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PREPARING AND DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS
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preparing and Dispensing PrescriptionsShake well before using - Answers- A pharmacy tech should place what auxillary label on a bottle of liquid amoxicillin with potassium clavulanate (Augmentin)? Written consent from the patient - Answers- A patient asks the pharmacy tech to use a container that is not child-resistant for their prescriptions. Which of the following types of consent should the technician obtain? A. Written consent from the prescriber B. Verbal consent from the prescriber C. Written consent from the patient D. Verbal consent from the patient Safety Data Sheet - Answers- Which of the following contains information about hazardous medications and chemicals that are stored or used in the pharmacy? A. Medication guide B. Product package insert C. Safety Data Sheet D. Medication Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets - Answers- Which of the following medications should be dispensed in its original glass packaging and stored at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct light? A. Nitroglycerin B. Warfarin Tablets C. Azithromycin ophthalmic solution D. Methylprednisolone dose pack 701 - Answers- When filing a prescription, a pharmacy tech notes a label that reads: Ranitidine 150 mg tab NDC: 49769- 701 - 52. Which set of numbers indicates the medication, its, strength, and the dosage form? Medications are dispensed from a specific storage bin - Answers- Which of the following aspects of an automated medication delivery system increases patient safety during the medication dispensing process? A. Medications are only available to authorized personnel B. Medications are available in patient care areas C. Medications are dispensed from a specific storage bin D. Medications are tracked and restocked accurately 4 oz prescription bottle - Answers- A pharmacy tech receives a prescription to dispense 120 mL of codeine/guaifenesin solution 10-100mg/5 mL. Which of the following packages should the tech use to dispense this medication? A. 2 oz prescription bottle B. 4 oz prescription bottle
C. 8 oz prescription bottle D. 16 oz prescription bottle The package size is incorrect - Answers- A pharmacy tech is filling a prescription for fluoxetine 10 mg capsules with an NDC number of 50111- 0647 - 03. The technician pulls a stock bottle with an NDC number of 50111- 0647 - 01. The tech should recognize which of the following? A. The dosage form is incorrect B. The manufacturer is incorrect C. The strength is incorrect D. The package size is incorrect Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Answers- What piece of legislation requires a pharmacy tech to offer patients the opportunity to receive counseling from a pharmacist? "The Poison Prevention Act of 1970 requires child-resistant caps on prescription medications" - Answers- A patient asks a pharmacy tech why their medications have a child-resistant cap when they have no children. Which response should the tech make? A. "The poison Prevention Act of 1970 requires child-resistant caps on prescription medications" B. "Your insurance company requires child-resistant caps because they reduce medication waste" C. "The medication you are taking requires a child-resistant cap to prevent exposure to moisture" D. "The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires the use of child-resistant caps on prescription medications" Take on an empty stomach - Answers- Levothyroxine (Synthroid) should have what auxillary label on the bottle? Dabigatran (Pradaxa) - Answers- Which of the following medications should a pharmacy tech dispense in the original packaging to protect it from moisture? A. Warfarin (Coumadin) B. Nifedipine (Procardia) C. Dabigatran (Praxada) D. Aspirin (Ecotrin) Safe usage instructions - Answers- A pharmacy technician fills a prescription that requires a medication guide. Which of the following information is included in the guide? A. Safe usage instructions B. Therapeutically equivalent medications C. Pill identification D. Initials of the pharmacist