Pharmacy Multiple Choice Final

Telephone prescriptions in most states are taken by the pharmacist, then transcribed to a prescription blank prior to filling by a pharmacy clerk

False

Mr. Smith has a prescription for simvastatin 20mg #30 take 1 at bedtime. The prescriber has authorized 5 refills. The patient requests a 6-month supply since he will be in Florida for the winter. How many tablets would you disp?

180

This act encouraged the development of generic drugs

Drug Price Competition Act

 What drugs may be found in the unrestricted retail area of a community pharmacy store?

Dietary supplements

The abbreviated new drug application does not look at safety and efficacy since that the original brand drug product was already proven safe and effective by the brand name manufacturer studies and the drug’s track record; the generic manufacturing company must only prove the drug is _____________ to the brand name drug.

bioequivalent

What attribute will help a pharmacy technician deal with the variety of tasks expected of him or her?

attention to detail, good listener, friendly, ability to multi-task

Pharmacy technicians who are career focused are more than ever needed to help pharmacists to control costs and provide extra services for the patients

true

 Home healthcare is the collaboration of medical, nursing, and pharmaceutical services to provide medical care and drug therapies to patients at home. Pharmacy technicians do not counsel even though they may be asked to deliver prescriptions to a patients at home

true

The typical candidate for pharmacy schools will have completed a pre-pharmacy course or already have a BS
degree (usually in the sciences), have a GPA or 3.5 to 4.0, good scores on the PCAT(>80), experience in pharmacy and community service projects, excellent communication skills and self-motivation.

true

When a technician receives a prescription from an unknown out-of-state prescriber, he or she should first verify the _ __ number prior to starting to fill the prescription

dea

According to the text, what area in the community pharmacy is restricted to pharmacy personnel only?

prescription preparation area

What class of drugs in the 1990 was being illegally manufactured, imported, and sold on the black market as performance enhancers and led Congress to pass an act making them a Schedule III class of drugs?

anabolic steroids

What role does barcode scanning play in reducing medication errors?

It ensures accurate dispensing of medications

Why is it important for a pharmacy technician to call the prescriber prior to filling a prescription?

To clarify any questions about the prescription, check the authenticity of the prescription, ensure compliance with prescription regulations

Since antibiotic suspensions have a short stability once mixed, they should not be reconstituted until the patients are there to pick up the medications.

true

The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 created schedules of levels of restriction, or controlled drug schedules, for substances prone to addiction and misuse to combat and control drug abuse.

true

Inert ingredients may mask a taste, help stabilize the formulation, provide sterility, or give color to the medication.
Flavoring is added to improve the medication’s overall taste to improve patient therapy compliance.

true

When filling a prescription, for which of the following drugs should the pharmacy technician always pick a
non-child-resistant container for more ease in medication administer by the patient?

nitroglycerin

Lortab

C II

Norco

C II

Methadone

C II

Demerol

C II

Oxycontin

C II

Methylphenidate

C II

Ketalar

C III

Diazepam

C IV

Ambien

C IV

Ultram

C IV

Estratest HS

C III

Promethazine with codeine

C V

Pregabalin

C V

Lomotil

C V

Lyrica

C V

The _____________is the portion of the prescription that gives the generic or brand name of the drug, dose, and quantity being prescribed.

inscription

Any prescription, no matter how it is prepared, must have a final check by a pharmacist.

true

____________ (amoxil) is the combination of a natural drug with a laboratory substance added. In this case, the addition improves efficacy especially against penicillin-resistant strains of bacteria.

Amoxicillin

MTM includes all the following EXCEPT

counseling patients by a pharmacy techncian

The first 5 digits represent the manufacturer or distributor, the next 4 digits identify the drug formulation, and the last 2 digits identify the size and type of __________.

packaging

 How often should the automation technology in the pharmacy be calibrated?

daily

What should the pharmacy technician do if there is an alert for a potential allergy and drug-drug interaction during the drug utilization review?

Ask the patient to consult with a pharmacist

On a daily basis, the automation technology should be __________ and then documented.

caliberated

In the ____________ pharmacy setting, the pharmacy technician will have more direct patient contact.

community

In 1897, Ronald Ross demonstrated that certain infectious diseases, such as malaria, are passed on by mosquitoes and parasites. Bubonic plague by rodents and Lyme disease by deer ticks are other examples of ________ and insect causes of infection/disease.

animal

Milis Commission Report

Clinical Era

Medication Therapy Management

21st Century

Compounding by Pharmacist

traditional era

Pharmaceutical manufacturers produce and mass market

scientific era

Hepler and Strand develop framework for pharmaceutical care

pharmaceutical counseling era

What is the purpose of the drug utilization review process?

To prevent drug-drug interactions

The mass marketing of drugs by pharmaceutical manufacturers occurred during the

scientific era

When receiving a prescription to fill and talking to a patient, you should get complete a(n) __________  _________ to prevent the patient from having a bad reaction to the drug

allergy history

Why is it important for a pharmacy technician to double check the patient's name with another identifier before completing the sale?

To prevent medication errors

In order to increase your marketability as a technician, it is helpful to gain an additional certification in

health care coding, phlebotomy, basic life support

You have Mrs. Green at the counter to pick up her refills of her diabetic supplies and insulin. Where should you look for her medication?

refridgerator

Since the active ingredients in biotech drugs or biological drugs are made of natural and living materials, they are not able to be considered bioequivalent in the same way that generic drugs can be. To be able to be substituted for a brand biotech drug without permission, an alternative biotech drug must be deemed by the FDA to be

interchangeable

cardiac disease and hypertension

cholesterol screening, blood pressure check

influenza

seasonal flu vaccination clinic

diabetes

blood sugar check

smoking cessation counseling

COPD

Compounding by a pharmacist with assistants and apprentices to help was the mainstay of pharmacy during the what era?

traditional

Published a reference book of generic equivalents for brand name product

FDA

published chapters <795> and <797> guidelines

USP

North American medicinal plant that has been used to build up immunity and preventing infection

echinacea

study of medicinal functions of natural products and chemicals of animal, plant, and mineral origins

pharmacognosy

to warn patients of potential adverse side-effects of high-risk medications

MedGuide

Use of tamper-resistant paper?

written prescription

Regulations on the development, compounding, distribution, storage, and dispensing of drugs

Pure Drug and Food Act

By 1979, the first infectious diseases in history was completely eradicated thanks to Dr. Jenner and his vaccine for the prevention of

smallpox

What type of prescription requires the use of tamper-resistant prescription paper?

Written prescription

If a drug manufacturer makes a drug similar to a natural substance that mimics the therapeutic effects of the original substance, this laboratory drug is called a ___________ drug

synthesized

______ technique is used in all healthcare professions to protect the patient and the healthcare worker from infection

aseptic

______ was the “Father of Medicine.”

Hippocrates

Which drug was the first psychopharmaceutical drug approved by the FDA to treat schizophrenia?

chlorpromazine

Due to the poisonous nature of antineoplastic drugs and their ability to kill normal cells as well as cancer cells, the technician must be aware of all storage, handling, and ______ policies related to this drug.

dispensing

Hormone insulin was discovered for treatment of diabetes due to difficulties in the functioning of the ____.

adrenal glands

Required drugs had to be safe and effective, direct response to use of thalidomide by expectant mothers in the mid-twenieth century.

Kefauver-Harris Amendment