Pharmacy exam 2022 with complete solution

Purpose of medwatch? - ANSWER To allow the voluntary report if adverse events I tab qd am hbp? - ANSWER Take one tablet by mouth once daily in the morning for high blood pressure A contraindication to taking atorva ...

Purpose of medwatch? - ANSWER To allow the voluntary report if adverse events I tab qd am hbp? - ANSWER Take one tablet by mouth once daily in the morning for high blood pressure A contraindication to taking atorvastatin (Lipitor) - ANSWER Pregnant Insurance coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - ANSWER PPO preferred provider organization provide prescribes an adult patient to receive 80 MEq of potassium over 3 hr. Which of the following will be the flow rate in ML/hr if 80meq/500 ml solution was dispensed? - ANSWER 167 adminstration record indicates that he is receiving ampicillin sulbactam (undaunted) piggyback aid. The pharmacy tech. Should recognize that this medication is delivered which of the following routes of administrated? - ANSWER Intravenous Cleaning a laminar flow hood which of the following actions should the tech. Take? - ANSWER Wipe the hood in a horizontal fashion from back to front Acronym phi is used to represent which of the following? - ANSWER Protected health information Health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's toothache? - ANSWER DDS- doctor of dental surgery Controlled substances schedules represents substances that contain limited quantities of certain narcotics and have a low potential for abuse? - ANSWER Schedule V -5 Receives a request from a patient to fill a prescription for an SSRI medication. The tech should identify that which of the following medication is classified as an SSRI? - ANSWER Paraxetin ( Paxil) SSRI - treat depression Receives a prescription for a patient who has the patient in the patients profile software system. Which of the following information should the tech. Verify to ensure she is working with the correct patient profile? - ANSWER Verify the patients date of birth Preparing a clindamycin (Cleocin) oral suspension. Which of the following auxiliary labels should the tech places on the bottle? - ANSWER Take with a full glass of water Volumes is equivalent to 45ml? - ANSWER 3 tbsp ii gtts ad tid UD? - ANSWER Instill two drops in the right ear three times per day as directed Medication is exempt from child- resistant safety closure packaging requirements? - ANSWER SL nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) A potential services or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - ANSWER Medication Therapy management Brand name for alendronate? - ANSWER Fosamax Dispense a prescription which of the following findings is an indication that the prescription might be altered or forged? - ANSWER Written in red ink Be aware of regarding prednisone (deltasone) and prednisone (orapred)? - ANSWER Tall man lettering is in corporates on their labels How much sodium chloride is found in a 1L bag of 0.9% sodium Chloride? - ANSWER 9 g Discovers that a medication was dispensed to the wrong patient after reporting the error to the pharmacist to which of the following organizations should the error be reported? - ANSWER mERP- medication error reporting program Statement is true when no refill information is provided on a non controlled substance prescription? - ANSWER Refills require authorization from the prescriber Over-the-counter (otc) medication that is used to treat diarrhea? - ANSWER Loperamide (Imodium) Personal who are authorized to enter the sterile compounding room should receive training in accordance with which of the following organizations? - ANSWER United state pharmacopeia (USP) Sulfasalazine (azulfidine) 500 mg tablet 1.5 g qid x 10days? - ANSWER 120 A prescription for a noncontrolled that indicates the medication should be refilled "PRN" indicates which of the following? - ANSWER The prescription can be refilled for a maximum of 1 year from the date it was written Compounding on IV prescription which of the following actions should the tech take to demonstrate best practice for quality assurance? - ANSWER Use a bar code verification system Preparing to make a sterile compounding. She is starting with a non sterile product which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparation does this compounded fall under? - ANSWER High risk According to USP <797> which of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) should a pharmacy tech. Apply first when performing aseptic technique? - ANSWER Shoes cover Entering a prescription that states "dispense a written" which of the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system ? - ANSWER Daw 1 DAW 0 - ANSWER No product selection indicated Information is required by federal law to be include on a prescription label? - ANSWER The prescription expiration date Identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the following? - ANSWER Patient counseling A medication prescription calls for dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 1000 ml with 40 meq of potassium chloride to be infused at 125ml/hr. How many 1L bags will be needed over a 24hr period? - ANSWER Three The final step in the filling process of a new prescription? - ANSWER Ask the pharmacist to perform a verification check Information does the FDA require to be published in a medications monograph? - ANSWER Contraindications Assisting a patient who reports that she is allergic to NSAIDS which of the following should the technician recognize as a medication that this patient should avoid taking? - ANSWER Acetylsalicylic (Aspirin) Validating a DEA number, a pharmacy tech should identify that the second letter should be the first letter of which of the following? - ANSWER Prescribers last name Assign which of the following expiration date to a magic mouthwash that contains water? - ANSWER 14 days Available to patient over the counter (otc) ? - ANSWER Minoxidil (regaine) hair growth Preparing to inject a diluted into a vial for a powder medication which of the following needles should the tech use for this process? - ANSWER Vented Hypodermic - ANSWER Draw blood Filter g - ANSWER Glass ampule Pen - ANSWER Diabetes Mellitus Error glimepiride (Amoryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally one daily #90? - ANSWER The strength of 2.0 mg should be written as 2 mg To promote medication compliance? - ANSWER Ask the patient to monitor medication intake by keeping a log Auxiliary labels should a pharmacy tech. Place on a prescription for amoxicillin suspension (Amoxil)? - ANSWER Shake well before use Organizations is responsible for reviewing new generic equivalent? - ANSWER Food and drug administration (FDA) Organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality standards? - ANSWER Food and Drug administration (FDA) Left ear sig? - ANSWER As Os - ANSWER Left eye AD - ANSWER Right ear OD - ANSWER Right eye 1 tsp qid pc prn allergy? - ANSWER Take 1 teaspoon four times daily after meals as needed for allergy When reducing the particles size of a solid with the aid of a solvent? - ANSWER Pulverization crushing pills The maximum number of time a prescription for a scheduled lll to IV medication can be refilled within 6 months from the date it was originally written? - ANSWER Five To reduce medication errors which of the following formats should be used to represent a dosage measured in grams? - ANSWER 0.3 g Part A - ANSWER Hospice Part D - ANSWER Insulin vaccine Part E - ANSWER High payer HMO PPO Parts of Medicare should a pharmacy tech bill for a 70 year old patients blood glucose test strips? - ANSWER Medicare part B 65 up Receives a prescription to dispense vI fl oz of promethazine syrup. What size bottle should the tech. Use to fill this prescription? - ANSWER 180 ml Tasks is written a pharmacy tech. Scope of practice? - ANSWER Obtaining a partients health history Should mark medications that are set to expire how many months before the listed expiration date? - ANSWER 6 month Medication is required to be stored be stored behind the pharmacy counter? - ANSWER Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) Preparing to fill a prescription for a toddler which of the following is the weight base formula the tech. Should use to determine the correct pediatric dose? - ANSWER Clarks rule Organizations oversees the disposal of hazardous waste from health care facilities? - ANSWER Environmental protection agency (EPA) When calculating the beyond use date (BUD) for a sterile compound which of the following information should a pharmacy tech. Consider? - ANSWER The stability of the medication According to federal law when transferring a schedule 11 medication to another pharmacy which of the following forms should the receiving pharmacy complete and retain? - ANSWER DEA form 222 Disposing of controlled substances - ANSWER 41 Theft and loss control substance - ANSWER 225 distribution Type of active listening involves asking the patient clarifying questions regarding what the tech heard the patient say? - ANSWER Evaluating Identify as a type of medication that is used to relieve coughing? - ANSWER Antitussive Information is required on labels prepared for compounded sterile products? - ANSWER Beyond use date An NDC code of 0079-5420-66 which of the following sets of numbers in the NDC code represent the medication active ingredient and dosage form? - ANSWER 5420