is considered: -
Precise Answer ✔✔Misbranded
Mrs. Ritz gives you a prescription for clozapine. Which lab result is most important for the
pharmacy to know about? - Precise Answer ✔✔Absolute neutrophil count
the pharmacist need to fill out when reporting the theft of the OxyContin? A local pharmacy has
been robbed and lost 10 bottles of OxyContin. According to federal law, which DEA form will -
Precise Answer ✔✔106
A system that allows pharmacists to automatically substitute with certain pharmacologic or
therapeutic alternatives without calling the prescriber each time is known as a: - Precise Answer
✔✔Collaborative Agreement
Prescribers are required to complete special training before they can write prescriptions for: -
Precise Answer ✔✔Suboxone
Which regulatory agency is responsible for creating standards for packaging to protect children
from accidental poisonings with medications? - Precise Answer ✔✔Consumer Product Safety
Commission
According to federal law, how long does a pharmacy have to fill the remaining portion of a
partial fill for an alprazolam prescription? - Precise Answer ✔✔There is no time limit as long as
Rx is not expired.
Mrs. Harrelson brings a prescription into your retail pharmacy for Lazanda. What is a
requirement of the TIRF program? - Precise Answer ✔✔Her Lazanda prescription must be
processed through an electronic verification system.
According to federal law, which DEA form must be used when transferring Schedule ll
medications from one pharmacy to another? - Precise Answer ✔✔222
FDA approved an ANDA. This means a manufacturer: - Precise Answer ✔✔Can bring a generic
medication to market
What is an investigational drug? - Precise Answer ✔✔A drug compound undergoing clinical
testing in humans
The pharmacist is placing an order for fentanyl patches. Which DEA form must be used to order
fentanyl for the pharmacy? - Precise Answer ✔✔222
A patient package insert: - Precise Answer ✔✔required to be dispensed for new estrogen-
