Pharmacy Tech Exam Questions And 100%
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Difference between a registered technician and a certified technician - ANSWER
"Registered pharmacy technician" means a person employed by a pharmacy who may
assist in performing, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, manipulative,
nondiscretionary functions associated with the practice of pharmacy and other such
duties and subject to such restrictions as the board has specified;
"Certified pharmacy technician" means a registered pharmacy technician who has
become and who maintains national certification by taking and passing an exam
recognized by the board for the purpose of certifying technicians
Requirements to be a registered pharmacy technician. - ANSWER (1) Be at least 16
years of age and either have a high school or equivalent diploma, or be working to
achieve a high school or equivalent diploma;
(2) Be of temperate habits;
(3) Shall not have been convicted of a drug related felony or admitted to sufficient facts
to warrant such findings;
(4) Shall have 80 hours of on the job training and be registered with the board within 15
days, and post such registration within 30 days
Training shall be documented by the PIC and be retrievable upon inspection
Requirements to be a registered certified pharmacy technician. - ANSWER An applicant
seeking registration as a registered certified pharmacy technician as a registered
pharmacy technician shall meet the following additional requirements:
(1) Be at least 18
(2) A registered pharmacy technician shall become eligible to attain certified pharmacy
technician status after a minimum of 600 hours of training under the direction of a
pharmacist and by passing a nationally recognized certification exam recognized by the
, board; and
(3) A registered pharmacy technician with duties involving sterile and non-sterile
compounding shall complete a board approved training program before applying for
certified pharmacy technician status.
No registered pharmacy technician shall practice as a certified pharmacy technician
except when the certificate is current and in good standing. Any person who fails to
maintain certification shall notify the _______and _________within ______days of the lapse
in certification. The certified pharmacy technician immediately becomes a ___________. -
ANSWER Notify the board and PIC within 15 days of the lapse in certification. The
certified pharmacy technician immediately becomes a registered pharmacy technician.
If a registered pharmacy technician has a change in address or location of employment,
how long following the change does the technician have to notify the board? - ANSWER
Within 15 days
The PIC shall notify the BOP, in writing, within _______ after becoming aware that a
pharmacy technician has adulterated, abused, stolen, or diverted drugs. - ANSWER 7
days
All licensed pharmacy technicians in New Hampshire shall have completed 2.0 APCET,
AMA Category 1 and 2, or board approved CEU's during the 2 years immediately
preceding the license renewal date of April 1st of which: - ANSWER Complete a
minimum of 20 hours of CE during your 2-year recertification period, including: 1 hour in
the subject of pharmacy law; and 1 hour in the subject of patient safety
The hours must be in pharmacy technician subject matter as listed in the Pharmacy
Technician Certification Examination Content Outline, or be provided by
ACPE-accredited providers whose target audience designation is 'T'
(technician-specific).
Certified pharmacy technicians whose job responsibilities involve either sterile or
non-sterile compounding will complete a minimum of 0.4 CEU's in the subject of
compounding.
What % of technicians will be randomly selected each year by the BOP to assess for CE
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