PEBC Pharmacy tech Sample Questions #2
Questions With Complete Solutions
RY is an 85 year old male, living alone, who takes 12 different
medications. For the past week, he has telephoned the pharmacy
every day to ask the pharmacy technician if he should be taking
1 or 2 tablets of his diuretic (this medication looks similar to
another tablet that he takes). He calls again today with the same
question. After answering his question, the most appropriate
pharmacy technician action would be to:
a. call RY's family doctor to suggest changing the diuretic to a
medication that looks different.
b. suggest that RY have the labels on his prescription bottles
changed to a bigger font for easier reading.
c. recommend that the pharmacy use a blister packaging
Dosett® to dispense RY's medications.
d. suggest that RY write down the answer to his question so that
he does not need to telephone again. correct answer: C
Auxiliary labelling for clarithromycin suspension should include
which of the following?
a. Shake gently before using.
b. Take with plenty of fluids.
c. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.
d. Keep refrigerated. correct answer: A
For which of the following medications would it be most
appropriate to affix the auxiliary label "Take on an empty
stomach" to the prescription vial prior to dispensing?
a. Naproxen
, b. Levothyroxine
c. Prednisone
d. Nitrofurantoin correct answer: B
According to the Narcotic Control Regulations of the Controlled
Drugs and Substances Act, which of the following practitioners
may NOT prescribe narcotic drugs?
a. Chiropractors
b. Nurse practitioners
c. Podiatrists
d. Midwives correct answer: A
The ethical principle of veracity requires that pharmacy
technicians:
a. respect the rights of others to make choices.
b. do good to patients, placing the benefit of the patient over
other factors such as cost.
c. act with fairness, to allow people to receive that to which they
are entitled.
d. act with honesty and without deception. correct answer: D
When processing a prescription refill, the pharmacy technician
notices that the prescription had been previously filled
incorrectly. When the patient is shown the prescription product,
he says that the tablets have a different appearance than the
medication he was provided. Which of the following is the most
appropriate initial pharmacy technician response?
a. Acknowledge that the medication being dispensed does look
different, but explain that there is no reason for concern.
b. Ask the pharmacy technician who dispensed the prescription
previously to address the patient's concern.
Questions With Complete Solutions
RY is an 85 year old male, living alone, who takes 12 different
medications. For the past week, he has telephoned the pharmacy
every day to ask the pharmacy technician if he should be taking
1 or 2 tablets of his diuretic (this medication looks similar to
another tablet that he takes). He calls again today with the same
question. After answering his question, the most appropriate
pharmacy technician action would be to:
a. call RY's family doctor to suggest changing the diuretic to a
medication that looks different.
b. suggest that RY have the labels on his prescription bottles
changed to a bigger font for easier reading.
c. recommend that the pharmacy use a blister packaging
Dosett® to dispense RY's medications.
d. suggest that RY write down the answer to his question so that
he does not need to telephone again. correct answer: C
Auxiliary labelling for clarithromycin suspension should include
which of the following?
a. Shake gently before using.
b. Take with plenty of fluids.
c. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.
d. Keep refrigerated. correct answer: A
For which of the following medications would it be most
appropriate to affix the auxiliary label "Take on an empty
stomach" to the prescription vial prior to dispensing?
a. Naproxen
, b. Levothyroxine
c. Prednisone
d. Nitrofurantoin correct answer: B
According to the Narcotic Control Regulations of the Controlled
Drugs and Substances Act, which of the following practitioners
may NOT prescribe narcotic drugs?
a. Chiropractors
b. Nurse practitioners
c. Podiatrists
d. Midwives correct answer: A
The ethical principle of veracity requires that pharmacy
technicians:
a. respect the rights of others to make choices.
b. do good to patients, placing the benefit of the patient over
other factors such as cost.
c. act with fairness, to allow people to receive that to which they
are entitled.
d. act with honesty and without deception. correct answer: D
When processing a prescription refill, the pharmacy technician
notices that the prescription had been previously filled
incorrectly. When the patient is shown the prescription product,
he says that the tablets have a different appearance than the
medication he was provided. Which of the following is the most
appropriate initial pharmacy technician response?
a. Acknowledge that the medication being dispensed does look
different, but explain that there is no reason for concern.
b. Ask the pharmacy technician who dispensed the prescription
previously to address the patient's concern.
