Quiz 1: Pharmacy Technician Overview

Which of the following jobs is a pharmacy technician allowed to do?

Check and record that the final product is correct.

If controlled substances are stolen from a pharmacy, which federal agency should the pharmacy staff contact?

DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).

Which of the following word parts is added to the beginning of a medical term?

Prefix.

What task should a pharmacy technician complete when helping a pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)?

Schedule appointments for patients.

What is the best way for a pharmacy technician to communicate with patients?

Ask the patient questions that require more than a 'yes' or 'no' answer.

Based on the prescription 'UW 2 tsp po bid ac', which of the following directions should a pharmacy technician include on the prescription label for the patient?

Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals.

What should a pharmacy technician do when talking to a patient who speaks a different language?

Show pictures.

What communication techniques should a pharmacy technician use when talking to a patient at the pharmacy counter?

Listen carefully to the patient.

If a drug company refuses to recall a medication that is clearly a risk to people's health, which government agency can force a recall?

Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Which form should a pharmacy technician use to ask for permission to destroy expired controlled substances?

DEA Form 41.

A pharmacy technician should report a bad reaction to a drug to which of the following?

FDA MedWatch.

Which of the following medications should be flushed down the toilet for disposal?

Fentanyl patches.

Which reference book should a pharmacy technician use to find out if two intravenous solutions can be mixed together?

Trissel’s Handbook on Injectable Drugs.

How many different types of controlled substances can be ordered on a DEA-222 form?

1.

Which of the following tasks is a pharmacy technician allowed to do?

Witness the disposal of controlled substances.

Which of the following tasks is part of medication reconciliation?

Getting a list of the patient's current medications.

Where should the varicella vaccine be stored?

Freezer.

A pharmacy technician should dispose of which of the following medications in a hazardous waste bin?

Cytotoxic agents.

The prefix 'hypo-' means which of the following?

Too little or below.

Which reference book lists FDA-approved medications and their therapeutic equivalents?

Orange Book.