3rd Practice Test

A pharmacy technician dilutes a 1g vial of cefozolin (Ancef) to 100 mg/mL. Which of the following is the amount of solution the technician should use to compound a 500 mg dose?

5 mL

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

Match the medication label to the prescription

Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharmacy technician bill for a 70-year-old patient’s blood glucose test strips?

Medicare Part B

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 is another name for vitamin B12

Cyanocobalamin

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

Schedule III

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following abbreviations is included on the institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) List of Error-Prone Abbreviations?

QOD

In 1990, U.S Congress passed 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

According to the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), that a patient can obtain in 1 day?

3.6g

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

4,000mg

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

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient?

Medication therapy management

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

Verify the patients date of birth.

A pharmacy technician receives a request from a patient to fill a prescription for an SSRI medication. The technician should identify that which of the following medication is classified as an SSRI?

Paroxetine (Paxil)

A pharmacy technician discovers that a medication was dispensed to the wrong patient. After reporting the error to the pharmacist, to which of the following organizations should the error be reported?

MERP

A Pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following federal acts created a stair-step schedule of controlled substances?

Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970

Which of the following auxiliary labels should a pharmacy technician place on a prescription for amoxicillin suspension (Amoxil)?

“Shake well before use”

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

Atorvasatin (Lipton)

A pharmacy technician has received a prescription for nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) 0.4 mg 1 t SL prn. Which of the following should the prescription label instruct the patient to do?

Place the tablet under the Tonge

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

Which of the following information is required by federal law to be included on a prescription label?

Prescriptions Expiration date

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 facicilitys medication safety committee

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 make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does this compound fall under?

High-risk

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following prescription instructions corresponds with the prescription below?

ii gtts ad tid UD

Instill two drops in the right ear three times per day as directed.

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

6 months

A pharmacy technician is preparing to discard contaminated sharps. According to OSHA guidelines. In which of the following containers should the techcnian discard the sharps?

Red biohazard container

Which of the following should a pharmacy technician identity as a type of medication that is used to relieve coughing?

Antitussive

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is the primary goal of the Risk-Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program?

To inform patients of the risks associated with a medication

How often should a pharmacy technician inspect floor stock medications?

Daily

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

60

According to the FDA, which of the following is required to prove that a generic medication is equivalent to a brand name medication?

Bioavailability

A pharmacy tehcncian should identify that which of the following abbreviations means “left ear”

AS

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

7

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following types of active listening involves asking the patient clarifying questions regarding what the technician heard the patient say?

Evaluating

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

Proventil (Albuterol)

A pharmacy technician is performing quality assurance checks of a healthcare facility 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)

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

Enter no refills

Which of the following methods should a pharmacy tehcncian use when reducing the particle size of a solid with the aid of a solvent?

Pulverization

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

DAW 2

A pharmacy techcncain 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 PAR represents which of the following in inventory control systems?

Perodic automatic replenishment

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

0.3125%

Which of the following is a security requirement for noncontrolled medicaid prescriptions set fourth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services? CMS)

The prescription is required to be written on tamper-resistant pad.