Pharmacy Tech Study Guide Questions & Answers.
Which of the following references lists FDA-approved medications and their therapeutic
equivalents? - Correct Answer Orange Book
Which of the following communication techniques should a pharmacy technician use
when communicating with a patient at the pharmacy counter? - Correct Answer Listen
carefully to the patient
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy technician complete when assisting a
pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)? - Correct Answer Schedule
patient appointments
If a manufacture refuses to recall a medication and there is clear evidence of risk to
human health, which of the following government agencies can enforce a recall? -
Correct Answer Food and Drug Administration
A pharmacy technician should report an adverse drug event to which of the following? -
Correct Answer FDA MedWatch
A pharmacy technician should dispose of which of the following medications in a
hazardous waste bin? - Correct Answer Cytotoxic agents
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following word parts is placed at
the beginning of a medical term? - Correct Answer Prefix
Which of the following references should a pharmacy technician use to look up the
compatibility of two intravenous solutions? - Correct Answer Trissel's Handbook on
Injectable Drugs
A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following medications should
be flushed for disposal? - Correct Answer Fentanyl (Duragesic) patches
A pharmacy technician should recognize that how many different types of controlled
substances can be ordered on DEA Form 222? - Correct Answer 10
Which of the following strategies should a pharmacy technician use to optimize
communication with patients? - Correct Answer Ask the patient open-ended questions
Which of the following strategies should a pharmacy technician use when
communicating with a patient who speaks a different language? - Correct Answer Show
pictograms
A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following tasks is within a
technician's scope of practice? - Correct Answer Prepare insurance claims for online
adjudication
,Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technician's scope of practice? -
Correct Answer Compound IV chemotherapy medications
A pharmacy technician should recognize that the prefix "hypo" has which of the
following meanings? - Correct Answer To little or below
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following tasks is a part of
medication reconciliation? - Correct Answer Obtaining medication history
Which of the following federal agencies should a pharmacy staff member contact if
controlled substances are stolen from the pharmacy? - Correct Answer DEA
Which of the following forms should a pharmacy technician use to request permission to
destroy expired controlled substances? - Correct Answer DEA Form 41
Based on the prescription below, which of the following directions should a pharmacy
technician include on the prescription label for the patient?
ii tsp po bid ac - Correct Answer "Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before
meals"
A pharmacy technician should identify that a varicella vaccine should be stored in which
of the following locations? - Correct Answer Freezer
A pharmacy technician should recognize that exempt narcotics are included in which of
the following controlled substance schedules? - Correct Answer Schedule V
A pharmacy technician is storing prescriptions in compliance with document retention
regulations. The technician should file the prescriptions sequentially according to which
of the following? - Correct Answer Prescription's serial number
A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following information is
mandatory for controlled substance prescriptions and unnecessary for noncontrolled
substance prescriptions? - Correct Answer The prescriber's DEA number
A pharmacy technician should identify which of the following organizations issues a
pharmacy's National Provider Identifier (NPI)? - Correct Answer Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS)
A patient presents a pharmacy technician with a prescription for zolpidem (Ambien) that
the prescriber wrote 6 weeks ago. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - Correct Answer Process the prescription for the pharmacy to fill
A pharmacy technician is required to include a patient package insert (PPI) when filling
a prescription for which of the following types of medication? - Correct Answer
Contraceptives
, A pharmacy technician is verifying a prescriber's DEA number on a prescription. As part
of the verification process, which of the following parts of the DEA number should the
technician multiply by two? - Correct Answer The sum of the second, fourth, and sixth
digits
According to HIPPA guidelines, which of the following actions should a pharmacy
technician take to safeguard a patient's protected health information (PHI)? - Correct
Answer Shred computer printouts that include PHI
A pharmacy technician should identify that fentanyl patches are included in which of the
following controlled substance schedules? - Correct Answer Schedule II
A pharmacy technician is filling prescriptions for storage according to federal
regulations. Which of the following should the technician identify as the minimum
amount of time prescriptions for controlled substances should be retained on file? -
Correct Answer 2 years
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
standards? - Correct Answer Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
According to the DEA, how often should a pharmacy technician conduct an inventory
check for controlled substances? - Correct Answer Every 2 years
Which of the following processes should a pharmacy technician use to file prescription
hard copies for controlled substances? - Correct Answer File controlled substance
prescriptions separately from legend prescriptions
which of the following sublingual medications is an exception to the mandate for child-
resistant caps on prescription medication containers? - Correct Answer Nitroglycerin
A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following laws requires
medication manufactures to place a label stating, "Caution: Federal law prohibits
dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles? - Correct Answer
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
A pharmacy technician receives a handwritten prescription from a patient. The
technician should verify that they prescription contains which of the following
information? - Correct Answer Quantity of the medication
According to HIPAA guidelines, which of following documents should a pharmacy
technician have a new patient sign? - Correct Answer Acknowledge of notice of privacy
practices
A pharmacy technician should recognize that anabolic steroids are included in which of
the following controlled substance schedules? - Correct Answer Schedule III
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