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Which of the following information is indicated by the NDC number?
The manufacturer
A pharamcy technician dilutes a 1 g vial of cefazolin (Ancef) to 100 mg/mL. Which of the following is the amount of solution the technician should use to compound a 500 mg dose?
5 mL
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following types of listening involves asking the patient clarifying questions regarding what the technician heard the patient say?
Evaluating
A pharmacy technician should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in 1 L bag of 0.9% sodium chloride.
9 g
A pharamcy technician discovers that a medication was dispensed to the wrong patient. After reporting the error to the pharmacist, to which of the following organizations should the error be reported?
MERP
Which of the following is the maximum number of times a prescription for a schedule III to schedule IV medication can be refilled within 6 months from the date it was originally written?
Five
According to federal law, which of the following is classified as a schedule II medication?
Mescaline
A pharamcy technician is assisting a patient who reports that she is allergic to NSAIDs. which of the following should the technician recognize as a medication that this patient should avoid taking?
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)
Based on the prescription below, a pharamcy technician should identify that which of the following information might cause a medication administration error
Glimepiride (Amaryllis) 2.0mg one tablet orally once daily #90
The prescriber should spell out 90# for the quantity
According to USP <797>, which of the following personal protective equipment should a pharmacy technician apply first when performing aseptic technique?
Shoe covers
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following OTC medications is most likely to increase a patients risk for gastrointestinal bleeding
ibuprofen (Motrin)
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following volumes is equivalent to 45 mL?
3 tbsp
A pharamcy technician should identify that which of the following describes the purpose of a black box warning on a medication label?
To indicate that the medication carries a risk for life-threatening adverse effects
When calculating the beyond-use date (BUD) for a sterile compound, which of the following information should a pharmacy technician consider?
The stability of the medication
Which of the following should a pharmacy technician recognize as an adverse effect of taking methylphenidate (Ritalin)
Weight loss
According to USP <797>, how many times must negative gloved fingertip sampling be demonstrated prior to preparing sterile products.
Three times
Based on the prescription below, how many tablets should a pharmacy technician dispense?
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) 500 mg tabs 1.5g aid x 10 days
120 tablets
A pharamcy technician should identify that which of the following statements is true when no refill information is provided on a noncontrolled substance prescription
Refills require authorization from the prescriber
A pharmacy technician is cleaning a laminar flow hood. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Wipe the hood in a horizontal fashion, from back to front
Which of the following tasks can a pharmacy technician legally perform?
Fill a unit dose cart
Which of the following actions is outside the scope of practice for a pharmacy technician who works at a community pharmacy that provides immunizations
explaining potential adverse effects of an immunization
Which of the following controlled substances schedules represents substances that contain limited quantities of certain narcotics and have low potential for abuse?
Schedule V
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following federal acts requires a patient to receive pharmacist counseling?
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
Which of the following medications should a pharmacy technician identify as a over the counter medication that is used to treat diarrhea?
Loperamide (immonium)
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following abbreviations is included on the institute for safe medical practices (ISMP) List of Error-Prone Abbreviations
QOD
Which of the following should pharmacy technician identify as the primary purpose of MedWatch
To allow the voluntary report of adverse events
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications is required to be stored behind the pharmacy counter?
Pseudoephedrine(Sudafed)
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following prescription instructions corresponds with the prescription below?
I tab qd am HBP
Take one tablet by mouth once daily in the morning for high blood pressure
Which of the following medications can a pharamcy technician stock in an automated dispensing machine?
Metformin (Glucophage)
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications is available to patients over the counter?
Minoxidil (Rogaine)
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 patients?
Medication therapy management
To reduce medication errors, which of the following formats should be used to represent a dosage measured in grams?
.300g
A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a toddler. Which of the following is the weight-based formula the technician should use to determine the correct pediatric dose?
Clarks rule
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compound sterile preparations does this compound fall under?
Medium risk
A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that indicates an NDC code of 0079-5420-66. Which of the following sets of numbers in the NDC code represent the medications active ingredient and dosage form?
5420
A pharmacy technician should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the following
Prescriber licensing information
A pharmacy technician should assign which of the following expiration dates to a magic mouthwash that contains water?
14 days
A pharmacy technician should identify that which pf the following federal acts created a stair-step schedule of controlled substances?
Comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act of 1970
Which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take when receiving a delivery of noncontrolled substances?
Contract the distributor to verify delivery
A patient’s medication administration record indicates that he is receiving ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn) piggyback aid. The pharmacy technician should recognize that this medication is delivered via which of the following routes of administration?
Intravenous injection
A pharmacy technician should mark medications that are set to expire how many months before the listed expiration date?
3 months
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications is exempt from child-resistant safety closure packaging requirements?
SL nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)A
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for a noncontrolled medication that indicates the medication should be refilled “prn”. The technician should identify that “prn” indicates which of the following?
The prescriber’s authorization is needed for each refill
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription to dispense Vl fl oz of promethazine syrup. What size bottle should the technician use to fill this prescription.
240 mL
Which of the following information does the FDA require to be published in a medication’s monograph?
Contraindications
A pharmacy technician is preparing a clindamycin (Cleocin) Oral suspension. Which of the following auxiliary labels should the technician place on the bottle.
“Take with a full glass of water”
Which of the following information is required by federal law to be included on a prescription label?
the prescribers DEA number
Which of the following is a security requirement for noncontrolled Medicaid prescriptions set forth by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)?
The prescription is required to be written on a tamper-resistant pad.
According to federal law, when transferring Schedule II medication to another pharmacy, which of the following forms should the receiving pharmacy complete and retain?
DEA form 222
When repackaging medications from a stock container to a unit-dose package, which of the following information should a pharmacy technician record?
The lot number of the medication
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharmacy technician bill for a 70-year-old patients blood glucose test strips?
Medicare Part B
A pharmacy Technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral?
PPO
A pharmacy technician is preparing to dispense a prescription. Which of the following findings is an indication that the prescription might be altered or forged?
Unusually small dosage
Which of the following methods should a pharmacy technician use when reducing the particle size of a solid with the aid of a solvent?
Trituration
A pharmacy technician should identify that pravastatin (Pravachol) is used to treat which of the following conditions?
Hyperlipidemia
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following organizations oversees the disposal of hazardous waste form health care facilities?
OSHA
Which of the following statements about storage conditions should a pharmacy technician make to a patient who is taking nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) Sublingual tablets?
“Nitroglycerin should be stored in the original, airtight container.”
Which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take to promote medication complaince?
Ask the patient to monitor medication intake by keeping a log.
Which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take to avoid contamination in the pharmacy se
Which of the following describes the prim
A pharmacy technician receives a request from a patient to fill a prescriptionn for a SSRI medication. The technician should identify that which of the following medications is classified as a SSRI?
Paroxetine (Paxil)
A pharmacy technician should recognize that celecoxib (Celebrex) is included in which of the following medication classes?
Cyclooxygenase - 2 - inhibitor (COX-2 inhibitor)
Which of the following conditions is a contraindication to taking atorvastatin (Lipitor)
Pregnancy
A pharmacy technician is required to include a patient package insert when dispensing which of the following medications to a patient?
Drospirenone (Yasmin)
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the primary goal of the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program?
To inform patients of the risks associated with a medication
According to the FDA, which of the following is required to prove that a generic medication is equivalent to a brand name medication?
Bioavailability
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following prescription labels corresponds with the prescription below
Take 1 teaspoon daily after meals for allergy
When a managed care plan covers 80% of a prescription cost and the patient pays the remaining 20%, this payment arrangement is known as which of the following?
Coninsurance
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for vitamin B12?
Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following organizations is responsible for reviewing new generic equivalents and therapeutic indications for existing medications?
Food and drug administration (FDA)
A patient asks a pharmacy technician to contact her prescriber to request a refill of Singulair. The technician should expect the prescriber to send a prescription for which of the following generic medications?
Montelukast
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following supplies is typically used in a compounding pharmacy to crush tablets?
Mortar and pestle
Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technicians scope of practice
Obtaining a patients health history
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for a patient who has the same first and last name as another patient in the patient profile software system. Which of the following information should the technician verify to ensure she is working with the correct patient profile?
Verify the patients date of birth
A provider prescribes an adult patient to receive 80 mEq of potassium over 3 hr. Which of the following would be the flow rate in mL/hr if 80 mEq/500 mL solution was dispensed?
167
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following prescription instructions corresponds with the prescription below?
ii gtts ad tid UD
Instill two drops in the right ear three times per day as directed
A pharmacy technician is preparing to inject a dilent into a vial of a powder medication. Which of the following needles should the technician use for this process?
Vented
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications contradicted for administration to a patient who is allergic to penicillin (PEN VK)
Amoxicillin/Clavulan
A pharamcy technician is entering a prescription that states, “dispense as written.” Which of the following DAW codes should the technician enter into the computer system?
DAW 1
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a Childs toothache?
DDS
How often should a pharmacy technician inspect floor stock medications?
Daily
A pharmacy technician should recognize that the acronym PHI is used to represent which of the following?
Protected health information
A medication prescription calls for dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1,000 mL with 40 mEq of potassium chloride to be infused at 125 mL/hr. How many 1 L bags will be needed over a 24 hour period
three
A pharmacy technician is compounding an IV prescription. Which of the following actions should the technician take to demonstrate best practice for quality assurance?
Use a bar code verification system
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following prescription instruction corresponds with the prescription below?
Take two tablets by mouth every 4 to 6 hr as needed
A pharanmcy technician should identify that which of the following abbreviations means left ear?
AS
Which of the following auxiliary labels should a pharmacy technician place on a prescription for amoxicillin suspension (Amoxil)
“Shake Well Before Use”
According to the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) that a patient can obtain in 1 day?
3.6g
A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following medication instructions will be included on a prescription for levothyroxine (Synthroid)
“Take the medication on an empty stomach”
Which of the following should a pharmacy technician identify as the brand name for aledronate?
Fosamax
Which of the following tasks should a pharamcy technician identify as the final step in the filling process of a new prescription?
Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following should a pharmacy technician identify as a type of medication that is used to relieve coughing?
Antitussive
Which of the following information should a pharmacy technician be aware of regarding prednisone (Deltasone) and prednisolone
Tall-man letering is incorporated on their labels
When validating a DEA number, a pharmacy technician should identify that the second letter should be the first letter of which of the following
prescribers last name
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following information is required on labels prepared for compound sterile products?
beyond0use dates
Which of the following vitamins should a pharmacy technician identify as fat-soluble?
Vitamin K
Personal who are authorized to enter the sterile compounding room should receive training in accordance with which of the following organizations?
United States pharmacopeia USP
A pharmacy technician is preparing to take inventory of all controlled substances that are in stock at the pharmacy. The technician should identify that the DEA requires reporting of exact quatities for which of the following schedules of controlled substances?
Schedule II
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is an example of a solid dosage form
Effervescent tablets