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Questions and Answers PT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| During the Civil War, many soldiers died as a result of? | Unsanitary conditions, Postsurgical infections, Gunshot wounds |
| What is the best source of materials for remedies in ancient times? | Minerals, animals plants |
| What new antibiotic classes was discovered in 1800's? | Sulfonamide |
| Who performs taking new prescriptions over the phone and entering them into the computer? | Pharmacist |
| The MPA, ICHP, APhA, and ASHP are intities that founded what? | The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) |
| Opium and alcohol were used to due what? | Desensitize a person to pain, Help ease depression, Treat anxiety |
| The word apothecary means? | Pharmacist and Store |
| Some of the first Pharmacy Technicians were composed of? | Family members, Clerks, Military technicians |
| Do Pharmacy Technicians Counsel Patients? yes or no | NO |
| The PTCB is an organization that gives a national exam for pharmacy technicians, and was founded by several pharmacist associations, Does the PTCB regulate all Pharmacy Technicians? Yes or NO | NO |
| Which amendment required the labeling "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" | Durham-Humphrey Amendment |
| What is the purpose of the Orphan Drug Act? | It allows drug companies to bypass lengthy testing to treat persons who have a rare disease |
| The law that requires pharmacists to counsel patients on new medications is? | OBRA '90 |
| The primary purpose of the FDA is to? | Ensure that safety and effectiveness standards for medications are met by manufacturers |
| A pharmacy that will be dispensing controlled drugs must have which one of the following forms on file with the DEA? | Form 224 |
| The five categories of controlled substances are rated on the basis of? | Potential for abuse |
| Doctor of podiatry, Dentists, Chiropractors, Veterinarians; Which of these are health care providers are not one of the standard practitioners that all states accept? | Chiropractors |
| Storage of chemcials, Actions to take in case of a spill and the combustion and stability of a chemical are contained information on What? | Safety Data Sheets (SDS) |
| Which classification of drug recall could cause a temporary health problem or a slight threat of serious harm? | Class II |
| What is the maximum legal amount of pseudoephedrine that can be purchased per day? | 3.6 grams |
| The Pharmacy association that accredits pharmacy technician education programs is the? | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
| How often does a nationally certified pharmacy technician have to renew his or her certification? | Biennially |
| What is a nondiscretionary duty a pharmacy technician can perform? | Returning expired or damaged stock |
| Which organization can revoke a technician's registration? | Board of Pharmacy |
| All pharmacies in each state are overseen by? | Each individual state's board of pharmacy |
| Would accepting payments from patients be performed by an inpatient pharmacy technician? Yes or No | NO |
| Which of the quality is considered a soft skill preferred by employers? Honesty, Experience, Personality or Adaptability | Adaptability |
| Once certified by the PTCB a technician must attain how many CE units in medication every 2 years | 20 CE |
| What is an example of a close door pharmacy? | Nuclear Pharmacy |
| Should you add your LinkedIn profile information to the Contact section of your resume? YES or NO | YES |
| Good communication skills include? | Compassion, Tact, Diplomacy |
| Body language should convey an attitude of? | Helpfulness and concern |
| What form of communication is judged by others in the first 30 seconds of meeting? | Nonverbal |
| The primary purpose of having good communication skills is? | To relate to customers |
| A person's voice can influence how the information is perceived based on? | Inflection, Speed and volume |
| Medication errors have been connected to what? | Illegible Handwriting |
| What is the communication task not one of the standard technician duties? Angry patients, Dealing with insurance reps, Taking customer refills over the phone, Counseling patients? | Counseling patients |
| What is one of the best ways to handle a frustrated customer? | Listen intently |
| If a technician has tried but is unable to resolve a customer's problem, what step should he or she take next? | Inform the pharmacist |
| Why are sublingual tablets better for relieving angina attacks than traditional tablets? | They bypass the stomach, entering the blood stream for quicker relief |
| Why do manufacturers make dosage forms that are effective over a longer time? | To enable the patient to take the medication less often |
| Why are parenteral medications used? | They work quickly, bypass the acidic secretions of the stomach, help the patient unable to take medication orally |
| What is a semisolid dosage form? | Cream, Gel, Paste |
| Which liquid dosage form has a hydroalcoholic base? Elixir, Syrup, Enema, Emulsion | Elixir |
| Which organ performs most of the metabolism of a drug? | Liver |
| If a drug has a half-life of 20 hours, this would mean what? | The drug loses half its strength in 20 hours, followed by half of the remaining strength in the following 20 hours, and so forth. |
| Why are excipients used in preparing medications? | Improve appearance, disguise taste and/or smell, increase the size of the medication |
| The time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by 50% is called the drugs? | Half-life |
| Which of the following oral dosage forms should have a "Shake Well" auxiliary label on the bottle? Suspension, Solution or Syrup | Suspension |
| What book provides package inserts from manufactures? | Physicians' Desk References |
| What book or books is/are the best source for locating manufacturers' addresses? | Physicians' Desk References |
| If you need to find the average wholesale price (AWP) of a drug, the best source to look in is? | Red Book |
| The book that is available both hardbound and loose-leaf to allow for monthly updates is: | Drugs Facts and Comparisons |
| The most widely used reference book in pharmacy is? | Drug Facts and Comparisons |
| If you need to identify a specific tablet or capsule only by the markings, color, and shape, you would look in? | Ident-A-Drug |
| Which book is NOT updated yearly? | Drug Facts and Comparisons |
| All of the following information can be found in the Drug Facts and Comparisons (F & C) EXCEPT? | Patient information |
| Information about pharmacy associations can be found; | Online and in the Red Book |
| All of the following can be found in free downloaded materials from Epocrates EXCEPT? | Herbals |
| What term refers to the name of the prescription? | Inscription |
| What Dispense as Written (DAW) code is assigned to a prescription for "No product selection indicated? | DAW 0 |
| What may be identified during a prospective drug review? | Drug-disease contraindication, drug duplication, therapeutic duplication |
| Which of the following is not one of the patient's rights? | Right price |
| What may a pharmacy technician NOT do regarding immunizations? | Administer the immunization |
| What does the signa mean: 1 tsp PO qid ac & hs? | Take 1 teaspsoonful by mouth four times a day before meals and at bedtime |
| What may a pharmacy technician not do in a retail pharmacy? | Accept a new prescription over the telephone from the physician's office |
| What should a pharmacy technician not demonstrate to a pharmacy patient? | Sarcasm |
| Which information may a pharmacist provide to a patient during counseling? | Proper storage, Prescription refill information, action to b3 taken in the event of a missed dose |
| What is adjudication? | The process by which a prescription is submitted electronically to a third-party payer so that the pharmacy can be reimbursed for the medication dispensed |
| P & P manuals contain information pertaining to all of the following? | Emergency situations, training, daily work routines |
| The Joint Commission does not inspect or accredit? | Retail pharmacists |
| Hospital orders contain what information? | Drug interactions, Dietary restrictions, medication orders. |
| What is the meaning of the acronym CPOE? | Computerized prescriber order entry |
| Hospital technicians must be available to? | Work various shifts, work weekends, Fill different jobs per operational needs |
| Technicians have all of the following responsibilities EXCEPT? | Contacting the physician for order clarification |
| Which statement about investigational drugs is false? | All investigational drugs must be disposed of on site at the hospital where the study has taken place |
| Stat orders should be filled within _____ minutes? | 20 Minutes |
| What provides guidelines and regulations for the compounding of sterile preparations? | USP <797> |
| Which is NOT an ADS? | Glove Box |
| In early America, physicians were? | Responsible for diagnosing conditions, responsible for preparing the necessary remedy, the first druggists |
| The division between physicians and pharmacists began after the ____ War? | Civil War |
| Early remedies in American history included Chinchona bark to treat_____, Mercury to treat ____, Opium and alcohol to treat____? | Cinchona bark (quinine) to treat malaria, Mercury to treat Syphilis, Opium and alcohol to treat pain |
| Today's typical pharmacy technicians are required to ? | Do an array of tasks, and to be educated and receive on-the-job training |
| How can technicians gain the trust of the patients they serve? | Eduction, Training, Good communications skills |
| The concept that doctors act only for the good of the patient and keep confidential what they learn about their patients reflects the _____? | Hippocratic oath |
| The effectiveness of the opium and alcohol mixture known as laudanum was surpassed only because of its? | Addictiveness |
| Some of the instruments used earliest for bloodletting were? | Thorns, Sharp bones, Shark Teeth |
| The first synthetic drug was_____ derived from a chemical dye found to inhibit bacterial growth? | sulfonamide |
| Who has the authority to decide under what schedule a drug should be placed? | Attorney general |
| A c-III drug can be refilled _____ times? | 5 times |
| In most states, a prescription for a c-IV drug expires after? | 6 months or five refills |
| What is a drug monograph? | Literature on the drug |
| Methadone is a C-II controlled substance that is commonly used for? | Opioid addiction |
| When prescriptions for controlled substances in C-III through C-V will be filed with other non-controlled drug prescriptions, the controlled drug prescriptions are designated in the pharmacy by stamping with a C that must appear? | in Red |
| Which of the following numbers could be the DEA number for Dr. Green? AB5527835, AG53887255, AB5387255, FG5378255 | AG5387255 |
| Which medication does not require a childproof cap? Amoxicillin chewable tablets, Nitrostat SL tablets, Mycelex troche, Amoxicillin suspension | Nitrostat SL tablets |
| The highest level of a manufacturer recall, which indicates the products could cause serious harm or fatality, is a _____recall? | Class 1 recall |
| What is causing injury to a person intentionally or through negligence | a tort |
| To obtain a Schedule II substance from a distributor, which DEA form must be filled out? | Form 222 |
| What controlled substance schedule drugs can be obtained without a prescription? | C-V |
| Invoices for C-II drugs must be kept for _____ years? | 2 years |
| To destroy controlled substances, which DEA form must be used? | Form 41 |
| Record keeping in a pharmacy is regulated by whom? | State law |
| Which pharmacy setting does not have a pharmacist on site? | Telepharmacy |
| The expected growth rate for the pharmacy technician profession is _____ between 2010 and 2020. | 32% |
| Providing benefit information to the patient is a responsibility of which pharmacy technician practice? | Managed care pharmacy technician |
| Which professional works closely with the pharmacy management in implementing cost-saving opportunities? | Pharmacy purchasing agent |
| When health maintenance organizations were created in 1973, the cost of prescription medications was about ____ of health care costs. | 5% |
| A specialty area of pharmacy practice dedicated to compounding and dispensing of radioactive materials is ______. | nuclear pharmacy |
| Telepharmacy began in rural areas of: | North Dakota |
| Which pharmacy technician position requires the technician to interview patients about their medications? | Medication reconciliation technician |
| A pharmacy technician may be employed by the IT department of a health care organization in which type of pharmacy practice? | Pharmacy informatics |
| The pharmacy field highly prefers a candidate to have experience in business and business relations for the position of ______. | pharmaceutical sales representatives |
| The guideline for assigning a beyond-use date to a bulk repackaged solid or liquid is? | No sooner than 6 months from the date the medication was repackaged |
| To grind or crush powders into fine particles using a mortar and pestle best describes: | Trituration |
| Determine the beyond-use date of a drug to be repackaged into unit doses that has a manufacturer's expiration date of 7/14. If today's date is 6/13, the BUD is? | 7/13 |
| The type of balance (s) that can weigh 10 g of powder accurately is (are): | Both A and B |
| A meniscus is best described as: | The lowest level of liquid, which is the point that should be used to assign a measurement |
| The arrest knob on a balance is used to: | Lock the balance |
| Emulsion bases are: | insoluble in water |
| Which type of medication can be compounded for animal use? | Transdermal patches |
| According to FDA regulatory guidelines, compounding pharmacies are NOT allowed to? | Prepare large quantities of compounded product |
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