Pharmacy Technician Certification
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The following statement is true of the (NABP) National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy -
CORRECT ANSWER - composed of all state BOPs
Which agency ensures the safety and health of workers by setting and enforcing standards for
employee safety in the workplace? - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
Cocaine is classified as which Schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule II
The FDA requires which of the following to be included in a medication's monograph? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Contraindications
Which controlled substance schedule indicates that a medication contains a limited quantity of
narcotics and has a low potential for abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule V
The primary purpose of this law was to require prescription medications to display the legend
"Rx Only." - CORRECT ANSWER - Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
Which agency requires reporting of exact quantities on hand in the pharmacy for Schedule I and
II controlled substances? - CORRECT ANSWER - DEA
Which Federal Agency is responsible for the requiring Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to be
maintained in pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
Which federal agency Establishes a list of drugs that are deemed hazardous and require special
handling? - CORRECT ANSWER - NIOSH
, Which Federal Agency ensures the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinarian
products? - CORRECT ANSWER - FDA
What is a sharps container? - CORRECT ANSWER - where broken glass and needles should
be discarded
When is a product considered adulterated? - CORRECT ANSWER - When it fails to comply
with the standards for quality, strength, or purity for the product.
Which of the following functions would NOT be appropriate for a pharmacy technician to
perform? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recommend an OTC allergy medication.
When Seldane was recalled, it was given a Class I recall classification. What does Class I recall
mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - A strong likelihood exists that the product will cause serious
adverse effects or death.
Under this program, prescribers must be registered and activated to prescribe isotretinoin to
registered patients who meet all the requirements of the program? - CORRECT ANSWER -
iPLEDGE
The recall of a products that may cause temporary but reversible adverse effect, or in which there
is little likelihood of serious adverse effects. - CORRECT ANSWER - Class II
The Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1990 requires all pharmacists to
counsel what type of patients? - CORRECT ANSWER - Medicaid patients
In order for a generic drug to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, it must be
pharmaceutically equivalent to the brand name drug. What does pharmaceutically equivalent
mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Same active ingredients, dosage form, route of
administration, and strength.
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The following statement is true of the (NABP) National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy -
CORRECT ANSWER - composed of all state BOPs
Which agency ensures the safety and health of workers by setting and enforcing standards for
employee safety in the workplace? - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
Cocaine is classified as which Schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule II
The FDA requires which of the following to be included in a medication's monograph? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Contraindications
Which controlled substance schedule indicates that a medication contains a limited quantity of
narcotics and has a low potential for abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule V
The primary purpose of this law was to require prescription medications to display the legend
"Rx Only." - CORRECT ANSWER - Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
Which agency requires reporting of exact quantities on hand in the pharmacy for Schedule I and
II controlled substances? - CORRECT ANSWER - DEA
Which Federal Agency is responsible for the requiring Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to be
maintained in pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
Which federal agency Establishes a list of drugs that are deemed hazardous and require special
handling? - CORRECT ANSWER - NIOSH
, Which Federal Agency ensures the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinarian
products? - CORRECT ANSWER - FDA
What is a sharps container? - CORRECT ANSWER - where broken glass and needles should
be discarded
When is a product considered adulterated? - CORRECT ANSWER - When it fails to comply
with the standards for quality, strength, or purity for the product.
Which of the following functions would NOT be appropriate for a pharmacy technician to
perform? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recommend an OTC allergy medication.
When Seldane was recalled, it was given a Class I recall classification. What does Class I recall
mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - A strong likelihood exists that the product will cause serious
adverse effects or death.
Under this program, prescribers must be registered and activated to prescribe isotretinoin to
registered patients who meet all the requirements of the program? - CORRECT ANSWER -
iPLEDGE
The recall of a products that may cause temporary but reversible adverse effect, or in which there
is little likelihood of serious adverse effects. - CORRECT ANSWER - Class II
The Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1990 requires all pharmacists to
counsel what type of patients? - CORRECT ANSWER - Medicaid patients
In order for a generic drug to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, it must be
pharmaceutically equivalent to the brand name drug. What does pharmaceutically equivalent
mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Same active ingredients, dosage form, route of
administration, and strength.
