Pharmacy Technician Certification Test Questions

Pharmacy Technician

A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care products to paitents

Pharmacist

A person who is educated & licensed to dispense drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers

U.S. D.E.A.

United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances

Schedule I Drugs

Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use accepted)

No prescriptions allowed

Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines

Schedule II Drugs

Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use

Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew)

Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine

Schedule III Drugs

Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage)

Refills 5 times in a six month period

Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with high potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain barbituratesk.

Schedule IV Drugs

Potential abuse- low (medical usage)

Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)

Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)

Schedule V Drugs

Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)

Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy

Acu-

Abrupt, sudden (acute)

Adeno-

Gland (adenoid)

Adipo-

Fat (adipose)

Aero-

Air (aerosol)

Alb-

White (albumin)

Ambulo-

Walk (ambulatory)

Andro-

Male (androgen)

Angio-

Vessel (angiogram)

Arthr-

Joint (arthritis)

Bucc/a-

Inside of cheek (buccal)

Carcin/o-

Crab,cancer (carcinogen)

Cardi-

Heart (cardiology)

Cereb-

Brain (cerebrum)

Chemo-

Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)

Chol-

Bile (cholangiogram)

Cyst-

Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)

Cyt-

Cell (cytology)

Dactyl-

Finger (syndactylism)

Dermat-

Skin (dermatologist)

Encephal-

Brain (electroencephalogram

Erythro-

Red (erythrocytes)

Gastr-

Stomach (gastric acid)

Gluco-

Sugar (glucose)

Hemo-

Blood (hematoma)

Hepat-

Liver (hepatoma)

Hydro-

Water (hydrocephalus)

Lachry-

Tear (lachrymal fluid)

Lacto-

Milk ( lactose)

Lapar-

Abdomen (laparoscope)

Laryng-

Larynx/voice box (laryngitis)

Leuko-

White (leukemia

Lingua/o-

Tongue (sublingual)

Mal-

Bad ( malpractice)

Mast, mamm-

Breast (mastectomy)

Melano-

Black (melanoma)

Meter-

Measure (thermometer)

My-

Muscle (myalgia)

Nas-

Nose (nasal)

Nephr-

Kidney (nephrosis)

Ocul/o

Eye (ocular)

Odont-

Shaped like a tooth (orthodontist)

Onc/o-

Tumor (oncology)

Opthalm-

Eye (opthalmoscope)

Optic/o-

Eye (optician)

Oste-

Bone (osteoarthritis)

Ot-

Ear (otalgia)

Patho-

Disease (pathology)

Phleb/o-

Vein (phlebotomy)

Ven/o-

Vein (venipuncture)

Procto-

Rectum (proctologist)

Psych-

Mind (psychology)

Ren-

Kidney (renal)

Rhino-

Nose (rhinovirus )

Spir-

Breathing (spirometer)

Thrombo-

Blood clot (thrombolysis)

Tom/e-

Cut (phlebotomy)

Tox/o-

Poisonous (toxicology)

Uro-

Urine (urology)

Uter/o-

Uterus (intrauterine)

Hyster/o-

Uterus (hysterectomy)

Vaso-

Blood vessel (vasoconstriction)

Xanth/o-

Yellow (xanthin)

Xero-

Dry (xeroderma)

Zyme-

Ferment (enzyme)

A-

Without (aphonia)

Ab-

From/away from (abduct)

Ad-

Toward (adduct)

Ambi-

Both (ambidextrous)

Ana-

Up/against/back (anaphylactic)

Ante-

Before (antecubital)

Auto-

Self (autoimmune)

Bi-

Two/double (biceps/bilateral)

Bio-

Life (biopsy/biology)

Cata-

Down (cataleptic)

Brady-

Slow (bradycardia)

Circum-

Around (circumcised)

Con-

Together (congestion)

Contra-

Against (contraception)

De-

From/away from/down (decalcify)

Deca-

Ten (dekaliter)

Dia-

Through/complete (diagnosis)

Dis-

Separate/apart (dislocated)

Dys-

Bad/abnormal/painful (dyspepsia)

Ec-

Out/away (ectopic)

Ecto-

Outside (ectoplasm)

Em-

In (embolism)

En-

In (endemic)

Endo-

Into/ within (endoscope)

Epi-

Upon/high (epidermis)

Eu-

Well/good (eupnea)

Infra-

Within/ inside (intravenous)

ISO-

Equal (isometric)