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Study guide for CPHT ExamProfessionals who assists a pharmacist with nonclinical tasks and be nationally certified
and registered or licensed with the state board of pharmacy - ANS-Pharmacy
Technician
The capability or proficiency to perform a function - ANS-Competency
Professional who dispenses medications; counsels patients on medication use, side
effects, and possible interactions with other medications; performs the final verification
of all duties the pharmacy technicians perform, and is licensed by the state board of
pharmacy - ANS-Pharmacist
Tasks pharmacy technicians can perform based on their license, registration, and
certification that do not require clinical judgement - ANS-Scope of practice
Any health information used to identify an individual - ANS-Protected Health Information
(PHI)
Keeping privileged customer information from being disclosed without the customer's
consent - ANS-Confidentiality
Process of reviewing a patient's profile with prescribed medications to ensure patient
safely - ANS-Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
Adjucation - ANS-Process of submitting third-party insurance claims for payment
Medication available for purchase without a prescription - ANS-Over-The-Counter
(OTC)
Nonprescription medications are kept behind the pharmacy counter. Limited amounts
may be sold, or the customer might require the permission of a pharmacist to purchase
them - ANS-Behind-The-Counter (BTC)
A service provided by a pharmacist to improve patient outcomes through a review of a
patient's profile and prescribed medications - ANS-Medication therapy management
(MTM)
,Medication that requires a prescription for dispensing. These medications carry the
federal legend: "Federal-law prohibits the dispensing of this medication without a
prescription" - ANS-Legend medication
State board that regulates pharmacy practice - ANS-Board Of Pharmacy (BOP)
Federal agency within the department of Health and Human Services that regulates the
manufacture and safeguarding of medications - ANS-Food and drug
administration(FDA)
A medication used to treat long-term health conditions that is usually taken daily -
ANS-Maintenance Medication
Prefixes are found at the _____________ of the word - ANS-beginning
Roots are found in the ________ - ANS-middle
Suffixes are found at the ___ of a word - ANS-end
Sig codes are used to describe routes of __________________________________ -
ANS-Administration, frequency, and other instructions
The abbreviation "ad" means...... - ANS-Right ear
The abbreviation "as" means..... - ANS-Left ear
The abbreviation "au" means..... - ANS-Both ears
The abbreviation "bu" means..... - ANS-Buccal
The abbreviation "im" means..... - ANS-Intramuscular
The abbreviation "it" means.... - ANS-Intrathecal
The abbreviation "od" means..... - ANS-Right eye
The abbreviation "os" means..... - ANS-Left eye
The abbreviation "ou" means.... - ANS-Both eyes
,The abbreviation "po" means.... - ANS-By mouth
The abbreviation "pr" means...... - ANS-Rectal
The abbreviation "pv" means.... - ANS-vaginal
The abbreviation "sc, sq, sub, q" means.... - ANS-Subcutaneous
The abbreviation "sl" means..... - ANS-Sublingual
The abbreviation "ac" means... - ANS-Before meals
The abbreviation "bid" means.. - ANS-Twice daily
The abbreviation "hs" means.. - ANS-At bedtime
The abbreviation "pc" mean.... - ANS-After meals
The abbreviation "prn" means.... - ANS-As needed
The abbreviation "qh" means..... - ANS-Every hour
The abbreviation "qid" means.... - ANS-Four times daily
The abbreviation "tid" means.... - ANS-Three times daily
The abbreviation "wa" means..... - ANS-While awake
The abbreviation "aaa" means... - ANS-Apply to affected area
The abbreviation "gtts" means.... - ANS-Drops
The abbreviation "ha" means.... - ANS-Headache
The abbreviation "qs" means.... - ANS-Quantity sufficient
The abbreviation "ung" means.. - ANS-Ointment
Where will a medication with the prescription sig code "ii gtts os tid" be used?
, A.) Left Eye
B.) Right Eye
C.) Left Ear
D.) Right Ear - ANS-A.) Left Eye
A system of using set parameters to identify when a medication needs to be ordered
and how much. - ANS-Reorder points and reorder quantities (ROP/ROQ)
Trademark of a medication or device created by the originating manufacturing company
for marketing purposes - ANS-Brand/Trade name
First-In, First-Out (FIFO) - ANS-Process of stocking shelfs so the earliest expiration
dates are used first
Generic Name - ANS-Name assigned to a medication by the FDA; nonproprietary name
of a medication
Lot Number - ANS-The number that marks medications as belonging to certain batches
produced by the manufacturer and identifies the product in the event of a recall;
sometimes called a control number
National Drug Code (NDC) number - ANS-Unique 11-digit number given to all
medications (prescription or OTC) for identification purposes. There are three distinct
segments that identify the manufacturer, medication and package size
A patient's medication administration record indicates that he is receiving
ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn) piggyback qid. The pharmacy technician should
recognize that this medication is delivered via which of the following routes of
administration? - ANS-Intravenous injection
Which of the following information is indicated by the NDC number? - ANS-The
manufactureIt indicates the manufacture, strength, dosage form, and package size
A pharmacy technician dilutes a 1 g vial of cefazolin (Ancef) to 100 mg/ml. Which of the
following is the amount of solution the technician should use to compound a 500 mg
dose? - ANS-5 ml
(According to the ratio of 100mg/1ml, a dose of 500 mg would require 5 ml)
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