Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Chapter 4 (copy)

You are filling a medication for a patient. You give it to the pharmacist and s/he puts additional stickers on the bottle that say "take with food" and "This is the same medication you have been getting, but color or size may appear different." These stickers are called ...

auxiliary labels

The preparation of a dosage form for drug delivery that is customized for a particular patient is called...

Extemporaneous compounding

... is a process in which a licensed pharmacist, physician, or outsourcing facility employee mixes, combines, or alters the ingredients of a drug to create a medication for a patient.

Compounding

Sterile compounding must be done with specific technique called ...

aseptic technique

______ is a serious condition in which the body responds improperly to an infection, which can be caused by bacteria or toxins from bacteria.

Sepsis

Sterile compounding is performed in a…..

laminar flow hood (a hood with a laminar flow of air (in one direction))

Before withdrawing any drug from a vial, we must disinfect the _____ of the vial with alcohol.

septum

The needle should be placed on the septum, beveled side up, and should first pierce the septum at a 45-degree angle. Then, it may be turned going into the vial. This prevents fragments of the rubber septum from entering the needle and thus the medication. This is known as...

coring

______________ are capable of causing serious effects including cancer, organ toxicity, fertility problems, genetic damage, and birth defects. These are a special class of medications and have different categories (like controlled medications).

Hazardous medications

What are the categories of hazardous medications called?

NIOSH-1, NIOSH-2, and NIOSH-3

At what angle are intramuscular injections given?

90º

At what angle are subcutaneous injections given?

45º

A(n) ______________ is an immediate injection of a medication, usually done to avoid having to build up a medication before starting a regimen.

bolus injection

An ___________ is a resulting combination when one or more sterile products are added to a 50 mL or larger bag or bottle of IV fluid for parenteral administration.

IV admixture