Code of Ethics
What is the primary responsibilit of a pharmacy technician according to the code of ethics?
The responsibility that pharmacy technicians should have is ensuring to provide services and care to the patient.
How many millilitres each of 46.0% Solution A and 65.0% of Solution A are needed to make 9.00 mL of 63.0% Solution A?
65-63=2
63-46=17
you will add 2+17=19
now you will need to do cross-multiplication
2/19x9=0.95ml this is for the 46% solution
17/19x9=8.05ml this is for 65% solution
what is the mechanism of action of beta-blockers?
The beta-blockerd it work by blovking the effects of adrenaline on beta recptors.
What dose this Q.I.D abbreviation stand for?
It means 4 times a day.
What is the ppe that is required for aspetic preparation?
The ppe that is required are:Gown,Mask,Gloves,Hair cover,shoes cover.
What should a pharmacy technician do if they notice a medication error?
They should notify the pharmacist
What is the day of supply for this RX? Rx: Sidney Cosplay Drug B 250mcg/MDI [200 doses] Sig: 2 puffs q2h Mitte: 1 inhaler Dr. B
The solution is
first, you will need to know how many 2 hours are in 24 hours . you will do is 24/2=12
the mitte is one inhaler that has 200 doses you will need to know how many doses the patient is using for a day by 12x2=24 puffers per day
now you will do 200/24=8 days
so that means the one inhaler will last for 8 days.
what is the most cpmmonly drug class that is used to treat bacterial infections?
The class of the drug that is most commonly used id Antibiorics.
A pharmacy technician received a prescription for Metoprolol 50mg and in the pharmacy, it's only available Metoprolol 100 mg what should the pharmacy technician do?
The pharmacy technician should ask the pharmasist what to do it this situation.
Identify 4 principles of aseptic?
hand washing, clean equipment, clean environment, sterile aseptic technique.
What is considered unethical for the pharmacy technician?
The unethical considered is accepting gifts for the pharmacist or others.
Health Canada recommends Vitamin D at 25 U per Kg of body weight per day for all Canadians.Vitamin D is available as 1000 U per tablet. How many tablets of Vitamin D should a patient take per day,if he weighs 80 Kg (1Kg = 2.2 lbs)?
First, you will need to find how many units are for 80kg. 25Ux80kg=2000U.Then you will need to know how many tablet is in 2000 units by 1000U/1 tablet x 2000U/x tablet . 2000U/1000U=2 tablets.
What is the medication that is used to treat type two diabetes?
The most commen drug that is used id metfotmin.
What is the temperature range that is typically required for the cold chain storage?
What are the two parts of the syringe that should not be touched and remain sterile?
The two parts are the needle and plunger.
When handling the prescription the pharmacy technician must do?
Verify the patient information by:asking their name, date of birth, phone number, address, allergy, medical condition and est.
Drug M, 99 mg in 0.1 L NS is ordered to infuse at a rate of 9.0 mcg/kg/min for a patient weighing 32 kg.Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.
You will need to do is first to find how many MCG are in 32kg by doing
1- 9mcg/kg-xmcg/32kg=288mcg
2-99mg=mcg= 99x1000=99,000mcg
0.1L=ml=0.1x1000=100ml
3- 99,000mcg/100ml x 288mcg/xml=
100x288/99000=0.29ml/min
4- 0.29ml/min x xml/60min=
0.29x60=17.45ml/hr
What is the medication that is used for the beta-blocker?
The druge that is most commonly used is metoprolol.
what should the pharmacy technician do if they find dispensing error?
The pharmacy techinican should immetiately report to the pharmacist about the error and contact the patient to return to the pharmacy to change the medication.
How many inches sterile products should be prepared in hood?
It should be within 6 inches.
If the pharmacy technician is unsure what the prescription is what should they do?
They should ask the pharmacist or the other co-worker.
Doctor’s Order: Drug A 94000 Units in 1000 mL of NS. Run at 98 mL per hour.Available in 2800 U/mL ampoules. How many ampoules are needed for 24 hours if all bags are prepared at the same time?
First you will need to do id to find how many ML you will need for 24 hours by doing 98x24=2352ml then you will need to know how many bags you will need for the 24 hours by doing 2352/1000=2.352=3 bags per day now you need to find how many units are there is these bags by doing 3x94000=282000 U the last thing you will do is to know how many amps you need for the day by doing 282000/2800=100.71=101 amps per day.
If the patient have allergy to penicillin which medication should be avoided?
The medication that should bbe avoide are Amoxicillin, Ampicillin and Cephalosporins.
Pharmacy technician working in the pharmacy and the phone ring and it was from the doctor office and it was calling for controlled substance what should the pharmacy do?
The pharmacy should respont to the docter by saying that control substance can't be taken over the phone the docer can fix it or if the doctor want the pharmacy technician can refer it to the pharmacist.
What is the beas technique to clean the hoods?
The best technique is to clean from the back to front.