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CSPT EXAM (PHARMACY TECH) 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
LATEST 2024-2025 VERSION ALREADY A GRADED | NEW
AND REVISED
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for Dilaudid 4 mg tablets
DAW. The pharmacy is out of Dilaudid. The technician fills the
prescription with hydromorphone. The pharmacist performs the final
check and tells the technician that hydromorphone cannot be dispensed
because:
A.the pharmacist cannot substitute any medications due to "the patient's
right."
B.generic substitution is not authorized by prescriber.
C.the prescription is written as Dilaudid, not hydromorphone.
D.hydromorphone and Dilaudid are two different Schedule controlled
substances. - ANSWER- The key (B) is correct because "DAW" is an
abbreviation for "Dispense as Written," a notation that indicates that the
prescriber wants only the medication named on the prescription to be
dispensed. This means that brand name Dilaudid must be dispensed for
,this prescription; Dilaudid's generic, hydromorphone, is not authorized
by the prescriber.
A patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes requests a refill of a
prescription for extended-release glipizide. The patient is approximately
15 days late in refilling the prescription. The patient, when asked if the
medication is being taken as directed, says, "Yes, I always take it at
breakfast, but many days I simply don't have time to eat before I leave
for work." How should the pharmacy technician respond?
A.Tell the patient that the medication is being taken incorrectly and
advise that the medication should be taken every morning
B.Ask the patient to speak with the pharmacist to clarify the prescription
directions
C.Ask the patient to call the prescriber immediately to have blood sugar
testing ordered at once
D.Tell the patient that the medication is being taken incorrectly and the
prescriber should be seen at once - ANSWER- The key (B) is correct
because the patient appears to have been taking the medication
incorrectly and needs to be counseled, which can only be done by a
pharmacist.
,When withdrawing an injectable drug from a glass ampule to transfer it
into a sterile empty vial, the pharmacy technician should use a:
A.transfer needle.
B.29-gauge needle.
C.needle with filter paper.
D.filter needle. - ANSWER- The key (D) is correct because filter
needles must be used to withdraw solutions from ampules. This is
because filter needles are able to keep glass or paint chips that may have
fallen into the solution when the ampule's neck was broken from being
drawn into the syringe. A regular needle may then be used to inject the
drug into a sterile vial.
A pharmacy technician receives a telephone call from a worried patient
who heard on the news that an inhaler is being recalled. The technician
should tell the patient to:
A.discard any of this medication on hand and request a refill.
B.continue to use the medication on hand if it seems to be working.
C.contact the prescriber to consider a therapy change.
D.bring the medication to the pharmacy to check the lot number and
manufacturer. - ANSWER- The key (D) is correct because items
, affected by a recall may be identified using the product's National Drug
Code (NDC) number (which includes manufacturer information) and lot
or batch number. Further action may then be taken if necessary.
Upon receipt of a medication order, two important steps should be taken,
which include reviewing the order for:
A.completeness and prioritizing the order based upon urgency.
B.dangerous abbreviations and placing the order in sequential order.
C.special handling precautions and contacting the onsite OSHA
representative.
D.REMS and calling the appropriate insurance number. - ANSWER-
The key (A) is correct because new medication orders must be reviewed
for completeness and clarity, meaning that all required information is
present and legible, and prioritized on the basis of a number of factors,
including the time the medication is needed, the seriousness of the
condition being treated, and the urgency of the other orders waiting to be
processed.
A physician orders phenobarbital elixir 60 mg for a patient. The drug is
available in a 20 mg/5 mL concentration. How many teaspoonfuls
should be given for each dose?
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