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This study guide provides a comprehensive set of questions and answers covering various aspects of pharmacy practice, including medication administration, drug classes, compounding, dispensing, and patient counseling. It is a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of pharmacy principles and procedures.
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What color sharps container is usually meant for non-hazardous used needles? - Answer red A prescriber has written an order for 360 grams of cream. How many ounces will be in the entire order? - Answer 12 According to USP 797, which item should be taken off first after preparing a compound? - Answer Sterile gloves You get a prescription order for 200 mL of 7.5% dextrose. You have dextrose 5% and dextrose 10% in stock. How much of the appropriate solutions will you need to fill the order? - Answer 100 mL of 10% dextrose and 100 mL of 5% dextrose Which brand name/drug class pair is correct? - Answer Flexeril/Muscle relaxant Why are Tekturna tablets dispensed in its original container? - Answer To keep the med protected from light and moisture Mrs. Smith is dropping off a new prescription for famotidine. Which drug class does this medication belong to? - Answer H-2 blocker To compound a paste, you need 0.5 ounces of powder. How many grams will be weighed to compound the prescription? - Answer 15 Mrs. Miller is admitted to the hospital after she has a heart attack. Which Medicare Part will most likely pick up the charges while Mrs. Miller is in the hospital? - Answer Part A
You receive the following prescription: Cephalexin 250 mg/5 mL susp 1 tsp po QID x 14 days Which stock bottle size of cephalexin suspension should be dispensed to complete the therapy? - Answer 300 mL Ms. Stanford is picking up her asthma inhaler, oral contraceptive, over-the-counter acetaminophen, and vitamin C. According to federal law, which of her medications must be packaged in a child-resistant container? - Answer OTC acetaminophen You receive the following prescription: Cortisporin otic susp #1 bottle Instill 2 gtts ad TID Where will this medication be administered? - Answer Right ear You receive a prescription for zolpidem 10 mg with 3 refills. According to federal law, how long are the refills valid? - Answer 6 months Ms. Ryder's prescription reads "Dissolve 1 tab on top of tongue prn for NV." What is Ms. Ryder treating? - Answer Nausea and vomiting Mr. Denver gives you a prescription for Altace 5 mg for his high blood pressure. Which med is considered pharmaceutically equivalent to Mr. Denver's prescription? - Answer Ramipril 5 mg capsules What can be optional when a CACI is used for chemotherapy compounding? - Answer Buffer room Mr. Jenkins is ordered intravenous ondansetron. According to most states, which duty is a hospital pharmacy technician allowed to perform? - Answer Prepare Mr. Jenkins' intravenous ondansetron order. Which medication type must be hand-delivered to the floor due to potential issues with pneumatic tube delivery? - Answer Chemotherapy Which dosage form involves placing the medication between the cheek and gum? - Answer Buccal According to DEA, which medication is classified as a Schedule IV medication? - Answer Eszopiclone
How much NaCl is in 1 L of 0.9% NaCl solution? - Answer 9 grams How many liters are in 1 gallon of GoLytely? - Answer 4 Which brand/generic pair is correct? - Answer Qvar/beclomethasone Which medication is the trade name for amitriptyline? - Answer Elavil Which medical condition is terbinafine used to treat? - Answer Fungal infection Ms. Kumar just received Gardasil 9 and suddenly felt light-headed and became sweaty. Which reporting system specifically collects data on this adverse event? - Answer VAERS You receive the following prescription:Prednisone 5 mg tablets: Take 4 tablets twice daily for 2 days. Take 3 tablets twice daily for 3 days. Take 2 tablets twice daily for 2 days. Take 1 tablet twice daily for 1 day. Take 1 tablet once daily for 2 days. Dispense: QSWhat is the days' supply of the prednisone Rx? - Answer 10 In what area is aseptic handwashing performed prior to sterile compounding? - Answer Anteroom How many vials of Humulin N will you dispense for a 100-day supply if a patient injects 20 units bid? Each vial contains 10 mL and has a 100 unit/mL concentration. - Answer 4 A patient has a prescription for Ventolin HFA 2 puffs po QID prn. If each inhaler contains 200 puffs, what is the days' supply of 2 inhalers? - Answer 50 The ISO of the buffer room air must be at least which class? - Answer 7 Mr. Contreras comes into your pharmacy with a new prescription for Zovirax. Which drug class does this medication belong to? - Answer Antiviral
What is a duty only the pharmacist is allowed to perform according to most states? - Answer Counsel patients on a prescription refill A 1 L IV bag is administered at a flow rate of 125 mL/hr. How long will the IV last? - Answer 8 Hours FDA requires that Mr. Williams is provided which resource when picking up a refill for his diclofenac from your retail pharmacy? - Answer Medication guide What do par levels determine? - Answer The minimum level of inventory that initiates an order Med carts are filled in the hospital on a regular basis for inpatients. How much supply do these med carts usually contain? - Answer 24-hour Which duty is a pharmacy technician allowed to perform in most states? - Answer Prepare the pharmacy for annual inventory. Mr. Gutierrez drops off his prescription for Suboxone. Which controlled substance schedule does Suboxone fall under, according to DEA? - Answer III Which supply item is necessary to fill lovastatin tablets? - Answer Counting tray and spatula You just punctured a vial of normal saline and want to reuse it for future compounds. The beyond-use date is not stated on the product's label. According to USP 797, how many days is the opened vial good for? - Answer 28 Most states require a prescription label to contain which piece of medication information? - Answer The med's manufacturer Your pharmacy paid $3.59 for a 100-count stock bottle of propranolol 10 mg tablets. Your pharmacy sold 100 tablets of this medication for $0.15 per tablet. What is the net profit? - Answer $11.
Another technician wrote "NKA" on the top of a new prescription. What is the correct action to take when entering this information into the computer? - Answer Update the allergy section of the patient's profile with "no known allergies." What is the sensitivity requirement of a class III torsion balance? - Answer +/- 6 mg According to federal law, what must a hospital pharmacy do when they destroy remaining doses of unused morphine solution? - Answer Get two signatures and submit DEA Form 41. Mr. Teller is picking up his warfarin prescription. According to most state laws, what information can only a pharmacist or pharmacy intern provide Mr. Teller during a consultation? - Answer Possible drug interactions Mr. Staples has to pay a flat fee of $30 every time he picks up his brand-name medication. What is this fee called? - Answer Co-payment Which auxiliary label should be applied to an azithromycin prescription during the filling process? - Answer Separate from calcium and magnesium Which USP chapter governs nonhazardous sterile compounding processes? - Answer 797 Which drug resource primarily contains non-sterile compounding information? - Answer USP-NF Mr. Trang is dropping off his wife's prescription at the pharmacy. According to HIPAA, what information about his wife can be shared with Mr. Trang? - Answer Name of the medication the prescription is written for Which medication should be labeled with a "high-alert" sticker? - Answer Dextrose 30% Which DEA number is valid for Fernando Souza, DO? - Answer AS What time of the day are diuretics usually taken? - Answer in the morning
After confirming the patient's name, what should a pharmacy technician verify when a nurse picks up a patient's medication at the hospital pharmacy window? - Answer Drug name What do the last two digits of an NDC number identify? - Answer Package size FDA maintains an electronic list of therapeutic equivalent products. What is this resource known as? - Answer Orange Book Mrs. Gathers is 42 years old and can't work anymore due to a disability. Which insurance program can she likely enroll in? - Answer Medicare What is a key step when handling coordination of benefits for a patient? - Answer Bill the patient's insurance plans in the proper order. Mr. Davies comes into the pharmacy to drop off a new prescription for Ceftin for his friend. What information should you gather from Mr. Davies so the pharmacist can complete a drug utilization review?
Which chemical contained in certain foods may have a dangerous interaction with MAO inhibitors? - Answer Tyrosine What is one purpose for using bar-code technology in a retail pharmacy? - Answer It helps select the right drug from the shelf. The role of a pharmacy intern is most like which other pharmacy employee? - Answer Registered pharmacist In the Orange Book, what does the rating "AB" indicate? - Answer Therapeutic equivalence Why are auxiliary labels placed on prescription vials? - Answer To serve as a reminder to patients of important cautions or administration times Ortho-Cyclen is a combination tablet that contains ethinyl estradiol and which other medication? - Answer Norgestimate When a patient is required to see a primary care physician in their network, the patient likely has which type of insurance? - Answer Health maintenance organization Mr. Meeks comes to pick up his Toujeo prescription. Where will you find his medication? - Answer In the refrigerator An infant was admitted to the hospital and was ordered morphine 0.1 mg/kg every 8 hours. If the infant weighs 22 lb, what dose of morphine will he receive? - Answer 1 mg After verifying Mr. Donovan's date of birth at the pickup counter, which second identifier should you ask for? - Answer Home address Mr. Fleming's prescription reads "Instill 1 gtt ou qpm prn." According to ISMP, which abbreviation in this sig is most prone to causing an error? - Answer ou
Mrs. Jacobson is an inpatient in your hospital. Her prescriber just ordered metformin 1,000 mg every 12 hours. How many metformin 500 mg tablets will you put in Mrs. Jacobson's med cart drawer for a 24- hour fill? - Answer 4 Mrs. Rogers has to pay out of pocket for Symbicort inhaler. The pharmacy's selling price for Symbicort is $230. The pharmacy's purchase price is $175 for each inhaler. What is the pharmacy markup percentage? Round to the nearest percentage. - Answer 31% What patient information does the bar code on a hospital medication order label usually contain? - Answer Name When a new warehouse order is delivered, what should you compare the number of bins that were received against? - Answer The number of shipped cartons According to DEA, controlled substance records must be stored for a minimum of how many years? - Answer 2 Ms. Weintraub takes the following medications: Aciphex, Bystolic, Eliquis, and Robaxin. Which medication is used for muscle spasms? - Answer Robaxin Ms. Sampson is requesting refills on her medications at the drop-off window. To ensure she doesn't have any new interactions or contraindications with her meds, what information should you collect? - Answer Changes to her medication list Which medication is a beta blocker? - Answer Carvedilol You notice that heparin vials were recently recalled due to steel particles in the solution. Which type of recall is this? - Answer Class I Mr. Charleston was supposed to get metformin 500 mg tabs bid, but was accidentally given metformin ER 500 mg tabs qd. What is the best way the technician can help the pharmacist handle this med error? - Answer Look into the error quickly and calmly.
Before disposing of leftover acyclovir powder, where would you look for proper disposal instructions? - Answer Safety data sheet How many times can a testosterone prescription be transferred between pharmacies, according to federal law? - Answer 1 Which medication should be counted twice when filling? - Answer Buprenorphine If a prescription calls for 8 ounces of liquid medication, how many milliliters should be measured? - Answer 240 You have two bottles of baclofen 20 mg in stock. The par level is three bottles, and the maximum quantity is nine bottles. How many bottles should be ordered? - Answer 7 According to federal law, how much pseudoephedrine can be sold to a patient without an Rx from a retail pharmacy per day? - Answer 3.6 grams A bottle of phenytoin 100 mg has an expiration date of September 2021. On which date does the medication expire? - Answer 9/30/ What is a common side effect of metoprolol? - Answer Dizziness A patient is purchasing acetaminophen 500 mg tablets over-the-counter and asks the pharmacist how many they can take. What is the maximum number of tablets the pharmacist will tell them they should take of this product per day? - Answer 8 In which area of the EMR will you find the patient's date of birth? - Answer Demographics A patient received a 4-ounce bottle of an antibiotic. She is to take 1 tsp bid. How long will the bottle last?
You receive the following prescription: Adderall 5 mg #30 tablets 1 po at bedtimeWhat is a possible reason to alert the pharmacist about this Rx? - Answer Time of day Which compounding technique uses camphor to help reduce particle size, but does NOT become part of the final compound? - Answer Pulverization Which medication is included in the iPLEDGE program? - Answer Accutane Which DAW code means that substitution is not allowed by state law? - Answer 7 Joey has to wait 24 hours before receiving his Varivax vaccine. Which medication on his profile is most likely responsible for the delay in Varivax administration? - Answer Acyclovir Mrs. Nangrun brings in the following prescription:Tamoxifen 20 mg tablets Sig: 1 po qd #30Which side effect will the pharmacist tell her about that might occur with this medication? - Answer Hot flashes Which topical dosage form is good for dry, scaly areas on the body? - Answer Ointment How should the directions "5 cc po QID prn" be typed on the prescription label? - Answer Take 5 mL by mouth 4 times daily as needed. A patient brings in a new prescription for linezolid. Which drug on the patient's profile will show a serious drug interaction alert with linezolid? - Answer Escitalopram Ms. Delgado brings in a new prescription for Lovaza. Which law sets guidance for providing information about her medication and condition to a family member? - Answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Which medication is the generic for Viagra? - Answer Sildenafil You receive the following order: Dextrose 5% solution 100 mL You have dextrose 20% solution in stock. How much diluent do you need to fill the order? - Answer 75 mL
At which part of the dispensing process should a patient be notified their prescription is missing the drug strength? - Answer Drop-off Which medication pair is an example of proper use of tall man lettering? - Answer FLUoxetine/PARoxetine Mr. Khan drops off the following prescription: Oxycodone 10 mg tablets #30Sig: 1 tab po q8h prn pain If the patient received a dose in the emergency room at 9:00 P.M., when is the earliest time he could take the next dose? - Answer 5:00 A.M. What temperature range is appropriate for medications that are stored at room temperature? - Answer 59°F to 86°F Why do pregnant patients require special dosing considerations? - Answer Because some meds cross the placenta and harm the fetus