NHA ExCPT Practice Test 3rd form

A pharmacy technician should identify that the enteric coating on a tablet indicates which of the following?

The tablet will dissolve in the intestines

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications is used for the treatment of an acute asthma attack?

Proventil (Albuterol)

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications reduces cholesterol?

Atorvastatin (Lipitor)

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is a valid DEA number for a prescriber named Dr. Jane Smith

BS2135641

A pharmacy technician is preparing to discard contaminated sharps. According to OSHA guidelines, in which of the following containers should the technician discard the sharps.

Red biohazard container

A pharmacy technician should use which of the following measurement systems when labeling a prescription for insulin?

International unit system

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for a patient who has the same first and last name as another patient in the profile software system. Which of the following information should the technician verify to ensure she is working with the correct patient profile?

Verify the patient’s date of birth

Which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take during the filling state of prescription preparation?

Match the medication label to the prescription.

A pharmacy technician is preparing to process an in-date return to the warehouse. Which of the following should the technician identify as a medication that is required to be sent in a refrigerated tote?

Latanoprost (Xalatan)

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following information is used to determine the beyond-use date (BUD) of a compounded sterile product?

Stability of a medication

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following controlled substance schedule includes anabolic steroids?

Schedule 111

A pharmacy technician received notification from a patients insurance company that her prescription has been rejected. Which of the following reasons should the technician identify as grounds for rejection by the insurance company?

The NDC is not covered

A pharmacy technician has received a prescription for nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) 0.4mg 1 tab SL prn

Place the tablet under the tongue

How many mL of acyclovir (Zovirax) does a pharmacy technician need to compound a 280mg bag with stock vial of 500 mg/10ml

5.6 mL

A pharmacy technician is preparing to compound sterile products. Which of the following should the technician identify as a method to minimize incompatibilities of compounded solutions?

Limit the number of drugs added to solutions

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the maximum daily dose recommended for acetaminophen (Tylenol?)

4,000 mg

Which of the following factors should a pharmacy technician be mindful of when an existing patient is prescribed a new medication?

Drug - to - drug interaction

Which of the following items should a pharmacy technician include with a prescription to inform a patient about how to safely use a medication?

Medication guide

A pharmacy technician is preparing unit-dose packages. Which of the following should the technician identify as the maximum length of time that a medication is good for after it has been repackaged?

12 months

According to HIPAA privacy rules, a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is a requirement regarding patients acknowledgment signatures?

They must be maintained separately from the patient consultation log.

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is a basic element of a prescription?

The prescribers address

A pharmacy technician is preparing to compound 1 g ampicillin (Principe) and does not know how much diluent to use. In which of the following locations can the technician find information about how much diluent he should use?

Product package insert

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the minimum age that the CDC recommends getting a season flu vaccine?

6 months

A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient with his insulin refill. The patient, who does not have insurance, tells the technician he has been inconsistent with taking his medication due to the cost. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Notify the pharmacist to set up a counseling session with the patient.

A pharmacy technician is scanning a bar code on a medication bottle. Which of the following information should the technician expect the bar code to include?

Dosage form

A pharmacy technician should identify that PAR represents which of the following in inventory control systems?

Periodic automatic replenishment

A pharmacy technician in a hospital receives a bottle of partially used medication that a patients prescriber has discontinued. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal

A pharmacy technician is assisting an older adult patient who states that he has trouble remembering to take his medication. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Suggest the patient use a daily medication container

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following terms indicates the set prescription that must be paid by the patient?

Coinsurance

A pharmacy technician is dispensing a medication to a patient who asks, “The label says to take 1.5 teaspoons. How much would this be using an oral syringe?” which of the following responses should the technician make?

You should take 7.5mL

A pharmacy technician receives a delivery of medications from a wholesaler and notices that some of the medications appear to be counterfeit. According to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), which of the following organizations should be contacted.

FDA

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription with the quantity indicated as “Disp LX”. Which of the following dosage units should the technician count out?

60

A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient who has partial hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Reduce background noise.

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following information is required on prescriptions for controlled substances?

DEA number

A pharmacy technician has received an emergency prescription by phone for a schedule II medication. According to federal law, the prescriber must issue a written, signed prescription within how many days?

7

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following are examples of look-alike sound alike medications?

Prednisone and prednisolone

A pharmacy technician should identify that two medications that are therapeutic equivalents have which of the following features that are the same?

“A” rated pharmaceutical equivalents

How many mL should a pharmacy technician dispense to provide 20 mg of methadone if the stock concentration is 12.5mg/5 mL

8 mL

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications is hazardous and requires special handling?

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

Which of the following components of a prescription should indicate to a pharmacy technician that a prescription might be forged?

Written in blue ink

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following resources is used to determine the therapeutic equivalence of a brand and generic medication

Orange book

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is used to prevent medication errors for look-alike, sound alike medications?

tall man lettering

According to USP <797>, which of the following locations should the pharmacy technician use to gown, gather materials, and label medications for IV preparations?

Anteroom

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following environments should be used to compound a sterile IV preparation?

ISO 5

A pharmacy technician in a hospital setting realizes a chemotherapy medication was accidentally administered to a patient via the wrong route of administration. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Notify the facility medication safety committee

A pharmacy technician prepared an IV solution and later noticed the formation of a precipitate. Which of the following should the technician identify as a factor that causes this incompatibility?

Temperature

A pharmacy technician should identify that medications requiring refrigeration should be stored within which of the following temperature ranges?

36 - 46 degrees Fahrenheit

A pharmacy technician is entering a prescriptionn into the computer system. The prescription does not indicate the number of refills. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

enter no refills

A pharmacy technician is performing quality assurance checks of a health care facility s crash carts. Which of the following should the technician identify as a medication that is required to be included on a crash cart?

Epinephrine (Adrenalin)

Which of the following Dispense as Written (DAW) codes should a pharmacy technician use when entering a prescription for a patient who has refused a generic substitution?

DAW 2

A pharmacy technician is asked to compound 40 g of an ointment that contains 125 mg of erythomycin sulfate. The technician should identify that which of the following concentrations should be placed on the label?

0.3125%

In 1990, U.S Congress passed the the Omnibus budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA ‘90). The original purpose of this bill was to provide medication counseling to which of the following groups of patients?

Medicaid covered patients.