EXCPT STUDY GUIDE
True or false: accepting a return call from a prescriber's office clarifying a
prescription is something to be performed by only pharmacist technicians? -
correct answer-False, this should only be done by pharmacits.
True or false: selecting an OTC product for a patient is a duty that should be
performed by a pharmacy technician. - correct answer-False
A patient brings in two new prescriptions from two different doctors. One
prescription is for ibuprofen 800 mg, 1 tablet po t.i.d. and another prescription
is for Anaprox DS, 1 tablet b.i.d. What should the technician do? - correct
answer-Alert the pharmacist of a possible therapeutic duplication.
A list of the golds or items a business will use in its formula operation is called
an... - correct answer-Inventory
Checking order reports to ensure the order contains no errors is done... -
correct answer-Manually
In receiving an order, it is important to be alert for drugs that have been
incorrectly picked, received damaged, are outdated, or missing, so orders re
reconciled... - correct answer-Item by item.
A small volume intravenous bag specifically used to deliver medication is
called an... - correct answer-IVPB.
According to federal law, the prescriber must provide his DEA number for
which of the following prescriptions?
Ultram
Xanax
Prozac
Wellbutrin - correct answer-Xanax
Isotretinoin is associated with... - correct answer-iPLEDGE
SDS sheets provide what type of information? - correct answer-Information
about hazardous substances
,An antibiotic is prescribed 15 mg/kg twice a day by IV. What is the daily dose
in mg for a child weighing 66 pounds? - correct answer-900 mg
Outdated drugs can be... - correct answer-Sent to reverse distributors.
An example of a major drug-drug interaction is... - correct
answer-Warfarin-aspirin.
The patient's ______ is necessary for billing a prescription. - correct
answer-Birth date.
As you are putting away an order from a wholesaler, you notice one bottle is
missing a label. The pharmacist tells you that the medication cannot be
dispensed and must be returned to the wholesaler or destroyed. The drug
cannot be dispensed because it is... - correct answer-Misbranded.
Companies that administrater drug benefit programs are called... - correct
answer-PBMs
Copy 2 of DEA Form 222 is... - correct answer-Forwarded to the DEA
Proper disposal or destruction of nonreturnable medications includes... -
correct answer-Using a company that meets EPA regulations.
Each tablet of Claritin D 12 hour contains 120 mg of pseudoephedrine sulfate.
What is the maximum amount per translaction of pseudoephedrine is 3.6 g? -
correct answer-30
Exempt narcotics are in DEA schedule... - correct answer-V
Exempt narcotics are regulated for how many dosage units can be sold
without a prescription in a _____ hour period - correct answer-48
Federal law requires pharmacies to keep ____ of the DEA Form 222. - correct
answer-Copy 3
For aseptic technique, all work should be performed at least ____ inches
inside the laminar flow hood. - correct answer-Six
,True or false: shoe boxes are born used to store medications. - correct
answer-True
Counseling as required by OBTA is provided by who? - correct
answer-Pharmacists.
True or false: pharmacy technicians, pharmacist, and pharmacy clerks must
be formally trained on HIPAA. - correct answer-False.
For the following prescription, how much drug is taken each day?
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL, Sig: 2 teaspoons t.i.d. - correct answer-30 mL
HIPAA is a federal law that protects a patient's PHI when it is... - correct
answer-Written, electronically transferred, and spoken.
The directions on a prescription read ii gtt q8h ou. The directions on the label
should read what? - correct answer-I still two drops in each eye every eight (8)
hours.
How many cases of 8 dram vials should be ordered to last two weeks if there
are 500 vials per case and the pharmacy uses 120 vials per day on average?
- correct answer-4
The common abbreviation ss means... - correct answer-One half
Which abbreviation is on The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use List"? - correct
answer-qd
How many grams of sucrose are needed to prepare 4 ounces of a 20%
solution? - correct answer-24
How many millimeters of magnesium sulfate 4mEq/mL are needed to add 10
mEq of magnesium sulfate to an IV bag? - correct answer-2.5
Asperity techniques are methods used to maintain... - correct answer-Sterility
How many hydrocortisone powder is needed to compound 60 g of
hydrocortisone cream 2%? - correct answer-1,200 mg.
, Good interpersonal skills include... - correct answer-Making eye contact,
calling the patient by name, listening carefully.
How much should be withdrawn from a vial if the strength of the medication is
1 mg/mL and a dose of 5,000 micrograms is needed? - correct answer-0.5 mL
How should a prescription for BenzaClin be stored after it has been mixed? -
correct answer-Room temperature
Which dispensing code should be used for a prescription written for Cymbalta
20 mg if DAW was not written on the prescription? - correct answer-0
If a medication is to be taken p.c., and. Should it be taken? - correct
answer-After meals.
Which dispensing code should be used for a prescription written for Norvasc 5
mg if the patient requested. Rand name and DAW was not written on the
prescription? - correct answer-2
If the dose of liquid amoxicillin for a child is one and one-half teaspoonsful
three times a day for ten days, what is the volume needed to fill the
prescription? - correct answer-225 mL
Information about generic equivalents can be found in the... - correct
answer-"Orange Book"
Tall man letter are used... - correct answer-To distinguish look-alike,
sound-alike drug names.
MedWatch Form 3500 is for reporting adverse reactions to... - correct
answer-Drugs.
Normal saline solution is... - correct answer-Isotonic
OSHA required notices for hazardous substances that provide hazard,
handling, clean-up, and first aid information are called what? - correct
answer-SDS
True or false: accepting a return call from a prescriber's office clarifying a
prescription is something to be performed by only pharmacist technicians? -
correct answer-False, this should only be done by pharmacits.
True or false: selecting an OTC product for a patient is a duty that should be
performed by a pharmacy technician. - correct answer-False
A patient brings in two new prescriptions from two different doctors. One
prescription is for ibuprofen 800 mg, 1 tablet po t.i.d. and another prescription
is for Anaprox DS, 1 tablet b.i.d. What should the technician do? - correct
answer-Alert the pharmacist of a possible therapeutic duplication.
A list of the golds or items a business will use in its formula operation is called
an... - correct answer-Inventory
Checking order reports to ensure the order contains no errors is done... -
correct answer-Manually
In receiving an order, it is important to be alert for drugs that have been
incorrectly picked, received damaged, are outdated, or missing, so orders re
reconciled... - correct answer-Item by item.
A small volume intravenous bag specifically used to deliver medication is
called an... - correct answer-IVPB.
According to federal law, the prescriber must provide his DEA number for
which of the following prescriptions?
Ultram
Xanax
Prozac
Wellbutrin - correct answer-Xanax
Isotretinoin is associated with... - correct answer-iPLEDGE
SDS sheets provide what type of information? - correct answer-Information
about hazardous substances
,An antibiotic is prescribed 15 mg/kg twice a day by IV. What is the daily dose
in mg for a child weighing 66 pounds? - correct answer-900 mg
Outdated drugs can be... - correct answer-Sent to reverse distributors.
An example of a major drug-drug interaction is... - correct
answer-Warfarin-aspirin.
The patient's ______ is necessary for billing a prescription. - correct
answer-Birth date.
As you are putting away an order from a wholesaler, you notice one bottle is
missing a label. The pharmacist tells you that the medication cannot be
dispensed and must be returned to the wholesaler or destroyed. The drug
cannot be dispensed because it is... - correct answer-Misbranded.
Companies that administrater drug benefit programs are called... - correct
answer-PBMs
Copy 2 of DEA Form 222 is... - correct answer-Forwarded to the DEA
Proper disposal or destruction of nonreturnable medications includes... -
correct answer-Using a company that meets EPA regulations.
Each tablet of Claritin D 12 hour contains 120 mg of pseudoephedrine sulfate.
What is the maximum amount per translaction of pseudoephedrine is 3.6 g? -
correct answer-30
Exempt narcotics are in DEA schedule... - correct answer-V
Exempt narcotics are regulated for how many dosage units can be sold
without a prescription in a _____ hour period - correct answer-48
Federal law requires pharmacies to keep ____ of the DEA Form 222. - correct
answer-Copy 3
For aseptic technique, all work should be performed at least ____ inches
inside the laminar flow hood. - correct answer-Six
,True or false: shoe boxes are born used to store medications. - correct
answer-True
Counseling as required by OBTA is provided by who? - correct
answer-Pharmacists.
True or false: pharmacy technicians, pharmacist, and pharmacy clerks must
be formally trained on HIPAA. - correct answer-False.
For the following prescription, how much drug is taken each day?
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL, Sig: 2 teaspoons t.i.d. - correct answer-30 mL
HIPAA is a federal law that protects a patient's PHI when it is... - correct
answer-Written, electronically transferred, and spoken.
The directions on a prescription read ii gtt q8h ou. The directions on the label
should read what? - correct answer-I still two drops in each eye every eight (8)
hours.
How many cases of 8 dram vials should be ordered to last two weeks if there
are 500 vials per case and the pharmacy uses 120 vials per day on average?
- correct answer-4
The common abbreviation ss means... - correct answer-One half
Which abbreviation is on The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use List"? - correct
answer-qd
How many grams of sucrose are needed to prepare 4 ounces of a 20%
solution? - correct answer-24
How many millimeters of magnesium sulfate 4mEq/mL are needed to add 10
mEq of magnesium sulfate to an IV bag? - correct answer-2.5
Asperity techniques are methods used to maintain... - correct answer-Sterility
How many hydrocortisone powder is needed to compound 60 g of
hydrocortisone cream 2%? - correct answer-1,200 mg.
, Good interpersonal skills include... - correct answer-Making eye contact,
calling the patient by name, listening carefully.
How much should be withdrawn from a vial if the strength of the medication is
1 mg/mL and a dose of 5,000 micrograms is needed? - correct answer-0.5 mL
How should a prescription for BenzaClin be stored after it has been mixed? -
correct answer-Room temperature
Which dispensing code should be used for a prescription written for Cymbalta
20 mg if DAW was not written on the prescription? - correct answer-0
If a medication is to be taken p.c., and. Should it be taken? - correct
answer-After meals.
Which dispensing code should be used for a prescription written for Norvasc 5
mg if the patient requested. Rand name and DAW was not written on the
prescription? - correct answer-2
If the dose of liquid amoxicillin for a child is one and one-half teaspoonsful
three times a day for ten days, what is the volume needed to fill the
prescription? - correct answer-225 mL
Information about generic equivalents can be found in the... - correct
answer-"Orange Book"
Tall man letter are used... - correct answer-To distinguish look-alike,
sound-alike drug names.
MedWatch Form 3500 is for reporting adverse reactions to... - correct
answer-Drugs.
Normal saline solution is... - correct answer-Isotonic
OSHA required notices for hazardous substances that provide hazard,
handling, clean-up, and first aid information are called what? - correct
answer-SDS
