ExCPT practice test questions and answers 100% verified.

ExCPT practice test questions and answers 100% verified. What does Medicare Part A cover? - correct answer. hospital and facility costs (shared hospital room, meals and nurse care) and can also help cover the cost of hospice, home health care, and skilled nursing facilities What does Medicare Part B cover? - correct answer. the care that happens outside of a hospital (doctor visits, outpatient procedures, and some preventative care like flu shots) What does Medicare Part C cover? - correct answer. only available through private health insurance companies. called "medicare advantage plans" What does medicare part D cover? - correct answer. only available through private health insurance companies. cover commonly used brand-name and generic drugs A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that indicates an NDC code of . What set of numbers in the NDC code represent the medication's active ingredient and dosage form? - correct answer. 3829 A pharmacy technician is preparing unit-dose packages. Which of the following should the technician identify as the maximum length of time that a medication is good for after it has been repackaged? - correct answer. 12 months A pharmacy tecnician in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used medication that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. What action should the technician take? - correct answer. The technician should set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal. According to HIPPA privacy rules, what is a requirement regarding patients' acknowledgement signatures? - correct answer. the technician should identify that acknowledgement signatures must be maintained separately from the patient consultation log. True or false, the prescriber's address is a basic element of a prescription - correct answer. true What axillary label should a pharmacy tech place on a prescription for amoxicillin suspension (Amoxil)? - correct answer. shake well before use what color ink should a prescription be written in? - correct answer. standard black ink what organization should be contacted if a pharmacy tech receives a delivery of medications that appear to be counterfeit (according to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act)? - correct answer. FDA (contact within 24 hr if a med appears to be counterfeit) a pharmacy tech realizes a chemotherapy med was administered to a pt via the wrong route of administration. What action should the tech take? - correct answer. notify the facility's medication safety committee of the error. A pharmacy tech compounded an IV solution and later noticed the formulation of a precipitate. What should the technician identify as a factor that causes this incompatibility? - correct answer. temperature What is the minimum age that the CDC recommends getting a seasonal flu vaccine? - correct answer. 6 months A pharmacy tech is preparing to compound 1 g ampicillin (principen) and does not know how much diluent to use. In what location can the tech find information about how much diluent they should use? - correct answer. Product Package Insert Two medications that are therapeutic equivalents have what feature that is the same? - correct answer. "A" rated pharmaceutical equivalents A pharm tech is scanning a bar code on a medication bottle. What information should the tech expect the bar code to include? - correct answer. dosage form, strength, and name of medication PAR represents what inventory control system? - correct answer. Periodic Automatic Replenishment-- which ensures that a consistent supply of medications are kept on hand on medical facility floors True or false, Latanoprost (Xalatan) is required to be sent in a refrigerated tote? - correct answer. true True or false, Azitromycin (Zithromax) is required to be sent in a refrigerated tote? - correct answer. false What is the set percentage of the cost of a prescription that must be paid by the patient? - correct answer. Coinsurance A pharmacy tech receives a prescription with the quantity indicated as "Disp. LX." What dosage units should the technician count out? - correct answer. 60 A pharmacy tech is assisting an older adult pt who states he has trouble remembering to take his medication. What action should the technician take? - correct answer. suggest the patient use a daily medication container. 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