Ptcb stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) requires a patient to use ____ and either recommends or requires the use of ____. - ANSWER in-network pharmacies; generic drugs Patients in a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) can use ____. - ANSWER in-network or out-of-network pharmacies The 4 parts of Medicare are: Part A (hospital insurance), Part B (medical insurance), Part C (Medicare Advantage Plan that is private insurance), and Part D (______________________). - ANSWER prescription drug i...

What is the main difference between a prescription and a medication order? a. There is no difference; they are terms used interchangeable for the same thing. b. Prescriptions are written only in hospitals and inpatient facilities c. Prescriptions are for outpatient facilities, medication orders for impatient facilities d. Medication orders are forms for ordering chemicals - Answer c. Prescriptions are for outpatient facilities, medication orders for impatient facilities What is the defini...

Toprol is the brand name for what medication? propranolol carvedilol metoprolol atenolol - Answer metoprolol A prescription is written for Paxil 10 mg QD. What medication and dosing schedule are being ordered? paroxetine 10 mg once daily fluoxetine 10 mg once daily citalopram 10 mg once daily escitalopram 10 mg once daily - Answer paroxetine 10 mg once daily How should patients take their nitroglycerin sublingual tablet? Chew the tablet and then allow it to dissolve before swallow...

you have received a medication order to prepare a 250ml bag of NS with 1g of Kefzol. the patient is to receive a 250 mg dose per hour. the infusion is calibrated at 10gtt/ml. what flow rate is needed to deliver the dose? - Answer 10 gtt/min what process brings a drug from the administration site into the bloodstream? - Answer absorption what is the generic name for lotensin - Answer benazepril how many inches inside a laminar airflow hood should one prepare a sterile product? - Answer 6...

The directions for use for Timoptic is 2 gtts os bid. What is the meaning of os? - Answer left eye What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"? - Answer pc An order reads "Tylenol 325mg pr q 4 h prn". What dosage form should be dispensed? - Answer suppositories A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages. What expiration date will appear on the package? - Answer 50% of labeled expiration date to a maximum of 1 year The expiration date on a ...

Which federal agency is responsible for processing New Drug Applications and approving new drugs to be sold in the US? - Answer FDA Which federal agency is responsible for regulating package inserts? - Answer FDA Which federal agency is responsible for regulating advertisement of drugs in the US? - Answer FDA Which agency is responsible for issuing recalls on medications? - Answer FDA Which agency enforces the Controlled Substances Act and is responsible for tracking the manufacture ...

Knowing which of the following can best assist a technician in the prevention of data entry errors? A. Names of medications B. Insurance co-payments C. Pharmacokinetics D. Physician contact information - Answer A. Names of medications Which of the following injectable drugs would be stored in refrigerator? A. Clindamycin B. Ciprofloxacin C. Cyanocobalamin D. Calcitonin-salmon - Answer D. Calcitonin-salmon The requirement that a non-formulary medication be covered only if approv...

Ace Inhibitors should not be taken with...... - Answer Potassium Diuretics Vitamin deficency causes Rickets - Answer Vitamin D CSAR stands for? - Answer Controlled Substance Administration Record Elixer is a form of.. - Answer Alcohol & Water A drug that does not require blood work? - Answer Sulfasalazine NDC includes? - Answer Drug Mfg, Drug Product, Package size Inventory for Controlled Substance's is performed ? - Answer every 2-Years Beta Blockers End in ? - Answer .......

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), abbreviations used during prescription writing: - Answer *Are prone to errors* The best reference for obtaining storage requirements for a particular drug is the: - Answer *USP-NF* [the USP-NF contains drug monographs that include storage requirements] A pharmacy technician must administer 1000 mL of TPN solution at 75 mL/hr. If the set delivers 20 gtt/mL, the flow rate, in gtt/min, will be: - Answer 75 mL/hr x 20 gtts/mL x 1...

Which of the following is false about the chemical name of a drug? a. It is also called the scientific name b. It is used in conventional language c. The most important naming system is the IUPAC name d. Drugs are named according to the structure of the drug molecules - Answer B. It is used in conventional language Which of the following is a generic name? a. Penicillin b. Advil c. N-acetyl-p-aminophenol d. Zoloft - Answer A. Penicillin Which of the following is another name for th...