Question | Answer |
Prescriptions are governed by federal and state rules and regulations, the primary purpose of these rules and regulations is what? | To provide minimal standards of practice |
What type of health care professional CANNOT write prescriptions? | Pharmacists |
What's an example of a Schedule II medication? | A narcotic pain reliever |
DAW is a code specifying that the brand name, rather than the generic equivalent, ________. | is to be dispensed |
What's an example of a task that's not the role of a PT? | Performing final label and product check |
When the directions for a prescription are unclear, what should the pharm tech do? | Ask the pharmacist for clarification |
What's an example of an abbreviation for a time of administration? | ac |
"Sig" is an abbreviation for the Latin word Signa which means what? | "To write" |
What's an example of an abbreviation used for a medication measurement? | ss |
What's the result of four simultaneously occurring processes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion? | Blood concentration |
If a prescription reads: ii gtt od tid, it's intended for use in what? | The eye |
What are some variables that influence human variability and differences in response to medications? | Age, genetics, and weight |
Some drugs given to children require a higher than normal adult dose. Why? | Children metabolize some drugs faster than adults. |
What's an example of an antidote? | A drug that antagonizes the toxic effect of another drug. |
If two drugs are taken together and one of them intensifies that action of the other, what type of drug interaction has occurred? | Synergism |