CPhT

Which of the following abbreviations means "right eye"?

od

If a patient requires a partial fill of a prescription for oxycodone/acetaminophen (Percocet), when must the remaining quantity be filled?

Within 7 days from date of prescription

Furosemide is used to treat which of the following conditions?

Hypertension

Which of the following should be dispensed in a child resistant container?

Ciprofloxacin

Which of the following reasons describe why a pharmacy technician should ship a medication in an amber container, rather than a clear container?

To protect the medication from light

Which of the following is the precentage of sodium chloride in a normal saline solution?

0.9%

A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following is a goal of inventory maintenance?

Fill prescriptions without having too much inventory on the shelf.

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription with the following directions" "Take ss tsp po qid x 14 days." How many mL should the pharmacy technician dispease?

140

A patient calls into the pharmacy requesting a refill. Which of the following information does the pharmacy technician need to obtain from the patient in order to fill the prescription?

The patient's date of birth

Which of the following is a valid DEA number?

BD 3189380

When comparing sertraline (Zoloft) and fluoxetine (Prozac), a pharmacy technician should identify that these medications represent which of the following?

Antipsychotic medications

Which of the following entities requires a copy of the DEA Form 222?

Distributor

Which of the following correctly describes the administration of small-volume parenteral medication?

They can be administered piggyback

According to federal law, which of the following controlled substance schedules has no medical use?

Schedule 1

A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following types of packaging is required for opthalmic drops?

Single-dose

The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 (CMEA) regulates the over-the-counter sale of which of the following medications?

Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)

17. A Pharmacy technician should recognise that which of the following government agencies is responsible for enforcing regarding the disposal of all medications?

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

18. Which of the following manifestations should a pharmacist consider an adverse reaction and recommend discontinuning the medication?

HIVES

19. Penalties under HIPAA for violating patient privacy are enforced by which of the following agencies?

Department of Health and Human Services

20. Which of the following references contains information about the proper protection required for handling specific agents contained in the pharmacy?

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Which of the following dipense as written (DAW) codes is used when a patient requests for a brand-name drug and the provided allows the generic?

DAW 5

Which of the following controlled substance schedules does the medication Diphenoxylate/ Atropine (Lomotil) fall under?

Schedule V

Which of the following controlled substance schedules has the least potential for abuse?

Schedule V

A pharmacy technician should recognize that amphetamine/ dextroamphetamine (Addreall) has how many allowable refilles in a 6-month time frame?

0

Which of the following information required on a prescription label?

Number of refills

While processing a prescription for warfarin (Coumadin), an interaction alert appears on the computer that requires interventation by the pharmacist. The pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is most likely the cause of the alert?

Phytonadione (vitamin K)

Which of the following medications can have over-the-counter formulations that must be stored behide-the-counter?

Decongestants

Which of the following Dispense as Written (DAW) codes indicates the provider wants the medication to be dispensed as brand only?

DAW 1

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following processes can reduce cross-contamination of medication?

Cleaning the pill-counting trays before each use

A pharmacy technician should clean the counting tray after dispensing which of the following medication?

Amoxicillin (Amoxil) tablets

According to institute for Sale Medication Practices (ISMP) guidelines, which of the following abberviation is not recommended for use because it presents as opportunity for a translation error?

qod

Which of the following medications has the same therapeutic use as Pravachol?

Simvastatin (Zocor)

Which of the following equipment should be used for preparing chemotherapy medications?

Biological safety cabinet

How should the following directions be typed on prescription label? Sig. Tsp 1 qid pc prn allery?

Take one teaspoon four times daily after meals as needed for allergy

Which of the following agencies is responsible for providing information regarding medication recalls?

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

According to federal law, which of the following is required to be placed on the prescription label?

The name and adress of the pharmacy

Which of the following is an NSAID?

Celecoxib

Which of the following is required on a prepackaged medication label?

The medication class

Which of the following is a factor when calibrating the counting cell in an automated dispensing system?

Tablet shape

According to federal law, which of the following controlled substance schedules has no medical use?

Schedule 1

THe CDC recommends that which of the following immunizations should be administered yearly?

Influenza

Which of the following groups participates in formuulary development?

Pharmacy and Therpecutics Committee

A pharmacy technician should identify that the roaman numeral VIII is equivalent to which of the following?

8

A pharmacist will inspect a compunded sterile IV baf prepared by a pharmacy technician by closely looking for which occurrence?

Presence of precipitate

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following products requires refrigeration?

Injectable vaccines

Which of the following is required for a controlled substance prescription but is not required for a noncontrolled substance prescription?

Patient's date of birth and prescriber's DSA number

Which of the following agencies requires tamper-proof prescriutions for any medications paid for by the federal government?

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

A pharmacy technician should recognize that documentation of medication that is repackaged by a pharmacy should contain which of the following information?

Dosage form

Which of the following methods is used to determine the gravity accuracy of an automated compounding device (ACD)?

Using a weight to represent base solution amounts

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following items should be billed through Medicare Part D?

Blood glucose monitor

A pharmacy technician should identify recognize that which of the followinf abbreviations means "before meals"?

ac

A pharmacy technician should recognize that isoltretinoin (Accutane) is contraindicated for which of the following patients?

A patient who is pregent

Which of the following classes of over-the counter medications can increase blood pressure?

Decongestants

Which of the following medications is associated with a high incidence of medication errors?

Warfarin (Coumadin)

A 200g compounded ointment contains 10g of active ingredient. Which of the following strengths should the pharmacy technician place on the prescription label?

5%

Which of the following medications is used to treat lice?

Permethrin

Which of the following abbreviations means "one-half"?

ss

Celecoxib is the generic name for which of the following?

Celebrex

The recorder point for amoxicillin 250mg is 4 and the maximum is 7. How many bottles should be ordered if there are 4 bottles of amoxicillin 250 mg?

3

A pharmacy technician should identify that a CMS tamper-resistant prescriptions contains which of the following features?

A feature to prevent modification of prescriber instruction

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following properties creats an incompatibility in an IV soultion?

pH

Which of the following government agencies requires acess to Safety Data Sheets when handling chemotherapy medications?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

A patient presents to the pharmacy stating she recently lost her job. Which of the following provides temporary insurance coverage?

COBRA

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following checks should be performed during the third-party adjudication process?

0.9%

If a patient requests a partial fill of a prescription for oxycodone/ acetaminophen (Percocet), when must the remaning quantity be filled?

Within 7 days from the date of prescription

A pharmacy technician should identify that maximizing a patient's therapeutie outcome is the goals of which of the following?

Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

In a retail pharmacy setting, which of the following numbers helps ensure the correct medication is being dispensed?

NDC number

A pharmacy technician is required to include which of the following information when makign an entry into a repackaging log?

Patient name

A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following infromation referes to extemporaneous repakcing?

Repacking large quantities into smaller quantities

If the coast of 100g of salicylie acid in Eucerin ointment is $8.95, what would be the cost for 60g of the ointment?

$5.37

A-pharmacy technician should identify which of the following as a device intended to increase patient compliance?

Medication box

Prescriptions for NSAIDs require the pharmacy technician to give which of the following to the patient?

Medication Guide

A pharmacy technician should identify that a patient's protected health information can be released without the patient's approval to which of the following individuals?

Patient's health care provider

Which of the following federal agencies regulates controlled substances?

DEA

A pharmacy technician should recognize that a black box warning can be found on which of the following?

A prescription package insert

Which of the following describes the method for reporting adverse events to the FDA after administering tetanus toxoid?

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

Which of the following is used for thyroid hormone replacement therapy?

Levothyroxine (Levoxyl)

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription over the telephone for a patient. The technician notices that it has been a few months since the patient has refilled the prescription. The pharmacist should counsel the patient regarding which of the following?

Medication adherence

According to USO <797>, which of the following is the minimum length of time a pharmacy technician should scrub their hands prior to sterile compounding?

30 seconds

A pharmacy technician should identify Tall Man lettering as a safety strategy to prevent which of the following?

High-alert medication dispensing errors

If a pharmaceutical manufacturer issues a medication recall, which of the following would be the most important for the pharmacy to know about the recalled drug?

The medication name and lot number

Which of the following is a valid DEA number?

BD 3189380

Which of the following categories of medications might need an auxiliary warning label regarding drowsiness or dizziness?

Antianxiety

Which of the following medications can a patient take while breastfeeding?

Insulin (NovoLog)

A pharmacy technician should identify that the vaccines for Children (VHC) program provides which of the following vaccines for pediatric patients?

Varicella

A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following telephone calls should be directed to the pharmacist?

A call from a patient regarding how to take her prescription

Which of the following steps in nonsterile compounding must be checked by the pharmacist?

Place the product into the correct dispensing container

Which of the following strengths of ibuprofen (Advil) tablets is available over-the-counter?

200 mg

Which of the following dosage forms should be labeled with a "Shake Well" auxiliary label?

Suspension

A third-party payer requires a patient to pay $10 for each prescription received. The pharmacy technician should identify that this $10 pays for which of the following?

Copayment

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following must be included on the prescription for a Schedule II medication?

The DEA number of the provider who wrote the prescription

Which of the following can prescribe controlled substances?

Dentist

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is a goal of inventory maintenance?

Fill prescriptions without having too much inventory on the shelf

Which of the following laws establishes legend and nonlegend categories of medications?

Durhma-Humphrey Amendment of 1951

According two federal law, which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) that an individual is allowed to purchase is a 30-day period?

9 g

Which of the following best describes the process of the metabolism of a drug?

The transformation of a drug to an active or inactive state

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following medications can be dispensed without a childproof container?

Nitroglycerine (Nitrostat)

Which of the following should be dispensed in a child resistant container?

Ciprofloxacin

Which of the following best describe an IV route of administration in which a dose is given gradually over a period of time?

IV infusion

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following types of packaging is required for ophthalmic drops?

Single-dose