Scope of Practice
Which of the following factors should you be mindful of when an existing patient is prescribed a new medication.
A. Dose response curve
B. Therapeutic window
C. Drug to drug interaction
D. Half-life
C. Drug to drug interaction
A pharmacy tech should identify that which of the following abbreviations means "left ear"?
A. AS
B. OS
C. AD
D. OD
A. AS
Which of the following is a security requirement for noncontrolled Medicaid prescriptions set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)?
A. The prescribers signature is required to be stamped on the prescription.
B. The prescription is required to be sent electronically to the pharmacy.
C. The prescription is required to be written on a tamper-resistant pad.
D. The prescriber's DEA number is required to be written on the prescription.
C. The prescription is required to be written on a tamper-resistant pad.
Which of the following describes the purpose of a black box warning on a medication label?
A. To indicate that the medication should be disposed of in a biohazard container.
B. To indicate that the medication should be taken with food.
C. To indicate a look-alike, sound-alike medication.
D. To indicate that the medication carries a risk for life-threatening adverse effects.
D. To indicate that the medication carries a risk for life-threatening adverse effects.
According to USP <797>, which of the following locations should the pharmacy technician use to gown, gather materials, and label medication for IV preparation?
A. Clean room
B. Pharmacy supply cabinet
C. Anteroom
D. Laminar airflow work bench
C. Anteroom
A pharm tech should mark medications that are set to expire how many months before the listed expiration date?
A. 6 months
B. 3 months
C. 1 month
D. 12 months
C. 3 months
A pharm tech should identify that which of the following abbreviations is included on the Institute for Safe Medical Practices' (ISMP) List of Error-Prone Abbreviations?
A. AC
B. PRN
C. QS
D. QOD
A pharmacy tech should identify that which of the following is a basic element of a prescription?
A. The prescriber's address
B. The patient's email address
C. The medication's manufacturer
D. The medication's adverse effects
A. The prescriber's address
Which of the following is the maximum daily dose recommended for acetaminophen (Tylenol)?
A. 1,000 mg
B. 4,000 mg
C. 2,000 mg
D. 5,000 mg
B. 4,000 mg
Which of the following controlled substance schedules includes anabolic steroids?
Schedule III
Which of the following types of active listening involves asking the patient clarifying questions regarding what the technician heard the patient say?
A. Evaluating
B. Hearing
C. Interpreting
D. Responding
A. Evaluating
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Take one tablet by mouth once daily in the morning for high blood pressure.
Which of the following components of a prescription should indicate to a pharmacy tech that a prescription might be forged?
A. Illegible handwriting
B. Written in blue ink
C. Uses standard abbreviations
D. Dosing is within recommnendations
B. Written in blue ink
A pharmacy tech in a hospital setting realizes a chemotherapy medication was accidentally administered to a patient via the wrong route of administration. Which of the following actions should the tech use?
A. Notify the facility's Medication Safety Committee
B. Notify the patient of the error
C. Notify the Drug Enforcement Administration
D. Notify the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
A. Notify the facility's Medication Safety Committee
According to HIPAA privacy rules, a pharmacy tech should identify that which of the following is a requirement regarding patients' acknowledgement signatures?
A. They are required to be on files at the pharmacy before a prescription can be filled.
B. They must remain on file for at least 8 years.
C. They are only necessary for prescriptions of controlled substances.
D. They must be maintained separately from the patient consultation log.
D. They must be maintained separately from the patient consultation log.
Which of the following medications can a pharmacy tech stock in an automated dispensing machine?
A. Penicillin (Pen-VK)
B. Triamcinolone ointment
C. Metformin (Glucophage)
D. Acetaminophen/codeine suspension (Tylenol with codeine)
C. Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following prescription instructions corresponds with the prescription below.
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Instill two drops in the right ear three times per day as directed.
Which of the following information is required by federal law to be included on a prescription label?
A. The patient's diagnosis
B. The prescription's expiration date
C. The prescriber's phone number
D. The prescriber's DEA number
B. The prescription's expiration date
A pharmacy tech is preparing to process and in-date return to the warehouse. Which of the following should the technician identify as a medication that is required to be sent in a refrigerated tote?
A. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
B. Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
C. Celecoxib (Celebrex)
D. Latanoprost (Xalatan)
D. Latanoprost (Xalatan)
A pharmacy tech has received an emergency prescription by phone for a Schedule II medication. According to federal law, the prescriber must issue a written, signed prescription within how many days?
A. 7
B. 20
C. 14
D. 10
A. 7
A pharm tech should identify that PAR represents which of the following in inventory control systems?
A. Periodic automatic replenishment
B. Periodic automatic review
C. Partially automatic replenishment
D. Partially automated replacement
A. Periodic Automatic Replenishment
A pharmacy tech is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that indicates an NDC code of 0079-5420-66. Which of the following sets of numbers in the NDC code represent the medication's active ingredient and dosage form?
A. 79
B. 0079
C. 5420
D. 66
C. 5420
Which of the following medications is hazardous and requires special handling?
A. Atomoxetine (Strattera)
B. Vancomycin (Vancocin)
C. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
D. Eszopiclone (Lunesta)
C. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
A pharmacy tech in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used medication that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Credit the patient for the medication.
B. Set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal.
C. Restock the medication to be used at a later time.
D. Discard the medication in the pharmacy trash bin.
B. Set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal.