Pharmacy Tech 1st Semester Review

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

Medications that can lead to limited dependence are classified as Schedule III controlled substances

Federal law permits 5 refills for a Schedule III medication

Sublingual tablets dissolve directly into the bloodstream without passing through the digestive tract

The maximum amount of pseudoephedrine a patient can purchase in one day is 3.6 g/day

The State Board of Pharmacy is the agency authorized to inspect pharmacy records

DEA Form 106 is used to report the theft of controlled substances

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

Schedule II drugs are ordered using DEA form 2-2-2

The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 formed the DEA Agency which oversees controlled substances

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

OBRA 90 requires pharmacists to counsel Medicaid patients

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

The Federal Controlled Substances Amendment requires the “Caution Federal Law Prohibits dispensing without prescription” labeled on certain medications

Controlled substances in Schedule I have no accepted medical use in the U.S.

A pharmacy must complete an annual inventory of controlled substances every 2 years.

A schedule II medication may have 0 authorized refills

The DEA must be contacted if controlled substances are Schedule II

Exempt narcotics are controlled substances Schedule V

The counseling area is where patient counseling occurs

DEA Form 41 is used to dispose of (in pharmacy) expired controlled substances

An antibiotic in the winter months is commonly found in the speed shelf

For effective communication, technicians should ask open-ended questions

Fentanyl patches should be flushed for disposal

1 kilogram equals 1000 pounds

Chemotherapy drugs are also known as hazardous cytotoxic and antineoplastic drugs

Up to 10 controlled substances can be ordered on a DEA Form 222

Multitasking in the pharmacy workplace can result in prescription error

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

A technician communicating with a patient in another language should use pictograms

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

The abbreviation “pc” means after meals

Beta-blocker medications commonly end with the suffix -olol

USP chapter 800 is the reference for handling hazardous chemotherapy drugs

An NDC number contains II digits

Medications requiring refrigeration should be stored between 2c and 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 Des Reference is a compilation of package inserts updated annually

Recalled medications should be removed based on the lot number

The varicella vaccine should be stored in the freezer

The abbreviation “TID” means three times a day

PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) are typically prescribed to treat GERD

A DEA Form 222 is required to order Schedule II controlled substances

A pharmacy technician is allowed to compound non-sterile medications

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

Pharmacy Technicians are allowed to prepare insurance claims for online adjudication

Pharmacy technicians not allowed to counsel patients

ARBs Beta Blockers and ACE inhibit 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 missed 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 drug recall