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PHARMACY PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS [VERIFIED]
>> What area in a community pharmacy is restricted to pharmacy personnel only?
a. drive through widow
b. retail front area
c. prescription preparation area
d. counseling area
-answer- c. prescription preparation area
>> What attribute will help a pharmacy technician deal with the variety of tasks expected of
him or her?
a. paying attention to detail
b. ability to multitask
c. being friendly and a good listener
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- d. all of the choices are correct
>> What marking on a prescription drug bottle label means that an official prescription from a
legal prescriber is necessary for dispensing it to a patient?
a. signa
b. federal legend
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c. NDC number
d. Rx only
-answer- d. Rx only
>> What part of a prescription has instructions to the pharmacist in dispensing the
medication?
a. inscription
b. subscription
c. signa
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- b. subscription
>> During which step in the critical path of a new prescription should the pharmacy technician
verify and update the patient's profile?
a. after entering and filling the new prescription
b. no need to if patient is already in database
c. after receiving the new prescription
d. the pharmacist does this during counseling
-answer- c. after receiving the new prescription
>> Which identification number for a prescriber may be looked up online and is needed for
billing purposes?
a. NPI number
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b. DEA number
c. NDC number
d. telephone number
-answer- a. NPI number
>> When collecting the patient's information, a physical address is required by law for
a. filling all prescriptions
b. filling controlled substances
c. identification purposes
d. insurance billing
-answer- b. filling controlled substances
>> What part of a prescription has instruction to the pharmacist in dispensing the
medication?
a. inscription
b. subscription
c. signa
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- b. subscription
>> When may a generic equivalent drug be dispensed for the brand name prescribed drug?
a. anytime
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b. at insurance discretion
c. physician signs the "substitution permitted" line
d. prescriber signs DAW line
-answer- c. physician signs the "substitution permitted" line
>> When should a prescriber be classed prior to filling a prescription?
a. anytime the prescription needs to be clarified
b. when there is a question about the authenticity of the prescription
c. if the date is missing on the prescription
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- d. all of the choices are correct
>> What part of a prescription's information may look different on the label but is not an
error?
a. number of refills
b. drug name
c. physician's name
d. patient's name
-answer- b. drug name
>> During the drug utilization review, an alert for a potential allergy and a drug-drug
interaction occurs, what should the technician do?
PHARMACY PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS [VERIFIED]
>> What area in a community pharmacy is restricted to pharmacy personnel only?
a. drive through widow
b. retail front area
c. prescription preparation area
d. counseling area
-answer- c. prescription preparation area
>> What attribute will help a pharmacy technician deal with the variety of tasks expected of
him or her?
a. paying attention to detail
b. ability to multitask
c. being friendly and a good listener
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- d. all of the choices are correct
>> What marking on a prescription drug bottle label means that an official prescription from a
legal prescriber is necessary for dispensing it to a patient?
a. signa
b. federal legend
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c. NDC number
d. Rx only
-answer- d. Rx only
>> What part of a prescription has instructions to the pharmacist in dispensing the
medication?
a. inscription
b. subscription
c. signa
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- b. subscription
>> During which step in the critical path of a new prescription should the pharmacy technician
verify and update the patient's profile?
a. after entering and filling the new prescription
b. no need to if patient is already in database
c. after receiving the new prescription
d. the pharmacist does this during counseling
-answer- c. after receiving the new prescription
>> Which identification number for a prescriber may be looked up online and is needed for
billing purposes?
a. NPI number
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b. DEA number
c. NDC number
d. telephone number
-answer- a. NPI number
>> When collecting the patient's information, a physical address is required by law for
a. filling all prescriptions
b. filling controlled substances
c. identification purposes
d. insurance billing
-answer- b. filling controlled substances
>> What part of a prescription has instruction to the pharmacist in dispensing the
medication?
a. inscription
b. subscription
c. signa
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- b. subscription
>> When may a generic equivalent drug be dispensed for the brand name prescribed drug?
a. anytime
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b. at insurance discretion
c. physician signs the "substitution permitted" line
d. prescriber signs DAW line
-answer- c. physician signs the "substitution permitted" line
>> When should a prescriber be classed prior to filling a prescription?
a. anytime the prescription needs to be clarified
b. when there is a question about the authenticity of the prescription
c. if the date is missing on the prescription
d. all of the choices are correct
-answer- d. all of the choices are correct
>> What part of a prescription's information may look different on the label but is not an
error?
a. number of refills
b. drug name
c. physician's name
d. patient's name
-answer- b. drug name
>> During the drug utilization review, an alert for a potential allergy and a drug-drug
interaction occurs, what should the technician do?
