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Pharmacy Tech Exam TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The National Drug Code (NDC) is usually required for purchasing of pharmaceutical products. The
NDC can be found in which of the following? - ✔✔Drug Topics Red Book.
What does the suffiex CD on a medication mean? - ✔✔Controlled Dose
Preventable medical errors with in the professional pharmacy practices do occur
during____________________. - ✔✔All of the above.
If a product is labeled to expire 8/24, what is the last date it should be used by? - ✔✔31-Aug-24
In most states signature logs are required for which of the following: - ✔✔All of the above.
What does the CPhT need to do to ensure that short dated items are used first? - ✔✔Place stock with
earliest expiration date in front
What is the program called that is used for dispensing medication in the pharmacy setting. - ✔✔Software.
Pharmaceutical compounding may involve the following ingredient(s): - ✔✔All of the above.
Federal regulations required a Package Patient Insert (PPI) to be dispensed each time when which
medication is dispensed? - ✔✔Estrogens.
What does DAW mean on a written prescription? - ✔✔The brand name is to be dispensed as written.
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A good reason(s) why a technician should refer patients with medication or health-related questions to a
pharmacist include: - ✔✔All of the above.
Which of the following phase of investigational drug clinical studies is usually performed on 5 -20
volunteer patients? - ✔✔Phase I.
Factors affecting giving medication by oral route include: - ✔✔All of the above.
The middle set of digits in a National Drug Code (NDC) number represents: - ✔✔The product strength
and dosage form.
A MSDS provides what type of product information? - ✔✔Information regarding product ingredients.
Which of the following medications have different chemical forms? - ✔✔All of the above
How would you identify a medication in a drug recall situation? - ✔✔By the drug's lot # or batch #.
The first five digits of the NDC number identifies the: - ✔✔Manufacturer.
What information may a Pharmacy Technician get from a MSDS. - ✔✔Information regarding product
ingredients.
Typical data collected from the patient by the technician include: - ✔✔All of the above.
If mailing controlled substances via the USPS,the authorized sender must _________________. - ✔✔Not
Label the outside wrapper with name and quantity of drug within the package.
Which one of the following organizations oversees MEDWATCH? - ✔✔FDA
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the technician's roll in formulary issues? - ✔✔The
Technician may make the judgment call on what non-formulary medication to use.
Which of the following duties may a pharmacy technician not do? - ✔✔Accept a verbal medication order
from a dentist.
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The AB letter code assigned by the Orange Book indicates the: - ✔✔Therapeutic equivalence of generic
drugs.
The process of repackaging quantities of medications that will be used in a short time usually for one
patient is called: - ✔✔Extemporaneous.
The first set of numbers of a NDC code identifies the: - ✔✔Manufacturer.
Which information source would a technician use for information concerning the dosing of a newly
marketed antibiotic? - ✔✔Facts and Comparisons.
What is the pharmacy technician's essential role? - ✔✔To be part of the process of safely filling and
dispensing medications.
What is a hermetically sealed container impervious to: - ✔✔Air.
The process, which utilized dehydration to remove moisture from a solid substance, is called: -
✔✔Desiccation.
Which of the following is a "Capital Expense". - ✔✔All of the above.
What reference book should a Pharmacy Technician look to find drug to drug interactions.? - ✔✔Facts
and Comparisons
A "Capital Expense" includes all the following, except: - ✔✔Payroll.
In the Orange Book, "TE" is short for ______________________. - ✔✔Therapeutic Equivalence
American Drug Index provides the following information: - ✔✔All of the above.
The computer error message "refill too soon" indicates: - ✔✔The patient is attempting to get the
prescription earlier than the "day supply" indicated.
The iPledge program, restricts the distributiion of: - ✔✔All of the above
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
Pharmacy Tech Exam TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The National Drug Code (NDC) is usually required for purchasing of pharmaceutical products. The
NDC can be found in which of the following? - ✔✔Drug Topics Red Book.
What does the suffiex CD on a medication mean? - ✔✔Controlled Dose
Preventable medical errors with in the professional pharmacy practices do occur
during____________________. - ✔✔All of the above.
If a product is labeled to expire 8/24, what is the last date it should be used by? - ✔✔31-Aug-24
In most states signature logs are required for which of the following: - ✔✔All of the above.
What does the CPhT need to do to ensure that short dated items are used first? - ✔✔Place stock with
earliest expiration date in front
What is the program called that is used for dispensing medication in the pharmacy setting. - ✔✔Software.
Pharmaceutical compounding may involve the following ingredient(s): - ✔✔All of the above.
Federal regulations required a Package Patient Insert (PPI) to be dispensed each time when which
medication is dispensed? - ✔✔Estrogens.
What does DAW mean on a written prescription? - ✔✔The brand name is to be dispensed as written.
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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A good reason(s) why a technician should refer patients with medication or health-related questions to a
pharmacist include: - ✔✔All of the above.
Which of the following phase of investigational drug clinical studies is usually performed on 5 -20
volunteer patients? - ✔✔Phase I.
Factors affecting giving medication by oral route include: - ✔✔All of the above.
The middle set of digits in a National Drug Code (NDC) number represents: - ✔✔The product strength
and dosage form.
A MSDS provides what type of product information? - ✔✔Information regarding product ingredients.
Which of the following medications have different chemical forms? - ✔✔All of the above
How would you identify a medication in a drug recall situation? - ✔✔By the drug's lot # or batch #.
The first five digits of the NDC number identifies the: - ✔✔Manufacturer.
What information may a Pharmacy Technician get from a MSDS. - ✔✔Information regarding product
ingredients.
Typical data collected from the patient by the technician include: - ✔✔All of the above.
If mailing controlled substances via the USPS,the authorized sender must _________________. - ✔✔Not
Label the outside wrapper with name and quantity of drug within the package.
Which one of the following organizations oversees MEDWATCH? - ✔✔FDA
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the technician's roll in formulary issues? - ✔✔The
Technician may make the judgment call on what non-formulary medication to use.
Which of the following duties may a pharmacy technician not do? - ✔✔Accept a verbal medication order
from a dentist.
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
, 3|Page
The AB letter code assigned by the Orange Book indicates the: - ✔✔Therapeutic equivalence of generic
drugs.
The process of repackaging quantities of medications that will be used in a short time usually for one
patient is called: - ✔✔Extemporaneous.
The first set of numbers of a NDC code identifies the: - ✔✔Manufacturer.
Which information source would a technician use for information concerning the dosing of a newly
marketed antibiotic? - ✔✔Facts and Comparisons.
What is the pharmacy technician's essential role? - ✔✔To be part of the process of safely filling and
dispensing medications.
What is a hermetically sealed container impervious to: - ✔✔Air.
The process, which utilized dehydration to remove moisture from a solid substance, is called: -
✔✔Desiccation.
Which of the following is a "Capital Expense". - ✔✔All of the above.
What reference book should a Pharmacy Technician look to find drug to drug interactions.? - ✔✔Facts
and Comparisons
A "Capital Expense" includes all the following, except: - ✔✔Payroll.
In the Orange Book, "TE" is short for ______________________. - ✔✔Therapeutic Equivalence
American Drug Index provides the following information: - ✔✔All of the above.
The computer error message "refill too soon" indicates: - ✔✔The patient is attempting to get the
prescription earlier than the "day supply" indicated.
The iPledge program, restricts the distributiion of: - ✔✔All of the above
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
