Pharmacy Tech 1st Semester Review

A pharmacy technician should use __________ water to reconstitute a powder oral antibiotic.

distilled

Medications that can lead to limited dependence are classified as __________ controlled substances.

Schedule III

Federal law permits __________ refills for a Schedule III medication.

5

Sublingual tablets dissolve directly into the __________ without passing through the digestive tract.

bloodstream

The maximum amount of pseudoephedrine a patient can purchase in one day is __________ g/day.

3.6

The __________ is the agency authorized to inspect pharmacy records.

State Board of Pharmacy

DEA Form __________ is used to report the theft of controlled substances.

106

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires most prescription drugs to be dispensed in __________ containers.

childproof

Schedule II drugs are ordered using DEA form __________.

2-2-2

The Controlled Substances Act of __________ formed the DEA Agency which oversees controlled substances.

1970

Schedule II medications have a high potential for __________ but have accepted medical use.

dependence

OBRA 90 requires pharmacists to counsel __________ patients.

Medicaid

The PPI (patient package insert) must be included when dispensing __________ contraceptives.

oral

The Federal Controlled Substances Amendment requires the 'Caution Federal Law Prohibits dispensing without prescription' labeled on certain __________.

medications

Controlled substances in Schedule I have __________ accepted medical use in the U.S.

no

A pharmacy must complete an annual inventory of controlled substances every __________ years.

2

A Schedule II medication may have __________ authorized refills.

0

The DEA must be contacted if controlled substances are __________ II.

Schedule

Exempt narcotics are controlled substances __________.

Schedule V

The counseling area is where __________ counseling occurs.

patient

DEA Form __________ is used to dispose of expired controlled substances in pharmacy.

41

An antibiotic in the winter months is commonly found in the __________ shelf.

speed

For effective communication, technicians should ask __________ questions.

open-ended

Fentanyl patches should be __________ for disposal.

flushed

1 kilogram equals __________ pounds.

1000

Chemotherapy drugs are also known as hazardous __________ and antineoplastic drugs.

cytotoxic

Up to __________ controlled substances can be ordered on a DEA Form 222.

10

Multitasking in the pharmacy workplace can result in __________ error.

prescription

A class I drug recall is associated with the potential for serious __________ effects or death.

adverse

A technician communicating with a patient in another language should use __________.

pictograms

The Orange Book lists FDA-approved medications and __________ equivalents.

therapeutic

The abbreviation 'pc' means __________ meals.

after

Beta-blocker medications commonly end with the suffix __________.

-olol

USP chapter 800 is the reference for handling __________ chemotherapy drugs.

hazardous

An NDC number contains __________ digits.

II

Medications requiring refrigeration should be stored between __________ and __________ C.

2c, 8C

ARBs typically end with the suffix __________.

-sartan

The agency that a pharm tech should refer to in obtaining information about drug recalls is the __________.

FED

The Physician Desk Reference is a compilation of __________ inserts updated annually.

package

Recalled medications should be removed based on the __________ number.

lot

The varicella vaccine should be stored in the __________.

freezer

The abbreviation 'TID' means __________ times a day.

three

PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) are typically prescribed to treat __________.

GERD

A DEA Form 222 is required to order __________ controlled substances.

Schedule II

A pharmacy technician is allowed to compound __________ medications.

non-sterile

Pharmacy technicians are not allowed to advise patients on the usage of __________ medications.

OTC

Pharmacy Technicians are allowed to prepare insurance claims for __________ adjudication.

online

Pharmacy technicians are not allowed to __________ patients.

counsel

ARBs, Beta Blockers, and ACE inhibitors are used to treat __________.

hypertension

When it comes to MTM (Medication Therapy Management), the pharm tech is allowed to schedule an __________.

appointment

The organization that has the List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols & Dose design is __________.

ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices)

The pharmacist is responsible for notifying the patient of a __________ recall.

drug