Pharmacy Practice Test 2

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 days

The pharmacy recently experienced a medication error where glyburide (Diabeta) was dispensed instead of glipizide (Glucotrol). Which of the following is appropriate to avoid this medication error in the future?

Place a name alert sticker at each inventory locationto clearly differentiate between the two medications.

Which is the minimum amount of time pharmacy records should be kept for dispensed medications?

2 years

What on an insurance card is sent to a third party payer for prescription payment processing?

Patient’s insurance identification number

Drug Facts and Comparisons

Handbook that is used to compare medications in the same therapeutic class

Drug Information Handbook

Handbook that includes drugs that are organized alphabetically by generic name with cross-references to brand names

Physician’s Desk Reference

Handbook that contains drug summaries and drug alerts for prescription medications

Handbook on Injectable Drugs

A collection of commercially available parenteral drugs

Biohazard bag

For items that have come in contact with bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens

Hazardous medications bin

For items with trace amounts of chemotherapy or cytotoxic medications

Suspensions

alcohol-free substances, medication particles are suspended in liquid without being dissolved

Tinctures

Composed of alcohol, water, or combinations of the two as their base, plant extracts are active ingredients

Elixirs

Clear, hydroalcoholic liquids intended for oral use, contains flavoring substances

Collodions

Alcoholic solutions containing pyroxilin

Pharmacy bin

Verified precriptions are stored here

Pharmacy safe

Schedule II medications are stored here

Package insert

contains information about which base product is recommended for use

NCC MERP (National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention)

allows anonymity when reporting medication errors.

FAERS (FDA Adverse Event Reporting System)

consists of a database that reports adverse events.

TJC (The Joint Commission)

assists with public care and accreditation for hospitals.

IOM (Instituion of Medicine)

advises the public and does not offer error reporting