Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Questions
And Answers @ 2024
What is the major difference between a prescription and medication order? -Answer
Prescriptions are for outpatient facilities and medication orders for inpatient facilities
What is a LEGACY DRUG? -Answer Must be prescribed by someone with prescription
authority, and must be dispensed by legally qualified pharmacies
What does the abbreviation qHS stand for? -Answer Every bedtime
qOD is an abbreviation of what? -Answer Every other day
What does DAW stand for? -Answer Dispense as written
What is NS an abbreviation for? -Answer Normal saline
What does the abbreviation a.m. stand for? -Answer Morning
What is tbsp. an abbreviation for? -Answer Tablespoon
What does g stand for? -Answer Gram
Which of the following is NOT a part of a medication order? -Answer The rate and
duration of indication of use
If you have already served a patient from your retail pharmacy window, what do you need
, from them to get them started with their prescription? ANSWER: Something identifying
them, like DOB, address, or phone number to identify them
Which of the following is a element you will find on a prescription that you would not
typically find on a medication order? -Answer The DEA number
Which of the statements below about the DEA number is true? -Answer The seventh
number is always the last number of the sum of the odd group and double the sum of the
even group
Which of the computer error screens below does NOT exist? -Answer Drug-Food Adverse
Effects
For which of the following situations is it acceptable to use abbreviations on a
prescription label? Never use abbreviations on a prescription label
Which regulatory agency is responsible for determining which medications are classified
as "restricted-use? The Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following questions may you NOT LEGALLY answer as a pharmacy
technician? - Respond "Is it possible this medication may interact with the St. John's
Wort supplement that I take daily?"
Which of the following is NOT a type of reference as related to drug information?- Answer
Ancillary
For what purpose, if ever, is it acceptable to refer to an Internet resource for drug
information to relay to a patient? - Answer When you know the Internet resource is
high-quality, from a trusted source, accurate and completely up-to-date
What are the responsibilities of the compounder? - Answer The compounder is
responsible/accountable for all aspects of the compounding process, including but not
limited to, assuring that all personnel are properly trained
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