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| What is the Generic for Caduet | amlopidine/atorvastatin (calcium channel blocker/antihyperlipidemic)
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| drugs ending in "PRIL" | ACE inhibitors (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors)
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| drugs ending in "PINE" | Calcium Channel Blocker
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| Procardia | nifedipine - *do not crush or chew; avoid sunlight exposure while on drug*
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| drugs ending in "OLOL" | Beta Blockers
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| Where is Aransep stored? | darbepoetin - In the refrigerator - It is an injectable man-made protein that helps your body produce red blood cells. The amount of this protein in your body may be reduced when you hsave kidney failure or use certain medications (chemo).
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| What is BenzaClin? | clindamycin/benzol peroxide (used for acne)
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| OTC drug for acne | benzol peroxide
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| What is an automatic stop order for? | Antibiotics
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| What could you do to lessen medication errors? | Put a zero before a deci point
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| What could you do to lesson errors entering orders on the wrong paitients? | Picture Identification
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| What is the classification of Depakote (valproic acid)? | Anticonvulsant
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| Red Book | AWP prices of drugs
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| Reconstitution of Amoxicillin | has to be refrigerated for 14 days
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| DEA Number | have to have it to prescribe/dispense/order controlled substances. know how to calculate
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| Poison Prevention Packaging Act | child resistant containers
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| Who can sign the form requesting vials w/o child proof caps? | customer (patient) 18 years or older
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| When repacking what date do you use when you heat seal medications? | 1 year
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| What are you doing when you blister pack a medication? | Prepacking
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| What information do you put on the prepacking log after you finish prepacking? | Lot #
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| MedWatch report? | To report adverse drug reactions, Class 1 serious and life threatening, FDA regulates, processed online
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| In which hood does the air blow towards the operator? | Horizontal Laminar Hood, Work must be done 6 inches in, you have to wait at least 30 minutes to use once on, Clean wipe off pole, clean sides top to bottom, left to right, back to front long strokes, Chemo filtered indide, Vertical air blows top to bottom
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| How long do you leep DEA form 222? | 2 years
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| How often do CII's have to be inventoried? | Monthly, they are counted continually, if you dispense a CII you have to sign it out
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| What filter straw used for? | Ampuls Micron filter
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| Nitroglycerin | Must be kept in its original packaging, protect from sunlight and in an amber glass bottle, does not have to be in child proof container, given SL, Can not have viagra
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| Accutane (isotretinoin) | Contraindicated with pregnacy, "I pledge not to get pregnant" no refills
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| If you have a heart condition you can not take what drug? | Viagra (sildenafil)
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| What class is azithromycin, clarithromycin, and erythromycin in? | Macrolide antibiotics end in "mycin"
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| Diovan (valsartan) | HTN
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| Paxi | paroxetine - SSRI drug prescribed for depression/OCD
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| What class is Ritalin (methulphenidate) | CII
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| Where is a otic drug administered? | Ear
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| Where is an aural drug administered? | Ear
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| Where is the best place to look for information on where a drug should be stored? | Read Package insert
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| Buspar | buspirone
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| What is OBRA 90? | mandatory patient counceling and drug utilization review (DUR)
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| What does ac mean? | before meals
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| What does pc mean? | After meals
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| If you need an antihistamine which medication woulf pull off the shelf? | Claritin (loratidine)
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| Where is Augmentin (amoxicillin clavulanate) stored after reconstitued? | Refrigerator
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| Smoking Cessation drug | burpropion (wellbutrin)
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| WHat is room temperature range? | 59 - 86 F
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| what is Januvia (sitagliptine)prescribed for? | Diabetes
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| What class is Dilaudid (hydromorphone)? | CII
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| Carafate | sulcrafate
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| Which drug is found on a crash cart? | atropine, epinephrine & sodium bicarbonate
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| What expiration date is put on a crash cart? | The medication that has the earliest expiration date
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| What does the letter A stand for in the Orange Book? | Bioequivalent
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| If a pregnant woman wants to check her blood sugar what would she use? | Ketostix
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| NDC | national drug code, number sequence 5-4-2 manufacture drug product pkg size
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| Aldactone | spironolactone
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| Glucophage | metformin (for diabetes)
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| What medication is given to a patient to because their white blood cell count is low because they are receiving chemotherapy? | Neupogen (filgrastim)
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| What is given for Tylenol overdose | acetycysteine, max of APAP is 4g in 24 hrs
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| Who can chart on an MAR? | Nurse
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| What do you do with recalled drugs? | Return to wholesaler
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| What drug is given to chemotherapy paitents for N&V? | Zofran (ondansetron)given for emesis
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| Which drug is a COX-2 and the only one one the market? | Celebrex (celcoxib)
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| If a patient is allergic to PCN, what drug should you dispense? | Macrolide Antibiotic
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| Where is all insulin stored? | Refrigerator
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| What drug would you have to wear PPE to protect you from birth defects? | Chemotherapy/Antineoplastics
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| What is vitamin B6? | pyridoxine
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| What is Vitamin B12? | cyanocobalamine - enhances red blood cells
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| What Vitamins are fat-soluable? | vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E & vitamin K
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| Where do you file controlled substances invoices? | CII invoices filed together, CIII-CV filed together, all other drug invoices filed together.
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| What controlled substances can you receive faxed prescriptions for? | CIII-CV
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| What is unique about oarl syringes? | you cant attach a needle to it
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| What is an antipyretic drug? | for fever
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| What is an antitussive drug? | for cough
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| What is an antipruritic drug? | for itching
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| What is an antiemetic drug? | for vomiting
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| Drugs ending in "STATIN" | are for high cholesterol (antihyperlipidemics)
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| What is the government agency that oversees drug diversion? | FDA
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| Nitroglycerin is available in what forms? | topical patch, ointment, and tablet
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| drugs ending "PRAZOL" | Proton Pump Inhibitors - PPI
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| What injectable drug must be refrigerated? | Enbrel for RA
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| If a customer hands you a prescription for amlodipine (Norvasc) and it is dated for 2 months ago, what do you do? | Call the doctor and verify if they still want patient to have the medication?
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| If the customer is taking APAP, Trimox, and Phenergan, why should they not take Tylenol PM? | APAP is the generic name of Tylenol, double dipping
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| Where do you go for a DAW? | Physician
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| If a prescription comes in for Synthroid and the 3rd party insurance will not pay for the brand name, what could be considered a medical exception? | Proven failure of generic drug
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| drugs ending in "TIDINE" | H2 blockers
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| Guaifensen is to be kept at what temp? | Room Temp
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| Definition of trituration? | Pulverize
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| How is Bactroban (muprocin) taken? | topically, for impetigo
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| drugs ending "conazole" | antifungals
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| If a pharmacy does compounding where should it take place? | away from high traffic areas
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| Amaryl | glimepride
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| Zyloprim | allopurinol (antigout)
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| how are liquid mesurements taken? | at the bottom of the meniscus
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| Adjudication | the process by which prescriptions are transmitted on-line for payment to a third party payer
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| Drug given for an overdose of Lanoxin(digoxin)/cardiac glycoside and is for CHF | Digibind
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| What proof does any pharmacy use that they recived the drug order? | Invoice
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| P&T Committee | Pharmacy & Therapeuticd Committee) delevops the formulary and can make adjustments to the formulary
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| What suppository has to be stored in the refrigerator? | Phenergan (promethazine)
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| Which eye medication has to be stored in the refrigerator? | Xalatan (lntanoprost)- changes eye color
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| Cialis | tadalafil
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| Catapres (clonidine) | HBP - available in topical patch; canged weekly
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| If you had to destroy contaminated items where would you put them to destroy them? | put in red biohazard trash bags
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| If there is a difference in the federal law vs. the state law, which do you follow? | the more stringent of the two
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| What do you clean all the pharamcy equipment with? | 70% isopropylo alcohol
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| What are the special instructions for someone taking NSAIDs | Take with food or milk
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| What injection is just below the ist layer of skin? | Subcutaneous (SQ/SC)
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| Sudafed (pseudoephedrie) | an OTC that is kept behind the counter. In order to purchase it, you must be 18 years old and provide your ID a proof
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| What is the most common side effect for adults taking ASA? | gastrointestinalupset
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| Z-pak, Zithromax (azithromycin) | take 2 the 1st day, then 1 for 4 more days
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| When compounding items in bulk, what do you put on the label? | Name if the item yo are compounding.
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| What are you allowed to ee on the computer screen when you are doing 3rd party billing? | The co-payment the paitent will have to pay for the prescription
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| Husband comes in and wants the pharmacy to print off the list of medications his wife is on, what do you do? | Pharmay needs a signed conset form from the wife to allow the husband to recieve the list of meds his wife is on or husband wants printout of his wife's insurance information - you need signed consent from th wife to give him the information.
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| Drug for a narcotic overdose? | Narcan (naloxone) it blocks the narcotic from being absorbed
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| If you recieveyour drug order and the vaccine that is stored in the freezer arrives thawed out, what do you do? | Return it to he wholesaler (if that isnt a choice pick destroy it)
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| Where would you keep flu vaccine? | Refrigerator 2-8 C
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| Investigational drugs are stored where in the pharamcy? | Locked up in the safe
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| If a customer has a prescription for an investigational drug and you dont have any in the pharmacy, what should you do? | Refer them to investigational pharmacist, infrmed consent is needed before dispensing
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| what is an inert ingredient? | placebo
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| Redman's syndrome is the side effect of what drug? | vancomycin
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| Lexapro | escitalopram
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| what is a slurry? | Maalox/benadryl/Lidocaine. Patient swishes and swallow and sometimes they swish ans spit
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| How much of each ingrediaent would you put in a slurry? | Equal amounts of each drug
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| What is on a unit dose package? | Drug name, ot #, expiration date, manufacturer
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| What is the benefit of dispensing drugs in a unit dose package? | Individually wrapped tabs/caps remain sterile and can be returned to stock if not used for a patient, patient is given credit, therefore decreases cost.
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| TPN 3 main components |
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