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Pharmacy Technician PracticeQuestions and Answers
If a physician writes a prescription for Coumadin that indicates " brand name medically
necessary" on the prescription, what DAW code should be used in submitting a
prescription claim?
a. DAW 0
b. DAW 1
c. DAW 2
d. DAW 3 - Correct Answers -DAW code 1 (must say 'brand name medically necessary'
or 'dispense as written)
If a physician prescribes 250mg qid for 10 days how many milliliters of amoxicillin oral
suspension containing 250mg/5mL should be dispensed?
a. 75 mL
b. 100 mL
c. 150 mL
d. 200 mL - Correct Answers -200mL (qid is four times a day - 5mL*4 times a
day*10days)
How many 250mg capsules are needed to fill the following prescription? amoxicillin
500mg tid for 10 days
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 - Correct Answers -60 capsules (tid is three times a day - 2capsules per
dose*3times a day*10days)
Which of the following organizations is not involved with patient safety?
a. CMS
b. FDA
c. ISMP
d. TJC - Correct Answers -CMS is the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services
,Which organization establishes standards for purity and quality of medications?
a. DEA
b. CMS
c. TJC
d. USP - Correct Answers -the United States Pharmacopoeia
Which of the following is not a benefit of health information technology?
a. Alert fatigue
b. Improved effciency
c. Improved patient care
d. Improved productivity - Correct Answers -alert fatigue
What is the maximum number of refills allowed on a prescription of lorazepam if
authorized by a physician?
a. None
b. Five
c. 12
d. Unlimited - Correct Answers -5 times within 6 months of the prescription being
written (Schedule IV medication)
Which of the following reference books discusses the therapeutic equivalence of
products?
a. Drug Topics Blue Book
b. Drug Topics Green Book
c. Drug Topics Orange Book
d. Drug Topics Red Book - Correct Answers -Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluation (aka Drug Topics Orange Book)
What is the brand name for paroxetine?
a. Effexor
b. Paxil
c. Prozac
d. Zoloft - Correct Answers -Paxil
What is a third-party payment?
a. Cash payment at time of receiving a prescription
b. Credit card payment at time of receiving a
prescription
c. Debit card payment at time of receiving a
, prescription
d. Reimbursement to the pharmacy for prescription services - Correct Answers -
Reimbursement to the pharmacy for prescription services
How many grams of hydrocortisone powder should be used to prepare 1 lb of a 0.25%
hydrocortisone cream?
a. 1.14 g
b. 1.2 g
c. 113.5 g
d. 120 g - Correct Answers -1.14g (0.25% means there is 0.25 g in every 100g. one
pound is equal to 454 g. 0.25g/100g=xg/454;x=1.135 round to 1.14
What is the meaning of the abbreviation of "ut dict"?
a. As directed
b. As needed
c. If there is need
d. Ointment - Correct Answers -as directed
What is the meaning of the suffix -dipsia?
a. Discharge
b. Hardening
c. Pain
d. Thirst - Correct Answers -thirst
Which organization is responsible for accrediting pharmacy education programs?
a. ACCP
b. ACPE
c. APhA
d. ASHP - Correct Answers -Accrediting Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Which of the following medications can be crushed?
a. Ambien CR
b. Augmentin XR
c. Maxzide
d. Tessalon Perles - Correct Answers -Maxzide (Ambien CR and Augmentin XR are
long acting dosage forms, Tessalon Perles has liquid that will numb the throat)
What is the generic name for Augmentin?
a. Amoxicillin-clavulanate
b. Ampicillin-sulbactam
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