NHA Pharmacy Practice Exam 2.0 Questions & Answers update

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1. Which of the following medications should a pharmacy technician identify as
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vbeing included in the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) progr
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am?
Answer Isotretinoin (Accutane)
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2. When repackaging medications from a stock container to a unit-dose pack-
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age, which ofthe following information should a pharmacytechnician record?-
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Answer The lot number of the medication
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3. Apharmacy technician receives a prescription to dispense VI fl oz of pro
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methazine syrup. What size bottle should the technician use to fill this prescr
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iption?
Answer 180 mL v v v




4. Which of the following information is indicated by the NDC number?
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Answer The manufacturer v v




5. A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for hydrocortisone ointment 45
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g. Which of the following container sizes should the techncian use to
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dispense the medication? v v



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6. A pharmacy technician is completing a new patient profile. Which of the fol-
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lowing information should the technician record from the patient's insurance card?
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Answer Group number v




7. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following informa-
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tion is required to be included on the label of a compounded sterile prepara-
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tion?
Answer The medication's beyond-use date v v v




8. Which of the following controlled substances schedules represents sub-
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stances that contain limited quantities of certain narcotics and have a low potent
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ial for abuse?
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Answer Schedule V v




9. Apharmacy technician should recognize that howmuch sodium chloride is fo
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und in a 1 L bag of 0.9% sodium chloride?
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Answer 9 g v




10. Aprovider prescribes an adult patient to receive 90 mEq ofpotassium over 3 hr
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. Which of the following will be the flow rate in mL/hr if 80 mEq/500 mL solution w
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as dispensed?
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, 1 1 . A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following med-
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ications is contraindicated for administration to a patient who is allergic to pe
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nicillin (Pen VK)? v v




Answer Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin)
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12. To reduce medication errors, which of the following formats should be used t
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o represent a dosage measured in grams?
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Answer 0.3 g v v




13. Which ofthe following auxillarylaebls should a pharmacytechnician place on a
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presciption for amoxicillin suspension (Amoxil)? v v v v




Answer "ShakeWell Before Use" v v v v




14. When a managed care plan covers 80% of a prescription cost and the patient p
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ays for the remianing 20%, this payment arrangement is known as which of the foll
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owing?
Answer Coinsurance v




1 5. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the generic
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v name for Ambien? v v




Answer Zolpidem v




1 6. When a medication has been recalled, which of the following actions
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