Pharmacy Technician Fundamentals Review

Practice flashcards based on Pharmacy Technician lecture notes.

NKA stands for __.

No Known Allergies

What does HIPAA protect? __.

Patient privacy & health info.

NDC stands for __.

National Drug Code

Steps before confirming an order? __.

Review → Confirm → Complete

DAW means __.

Dispense As Written

Mnemonic for DAW? __.

Doc’s Absolute Wish

What does HIPAA cover? __.

Privacy and confidentiality

Who enforces recalls? __.

FDA

Tech’s main counter duty? __.

Processing insurance claims

Schedule II drugs are __.

controlled substances.

What does the suffix -olol indicate? __.

Beta Blocker.

The indication for Metformin is __.

Type 2 Diabetes.

Indication for Lipitor? __.

High cholesterol.

What does -pam / -lam indicate? __.

Benzodiazepine.

What does -statin indicate? __.

Cholesterol-lowering drug.

The term -cillin refers to __.

Penicillins.

Indication for Allopurinol? __.

Gout.

“Take until gone” label means __.

Finish all antibiotics.

“Take with water” label means __.

Clindamycin.

“Avoid alcohol” label means __.

No partying—some antibiotics.

What does -dronate indicate? __.

Bisphosphonates for bone health.

Who can prescribe meds? __.

Only doctors, PAs, NPs – not techs.

PRN stands for __.

As Needed.

PO means __.

By Mouth.

BID refers to __.

Twice a Day.

HIPAA means __.

Health Info Protection Always Applies.

Auxiliary label “Take with water” is used for __.

Clindamycin.

Recall means __.

Product pulled from market.

FDA’s role in recalls is __.

Enforcing recalls.

“Avoid alcohol” label applies to __.

Some antibiotics.

The mnemonic for -olol is __.

LOL at high BP.

The indication for Alendronate is __.

Osteoporosis.

-ine indicates __.

SSRIs.

The mnemonic for -statin is __.

Statins Swerve Pregnancy.

The indication for Amoxicillin is __.

Killing infection.

The order verification steps are __.

Review → Confirm → Complete.

DAW stands for __.

Dispense As Written.

What is the primary duty of pharmacy techs? __.

Insurance claims processing.

What does the term NDC signify? __.

Numbers Define Compounds.

The abbreviation PRN is used for __.

As Needed.

The suffix -pam indicates __.

Benzodiazepine.

What do the suffixes -cillin represent? __.

Penicillins.

Who can process insurance claims? __.

Pharmacy Technicians.

What is meant by “Finish all antibiotics”? __.

Take until gone.

The drug Alendronate is indicated for __.

Osteoporosis.

What schedule is Adderall classified as? __.

Schedule II.

What does “Doc’s Absolute Wish” refer to? __.

Dispense As Written.

Which drug is an example of a beta blocker? __.

Metoprolol.

Mnemonic for -dronate? __.

Dronate for bone donation.

DRUG CLASS + EXAMPLE: __.

Name a drug class and an example.

Assess yourself nightly with these questions: What is __?

1. Three abbreviations learned.

What mnemonic helped you remember something? __.

Recall a funny or memorable mnemonic.

What drug class do you recall? __.

Share a drug class and example from memory.