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CSPT EXAM (PHARMA CY TECH) NEWE ST 2024-
2025 ACTUAL EXAM
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According to feder al law, a
compl ete inventory of the
contr olled subs tances on
hand in a pharma cy mus t be
made e very:
A.month.
B.6 months
C.year.
D.2 years.The k ey (D) is correct because Title 21 Code of Feder al
Regulations (Part 1304) r equir es pharma cies to take a
new inventory of all stocks of contr olled subs tances on
hand at least every two years (biennial ly).
According to feder al law,
prescriptions for Schedul e
III contr olled subs tances
may:
A.be r efilled for up to 6
months if indica ted.
B.not be refilled under any
circums tances.
C.have p.r.n. refills.
D.be refilled for up to 12
months if indica ted.The k ey (A) is correct because, according to Title 21
Code of Feder al Regulations (Part 1306) , prescriptions
for Schedul e III and IV medica tions may be refilled no
more than five times within six months from the date they
were issued. According to the Ins titute
for Safe Medica tion
Practices (ISMP ), which of
the following is consider ed
a look-al ike/sound-al ike
medica tion p air?
A.Amoxicillin and penicil lin
B.Lorazepam and l oratadine
C.Zanaflex and Zithromax
D.Spiriv a and ApidraThe k ey (D) is correct because Spiriv a and Apidra appear
as a pair on the ISMP' s List of Confused Drug Names.
The medica tion p airs in distractors (A), (B), and ( C) do
not appear on the list.
According to the ISMP ,
which of the following drug
classifica tions is consider ed
high-al ert in a community
pharma cy setting ?
A.Antips ychotics
B.Antiretrovirals
C.Antiemetics
D.DiureticsThe k ey (B) is correct because antiretrovirals appear on
the Ins titute for Safe Medica tion Pr actice 's (ISMP' s) list of
high-al ert medica tions in community /ambul atory
healthcar e. Distractors (A), (C), and (D ) do not. According to USP Chapt er
797, how shoul d a
pharma cy technician r ecap
a needl e to prevent a
needl e stick?
A.A needl e shoul d never be
recapped
B.A technician shoul d use
the one-hand scoop
metho d
C.A technician shoul d hol d
the s yringe with one hand
and use the other hand to
recap the needl e
D.A technician shoul d only
recap a needl e inside the
laminar airflow workstationThe k ey (B) is correct because, although needl e
recapping shoul d be avoided when possibl e, sometimes
a pharma cy technician ma y need to recap a needl e (for
exampl e, if a sharps container is not immedia tely
available). In these situa tions, the one-hand scoop
metho d shoul d be used to avoid pot ential contact with
the needl e.
All of the following mus t
appear on a repackaged
unit-dose l abel except:
A.strength of medica tion.
B.whol esaler name .
C.dosa ge form of
medica tion.
D.generic name of
medica tion.The k ey (B) is correct because any medica tion taken
from bul k packages and pl aced in bl ister packs or unit-
dose p ackages mus t have the following inf orma tion on
each individual label: drug name ( trade/generic ),
strength , dosa ge form, manuf acturer, lot number , and
expiration date. Whol esaler name is not requir ed. The br and name for
nizatidine is:
A.Tagamet .
B.Pepcid.
C.Axid.
D.Zantac.The k ey (C) is correct because Axid is the br and name
for nizatidine . Distractor (A) is the br and name for
cimetidine, distractor (B) is the br and name for
famotidine, and distractor (D) is the br and name for
ranitidine .
An exampl e of a drug-
disease int eraction is:
A.gemfibr ozil-arthritis.
B.cephal exin-as thma.
C.pseudoephedrine-
hypert ension.
D.digoxin-diabet es.The k ey (C) is correct because peopl e with hypert ension
may experience a change in bl ood pressur e due to
added vasocons triction if they take pseudoephedrine .
Distractors (A), (B), and (D ) do not have document ed
drug-disease int eractions.
Expired in vestigational
drugs shoul d be:
A.returned to the sponsor
of the drug s tudy according
to instructions provided.
B.returned to the
manuf acturer for credit.
C.discar ded in accordance
with the pharma cy's
hazardous waste pol icy and
procedur e.
D.destroyed, with
document ation on DE A
Form 41.The k ey (A) is correct because the in vestigational study
sponsor needs to review and account for all expired
investigational drug pr oducts.
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