Caculations
This is the number of milligrams (mg) in 1.42 g
What is 1,420 mg?
What is the specific purpose of DEA Form 222?
Form is used to purchase or transfer Schedule 1 or 2 controlled substances.
What does the abbreviation "LASA" stand for?
Look-Alike Sound-Alike & Tall Man Lettering
Must be accessible for handling hazardous chemicals and drugs in the pharmacy
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
The type of gloves required for sterile compounding.
What are sterile gloves?
This is the standard conversion for how many mL are in 1 teaspoon.
What is 5 mL?
What does the abbreviation PHI stand for under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Protected Health Information
When handing a completed prescription to a patient at the pick-up counter, what are the two standard patient identifiers that must be verified?
Patient's full name and date of birth (DOB)
When repackaging medications from a bulk stock container into a unit dose package, technician must record this specific tracking identifier on the package
What is the lot number and expiration date?
The glass ampule component that requires a special needle with a built-in filter to draw from.
What is a filter needle?
Convert 98.5°F to Celsius
What is 36.9°C (or 37°C)?
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 mandates child-resistant containers. What classic sublingual cardiac drug is famously exempt from this rule?
Sublingual nitroglycerin
What critical auxiliary warning label must be used to all reconstituted oral antibiotic suspensions (such as Amoxicillin or Cephalexin) before dispensing?
Shake Well Before Using
This specific color of plastic or glass container is used to protect light-sensitive medications from degradation.
What is Amber?
This is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
Hand hygiene
A patient weighs 330 lbs.The doctor orders 20 mg/kg/day TID. How many mg per dose?
What is 1,000 mg?
Define a Schedule I controlled substance in terms of medical use and abuse potential.
No currently accepted medical use and high potential for abuse
Cleanroom Garbing Order: List the correct step-by-step order of donning PPE prior to sterile compounding in the cleanroom buffer area.
This 10-digit or 11-digit number found on the stock bottle is used by the technician to verify they have selected the exact correct drug, strength, and package size.
What is the NDC (National Drug Code) number?
Chapter 795 covers non-sterile, 797 covers sterile, and 800 covers hazardous handling for this U.S. pharmacopeia organization.
What is the USP? or What is the United States Pharmacopeia?
If a tablet is 50 mg and the doctor orders 25 mg, you dispense this many tablets.
What is 0.5 tabs (or half a tablet)?
Under the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) of 2005, what is the daily sales limit of pseudoephedrine base per customer?
3.6 grams per day
Class I Recall
Extreme danger; causes severe injury or death.
A bright, color-coded sticker is applied directly to the prescription bottle to warn patients about critical safety information, such as "May cause drowsiness" or "Take with food."
What is an auxiliary label?
Garbing is to be performed where?
What is a Anteroom