Final part 1

What organization offers the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE)?

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

In 1820, eleven physicians convened to list the standard compounding recipes for common drugs used in the United States. What was this document called?

US Pharmacopeia (USP)

MTM includes all the following *except*

counseling patients by a pharmacy technician.

The word *pharmacy* comes from the ancient Greek _____ word *pharmakon* meaning

remedy.

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Prior to 1920, how were most pharmacists educated in the United States?

serving as apprentices in pharmacies

In which pharmacy setting do pharmacy technicians have the most direct patient contact?

community

Examples of emerging advanced technician positions include all of the following, *except*

Counseling Technician.

During the pharmacy profession's traditional era,

most prescriptions were compounded by a pharmacist.

What type of organization gained popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, and provided health care through a managed-care model?

HMO

Pharmacy Technicians make it possible for pharmacists to do what?

Offer drug therapy counsel.

To obtain a license to practice as a pharmacist, one must do all of the following *except*

pass a state-specific licensing exam.

Which of the following statements is true regarding independent community pharmacies?

They are owned and operated by a pharmacist or group of pharmacists.

What North American medicinal plant has been used from the early period of colonization to the present for building up immunity and preventing infection?

echinacea

Many pharmacy technicians in a hospital work

in a clean room environment.

What is the purpose of medication therapy management (MTM)?

to ensure best health outcomes for drug therapy

As paraprofessionals, radiology technicians, dental technicians, and pharmacy technicians play a key role in

attending to patient's needs.

Who is considered “ The Father of Medicine” ?

Hippocrates

According to the Millis Commission Report, who is responsible for advising patients and healthcare providers about the appropriateness and effects of specific drugs?

pharmacists

Pharmacy technicians are trained to do which of the following?

prepare medications to be dispensed

Who determines what credentials are needed to be a pharmacy technician?

State Board of Pharmacy

The mass marketing of drugs by pharmaceutical manufacturers occurred during which era?

scientific

What was the "Edict of Salermo" in the 13th century?

a Sicilian law that said only chemists could make medicines in special shops

Institutional pharmacies *typically* require pharmacy technicians to

be certified.

A document that permits a pharmacist to provide protocol based care upon referral from a physician is called what?

Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA)

Pharmacognosy was the focus of study of early formal education and degree programs in pharmacy. Select the correct definition for pharmacognosy.

study of medicinal uses of natural products

Which ASHP movement required the education and certification of pharmacy technicians?

Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI)

Which area of pharmacy practice may require advanced training and certification?

sterile compounding

In order to increase your marketability as a technician, it is helpful to gain an additional certification in what area/s?

**phlebotomy, healthcare coding, basic Life Support**

Acceptance into a pharmacy school would require which of the following?

completion of pre-pharmacy coursework

Which of the following statements about pharmacy technicians is true?

They are under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.

A pharmacy technician might help with MTM by

entering accurate patient history.

To help keep healthcare costs low, health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

have a formulary of approved drugs.

Pharmaceutics is defined as the study of

how drug dosage formulations are manufactured to be released in the body.

Pharmacy technicians are trained to

input prescriptions into a computer system.

What was the first US organization to formally train pharmacy technicians?

the Department of Defense.

Throughout the pharmacy technician training curriculum, students practice

computerized record keeping.

How did pharmacists, prior to 1920, learn their trade?

serving as apprentices in pharmacies

The Exam for Certification as Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) is

sponsored by the National Healthcare Association.

Who takes final responsibility and liability for a pharmacy technician's actions?

supervising pharmacist

The pharmacy technician serves as a _____ in the hospital pharmacy.

pharmacist's assistant

What task may a pharmacy technician perform in a skilled care facility?

\n **inspecting the drugs stored in nursing stations**

During what era did the task of producing most drugs shift from the pharmacists to the drug manufacturers?

\n **Scientific Era**

Pharmacists would not be able to offer drug therapy counseling and monitoring without the help of well trained

pharmacy technicians.

Another name for a pharmacy is an apothecary; *apothecary* is derived from what word?

Latin word for "storage place", associated with dry goods, herbs and wine.

How are independent and chain pharmacies alike?

They fill e-prescriptions for walk-in patients.

Your career as a pharmacy technician may prepare you to consider a higher level of professional education in related fields, such as

nursing.

Most contemporary pharmacy technicians find work in community pharmacies and _______ pharmacies.

institutional

The advantage/s of a home healthcare pharmacy includes

less uprooting for the patient, cost savings, more pleasant, comfortable atmosphere than a hospital.

To obtain certification as a pharmacy technician, one must

pass a pharmacy technician national certification exam.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) provides

proof of knowledge for the retail and hospital pharmacy settings.

Radioactive pharmaceuticals will be prepared in a __________pharmacy.

nuclear

A Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) provides the ___________ with the ability to provide protocol-based care.

pharmacist

Hopsital pharmacies employ approximately what percentage of pharmacy technicians?

25%

Pharmacy technicians may find themselves doing all these tasks EXCEPT

recommending best OTC cold medication.

In 1968, the first formal nonmilitary training program began for pharmacy technicians

in hospitals.

Who wrote the first Greco-Roman drug formulary?

Pedanius Dioscorides

Currently, what type of pharmacy employs the greatest share of pharmacists?

community

State boards of pharmacy regulate the

requirements for pharmacy technician practice.

The process by which a pharmacist's license may be recognized by another state is called what?

reciprocation

The retail community pharmacy has its roots in

wine and dry goods stores, the Grocers' Guild, alchemists' compounding shops.

What medicinal plant has been used by healthcare providers since the Middle Ages for heart problems?

foxglove

What is a typical course in an accredited pharmacy technician training program?

pharmacology

The profession of pharmacy has deep roots in the work of early physicians from what culture/s?

Greek and Roman, Arab Muslim, Arab Jewish and Christian.

Which of the following statements about pharmacy technicians is true?

They act as cashiers, inventory managers, and check patient demographics for accuracy.

One of the higher paying options for pharmacy technician is

working for a Veterans Administration Hospital.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding mail-order pharmacies?

They are more likely to dispense a 90-day supply of medication than an independent pharmacy.

The area of _____ in pharmacy practice requires additional training and certification.

chemotherapy and hazardous compounding

In hospitals, trained pharmacy technicians perform all of the following EXCEPT?

overseeing floor stock inventory

One of the first manufactured and mass marketed synthetic drugs, made in the 1800s, was

Bayer Aspirin.

Formal training programs for pharmacy technicians

encourage graduates to sit for a national certification exam.

In the IND application, the developer of a new drug must not only provide the data results of animal studies but explain

why the drug is needed in humans, detailed description of the proposed clinical studies in humans, how the drug will be manufactured.

You are helping a patient find a good quality fish oil supplement. What marking on the label identifies the supplement as being of good quality?

USP verified

A drug product from the horseshoe crab's blue blood is used for ensuring drugs, vaccines, and surgical implants are germ free. The drug is called

\n **limulus amebocyte lysate.**

Louis Pasteur not only pioneered the process of pasteurization, but also proved that

\n **germs do exist.**

Which drug was the first psychopharmaceutical drug approved by the FDA to treat schizophrenia?

chlorpromazine

A patient at the pharmacy is complaining about the high cost of a new brand medication to treat his heart disease. What might a pharmacy technician tell the patient to help him understand the reason for the cost?

Drug research and development is very costly, and only 1 in 5000 drugs studies make it to the market.

How are homeopathic medications different from OTC drugs?

Homeopathic drugs are not evaluated for safety or efficacy by the FDA

The process by which patients are protected from harmful germs during surgery or medical procedures is called

aseptic technique.

Drug safety and surveillance works to ensure the public is not harmed by medications that are on the market in the US. When a patient complains a new medication is causing an extreme itchiness all over, what national database would be used to report this to the FDA?

MedWatch

Penicillin is an antibiotic, and it will not work to treat HIV/AIDS. Why?

HIV/AIDS is caused by a virus.

The hormone insulin was discovered and isolated for treatment of diabetes due to difficulties in the functioning of the

pancreas.

Newer insulin products are not derived from their natural source but are engineered in a lab using gene technology. This type of drug is classified as a

\n **biogenetically engineered drug.**

Which of the following statements about the dietary supplement approval process is true?

Supplements are considered to be food, not drugs.

When receiving a prescription to fill and talking to a patient, you should get complete a(n) __________ to prevent the patient from having a bad reaction to the drug.

allergy history

The discovery of the existence of microbes and their role in causing illness is known as the

germ theory.

Good sources of Vitamin B1 are beans, peas, lentils, barley, brown rice, and sunflower seeds. What disease is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin B1?

beriberi

Antineoplastic drugs require the technician to be careful when

compounding, storing, dispensing.

Why should the new drug Addyi (flibanserin) not be mixed with alcohol?

\n **It could cause low blood pressure.**

If a liquid has an unpleasant taste, what inert ingredient could be added to improve patient compliance?

flavoring

What document signed by a research-study participant states the purpose and risks of the research in easily understandable terms?

informed consent form

Amoxicillin is a semisynthetic drug that is designed to be__________than penicillin.

more effective

In order for a generic drug to be considered for approval by the FDA, a generic pharmaceutical company must prove the generic drug product is

bioequivalent.

If a drug manufacturer makes a drug that is similar to a natural substance and that mimics the therapeutic effects of the original substance, this laboratory drug is called a

synthesized drug.

When might a pharmacy technician need to look at a national drug code assigned by the FDA?

**during inventory control, while filling prescriptions, during insurance reimbursement.**

The development of a vaccine by Dr. Edward Jenner led to the eradication worldwide by 1979 of the disease called

smallpox.

After an INDA has been approved by the FDA, in which stage of the clinical drug studies are patients with the disease first put on the drug therapy to test effectiveness?

Phase 2

Since the active ingredients in biotechnology drugs or biological drugs are made of natural and living materials, they are not able to be considered bioequivalent in the same way that generic drugs can be. If an alternative biotechnology drug demonstrates no clinically meaningful differences in safety and effectiveness compared to the reference product, it can be considered

\n **biosimilar.**

During the drug research process, what group must review the results of animal research studies before human trials will be allowed to begin in the US?

\n **FDA**

Infections like malaria, bubonic plague, and Lyme disease are transmitted to humans by

insects and animals.

For a drug to be given OTC status, the FDA will require a ________ that clearly states all the information the patient will need to use the drug without a prescription.

Drug Facts box on the label