Studied by 25 people
NPO is the abbreviation of
Nothing by mouth
Brand name for eszopiclone
Lunesta
Which of the following provides the Medicare prescription drug benefit?
Medicare Part A Medicare Part B Medicare Part C Medicare Part D
Medicare part D
Which of the following is NOT a Schedule I narcotic?
OxyContin Heroin Marijuana Ecstasy
OxyContin - Schedule II
Autoimmune disease that causes excessive amounts of thyroid hormone
Graveâs Disease
If a physician writes an order for 400 mL of D5W to be infused over a 4-hour time period, and the IV drop factor is 12 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should be delivered?
20 gtt
If two drugs are taken together and one of them intensifies the action of the other, what type of drug interaction has occurred?
Potentiation
A drug sells for $29.99 retail and has a wholesale cost of $19.74. The dispensing cost is $3.20. What is the pharmacy's net profit?
$7.05
Which of the following medications is not used to treat high cholesterol?
Nexium Crestor Vytorin Zetia
Nexium - GERD
What is the suffix for proton pump inhibitor?
-prazole
You are planning to prepare 600 mL of 20% dextrose solution, by mixing your 5% and 50% dextrose solution. How much of each solution will be needed?
200 ml of 50% and 400 ml of 5%
The action of reducing a material to small particles is:
Trituration
What is DEA form 222 used for?
To order schedule II medications
74 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius
23.3
This law defined two specific categories for medications: prescription and over-the-counter.
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
The Red Book is a resource that focuses on
Drug pricing
A list of medications available for use within a health care system is called a
Formulary
Tall man letters are used for drugs that
Have similar looking names
The pharmacy technician notices that a dosage may be typed wrong in the system. The reading says 0.1g but it should probably be 0.01g as 0.1 may be too large of a dose. What should the technician do in this case?
Alert the pharmacist
A drug is recalled by the FDA, but the problem is unlikely to cause any adverse health reactions. What type of recall would this be?
Class I Class II Class III Class IV
Class III
According to federal law, DEA forms need to be maintained for ____ years
2
Laminar flow hoods must be certified every ___ months
6
Which of the following is NOT used to treat insomnia?
Lunesta Ambien Chantix Xanax
Chantix - used to treat nicotine addiction
What is the brand name for aripiprazole?
Abilify - antipsychotic
Convert 5.5 kg to pounds.
12.1 lb
An order is written to administer 2 liters of an IV fluid over 18 hours. What will the flow rate be?
111 mL/hr
What type of drug is loratadine?
Antihistamine
The percent equivalent of a 1:125 ratio is
0.8%
An order is written for 500 mL of NS to infuse at 40 gtt/min. How long would it take to infuse the NS if the set delivers 10 gtt/mL?
125 minutes
If a drug has no accepted medical use and extremely high potential for abuse, which DEA schedule would it be categorized in?
Schedule I
On which of these would you find information about the pharmacology of a drug?
Prescription Prescription label Auxiliary label Patient packet insert (PPI)
Patient packet insert (PPI)
What is a common side effect of warfarin?
Internal bleeding Diarrhea Headache Difficulty breathing
Internal bleeding
This federal law requires pharmacists to review Medicaid recipients' entire drug profile before filling their prescriptions.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
Schedule II medication must be stored in
A locked safe
Wash hands and forearms to the elbow for at least 30 seconds.
What is DEA Form 41 used for?
To document the destruction of controlled substances
What type of drug is omeprazole?
Proton pump inhibitor
What is the maximum capacity for a class A balance?
120 g
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