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NAHRO PHM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
The _____ takes responsibility and liability for a
pharmacy technician's actions. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
supervising pharmacist
During what era did the task of producing most drugs
shift from the pharmacist to the drug manufacturers? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ scientific era
The Department of Defense established: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the first formal training program of medics and
pharmacy technicians
list of drugs approved for use in an institution or
insurance program - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ drug
formulary
focusing on pain relief and quality of life for painful
debilitating illnesses - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ palliative
care
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working to transmute of a base metal into silver or gold
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ alchemy
studying medicinal functions of natural products of
animal, plant, and mineral origins - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ pharmacognosy
caring for a terminally ill patient - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
hospice care
process of preparing a drug that is not commercially
manufactured - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ compounding
natural, plant-derived drug - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
herbal medicine
counseling patient on the choice and use of drug therapy
and monitoring outcomes - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
medication therapy management
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Formal training programs for pharmacy technicians : -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ encourage graduate to sit for a
national certification exam
Another name for a pharmacy is an apothecary;
apothecary is derived from: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
"storage place" associated with dry goods, herbs and
wine
What task may a pharmacy technician perform in a
skilled care facility? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ inspecting
the drugs stored in nursing stations
Pharmacists would not be able to offer drug therapy
counseling and monitoring without the help of well-
trained? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ pharmacy technicians
The pharmacy technician serves as a ___ in the hospital
pharmacy. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ pharmacist's assistant
Institutional pharmacies employ what percentage of
pharmacy technicians? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 25%
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Pharmacy technician's may find themselves doing these
tasks: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -contacting physician's
offices
- processing insurance claims
- assembling patient medication profiles
Early pharmacy technicians were: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the chemist and apothecary apprentices
To obtain certification as a pharmacy technician, one
must: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ pass a pharmacy technician
national certification exam
Pharmacetics is defined as the study of: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ how drug dosage formulations are
manufactured to be released in the body
State boards of pharmacy regulate the : - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ requirements for pharmacy technicians practice
NAHRO PHM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
The _____ takes responsibility and liability for a
pharmacy technician's actions. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
supervising pharmacist
During what era did the task of producing most drugs
shift from the pharmacist to the drug manufacturers? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ scientific era
The Department of Defense established: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the first formal training program of medics and
pharmacy technicians
list of drugs approved for use in an institution or
insurance program - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ drug
formulary
focusing on pain relief and quality of life for painful
debilitating illnesses - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ palliative
care
,2|Page
working to transmute of a base metal into silver or gold
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ alchemy
studying medicinal functions of natural products of
animal, plant, and mineral origins - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ pharmacognosy
caring for a terminally ill patient - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
hospice care
process of preparing a drug that is not commercially
manufactured - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ compounding
natural, plant-derived drug - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
herbal medicine
counseling patient on the choice and use of drug therapy
and monitoring outcomes - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
medication therapy management
,3|Page
Formal training programs for pharmacy technicians : -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ encourage graduate to sit for a
national certification exam
Another name for a pharmacy is an apothecary;
apothecary is derived from: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
"storage place" associated with dry goods, herbs and
wine
What task may a pharmacy technician perform in a
skilled care facility? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ inspecting
the drugs stored in nursing stations
Pharmacists would not be able to offer drug therapy
counseling and monitoring without the help of well-
trained? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ pharmacy technicians
The pharmacy technician serves as a ___ in the hospital
pharmacy. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ pharmacist's assistant
Institutional pharmacies employ what percentage of
pharmacy technicians? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 25%
, 4|Page
Pharmacy technician's may find themselves doing these
tasks: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -contacting physician's
offices
- processing insurance claims
- assembling patient medication profiles
Early pharmacy technicians were: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the chemist and apothecary apprentices
To obtain certification as a pharmacy technician, one
must: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ pass a pharmacy technician
national certification exam
Pharmacetics is defined as the study of: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ how drug dosage formulations are
manufactured to be released in the body
State boards of pharmacy regulate the : - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ requirements for pharmacy technicians practice
