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NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
Questions Answered 100% Correct
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to
a patient in a calendar month? - ANSWER 9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating
"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock
bottles? - ANSWER Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - ANSWER Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled
substance prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - ANSWER Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - ANSWER
<USP 797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - ANSWER Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled
substance should be retained on file? - ANSWER 2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when
filling a prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - ANSWER Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? - ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic
outcomes for a patient? - ANSWER Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a
non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile
preparations does this compound fall under? - ANSWER High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage
plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - ANSWER PPO
, 2
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for
vitamin B12? - ANSWER Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
dispensing machine? - ANSWER Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the
filling of a prescription? - ANSWER Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification
check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - ANSWER Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written".
Which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? -
ANSWER DAW 1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding
prednisone (deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - ANSWER Tall-man lettering is
incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
following? - ANSWER Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a
preparation mixed with water)? - ANSWER 14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old
patient's blood glucose test strips? - ANSWER Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's
monograph? - ANSWER Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag
of 0.9% sodium chloride? - ANSWER 9 g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's
tooth ache? - ANSWER DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? -
ANSWER Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
information might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 - ANSWER The strength of
2.0 mg should be written as 2 mg
NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
Questions Answered 100% Correct
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to
a patient in a calendar month? - ANSWER 9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating
"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock
bottles? - ANSWER Durham Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - ANSWER Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled
substance prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - ANSWER Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - ANSWER
<USP 797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - ANSWER Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled
substance should be retained on file? - ANSWER 2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when
filling a prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - ANSWER Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? - ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic
outcomes for a patient? - ANSWER Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a
non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile
preparations does this compound fall under? - ANSWER High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage
plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - ANSWER PPO
, 2
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for
vitamin B12? - ANSWER Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
dispensing machine? - ANSWER Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the
filling of a prescription? - ANSWER Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification
check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - ANSWER Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written".
Which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? -
ANSWER DAW 1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding
prednisone (deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - ANSWER Tall-man lettering is
incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
following? - ANSWER Patient Counseling
A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a
preparation mixed with water)? - ANSWER 14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old
patient's blood glucose test strips? - ANSWER Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's
monograph? - ANSWER Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag
of 0.9% sodium chloride? - ANSWER 9 g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's
tooth ache? - ANSWER DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? -
ANSWER Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
information might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 - ANSWER The strength of
2.0 mg should be written as 2 mg
