Medications
This medication is the generic for Synthroid.
What is levothyroxine?
This act requires pharmacies to maintain records for controlled substances.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
This abbreviation refers to medications that should not be crushed.
What is EC or ER/XR? (enteric-coated or extended-release)
This part of the prescription contains directions for the patient.
What is the signa (sig)?
A patient is taking Advil and naproxen. This is an example of duplication in what drug class?
What are NSAIDs?
This drug class ends in “-olol” and is used for hypertension and heart rate control.
What are beta blockers?
This schedule drug has low abuse potential and may be sold without a prescription in limited amounts.
What is Schedule V?
This system requires scanning medications before dispensing to reduce errors.
What is barcode verification?
A patient is prescribed 2 teaspoons twice daily for 5 days. How many mL should be dispensed?
What is 100 mL?
While entering a prescription, you see a patient already takes Zocor, and a new prescription is written for Lipitor. What should the technician recognize?
What is therapeutic duplication of statins?
P.S. increased risk of muscle toxicity
A patient is prescribed warfarin. What lab value has to be monitored?
What is INR?
A controlled substance prescription can be transferred how many times between pharmacies (Schedules III–V)?
What is once?
This is the MOST effective way to prevent wrong-patient errors.
What is using two patient identifiers?
A medication is 250 mg/5 mL. The patient needs 500 mg per dose twice daily for 7 days.
How many total mL are needed?
What is 140 mL?
A patient is taking Tylenol Extra Strength and Norco. What is the issue?
What is therapeutic duplication of acetaminophen? (risk of overdose)
This medication is a loop diuretic and can cause potassium loss.
What is furosemide?
A pharmacist receives an oral prescription for a Schedule II medication in an emergency.
Within how many days must a written prescription be received by the pharmacy?
What is 7 days?
A prescription written for 10 mg is misread as 100 mg. What type of error is this?
What is a transcription error?
A medication is 100 mg/5 mL.
The patient is prescribed 150 mg per dose, three times daily for 8 days.
How many total mL should be dispensed?
What is 180 mL?
A technician is reviewing a patient profile and sees Ativan and Xanax listed as active medications. What risk should be identified?
What is benzodiazepine duplication?
P.S. leads to increased CNS depression?
A patient is prescribed Bactrim. Identify BOTH active ingredients AND the drug class.
What are sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim AND a sulfonamide antibiotic?
A Schedule II prescription is partially filled for a patient.
Under federal law, within how many hours must the remaining portion be filled?
What is 72 hours.
A technician selects clonidine instead of klonopin. What is the type of error and what caused it?
What is a dispensing error caused by SALAD?
A prescription is written for amoxicillin 400 mg/5 mL.
The patient must take 6 mL twice daily for 10 days.
How many full bottles of 100 mL should be dispensed?
What is 2 bottles?
Total needed: 120mL
A patient is prescribed Percocet and asks for Tylenol for additional pain relief. What is the issue?
A: What is duplication of acetaminophen?
P.S. risk of overdose