Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech Certification TOP Predicted Questions and Correct Answers

After what drugs should you clean your tray? - Penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - Nitrostat or if the medication is unit dose What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa Auxiliary Label - Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc. DUR - drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from pharmacists HIPPA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Co-pay - the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance company will not pay Deductible - The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover additional medical expenses MAC - maximum allowable cost Biggest advantage of online billing - Getting a rejected claim immediately A.D - right ear O.D - right eye A.S - left ear O.S - left eye UAD or UD - As directed When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - NDC, Expiration, lot number When compounding technicians may - Calculate ingredients and measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check your work before combining anything 1 teaspoon = ? Ml - 5 mL Is it acceptable to use as directed to calculate the day supply? - No 1 oz = ? Ml - 30 mL 1ml = ? Drops - 20 drops Root Cause Analysis (2) - Document the QRE or incident and Investigate where the process broke down Class II recall - A drug that is under-strength but is not used to treat life-threatening situations. Consequence is remote. Class I recall - Label mix-up. Serious consequences or death. Class III recall - A minor container defect. Not likely to cause a consequence