Safety
Technicians must legally document the purchases of over-the-counter:
What is Pseudoephedrine or ephedrine?
Otic solutions are used in the ____?
What is the ears?
A solid dosage form made from dry powdered ingredients being pressed together is a(n)
__________.
What is a tablet?
A 1 L bag infused at 100mL per hour will last how many hours?
A medication order is to be administered during the following standard times: 7:30 am, 1:30 pm, and
6:30 pm. Covert to military time,
What is 0730, 1330, 1830?
How safe is it to use expired medication?
What is not safe at all?
Drugs that end in the suffix ~cillin are typically?
What are antibiotics?
A solid dosage form that has the active ingredient placed in a water-soluble base that will melt with
the body temperature is a(n) _________________.
What is a suppository?
The physician has ordered 750ml of a D5 0.45% NaCl solution to be administer to a patient over 10
hours. How many mL will be administered per hour?
If a pharmacy submits a claim for prescriptions that will not be dispensed to the patient, they have
committed the following?
What is fraud?
How many times can Scheduled ll drugs be refilled?
What is none?
This type of drug category is used to treat mental health conditions.
What are antipsychotics?
A doctor has ordered an oil in water emulsion that is not greasy and is water washable. What type of
product will be dispensed?
What is a cream?
A physician orders a continuous infusion of D10W at a rate of 200 ml/hr on a patient for the next 24
hours. How many 1-liter bags will you need to send to the floor for this patient to cover 24 hours?
What is 5 bags?
What two organizations can release an official drug recall?
What are the FDA and the drug manufacturer?
When CSPs are prepared in batches a label may not provide compounding instructions and the
technician may need to use a ________________.
What is the master formulation record?
When the thyroid is not active enough and does not produce enough thyroid hormone, the
condition is known as hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is treated with the drug Synthroid. What is the generic name of this drug?
What is levothyroxine?
Insulin is typically given this route.
What is subcutaneous?
Cefazolin 1g in 50mL NS is to run over 20 min. The nursing staff chooses a 15 gtts/mL tubing. What is the rate in gtts/min?
What is 37.5 gtts/min
Excessive use of antibiotics can lead to this.
What is resistance?
Compounded sterile preparations are to be made following the guidelines found in USP ____.
What is 797?
This drug is used to stimulate a heart beat in a dying person.
A ________ is a liquid dosage form in which the solute is not dissolved in the solvent but throughout
and should include the auxiliary label “Shake Well”.
What is a suspension?
A patient is to receive 150 ml IV in a 3-hour period. If the drop factor is 60, at what rate should the
IV run?
What is 50 gtts/min?
This act allowed pharmacy products to be developed for treatment of “rare diseases” by providing
financial incentives to the drug developer
What is the Orphan Drug Act?