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Pharmacy Technician QBank: Questions W/Solutions
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Pharmacy Technician QBank:Questions W/Solutions
Federal Food and Drug Act Correct Ans - FDA
- Series of consumer protection laws
- led to creation of the FDA
- banned foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and
drug products
- Products had to be inspected and offenders where prosecuted
- Active Ingredients had to be placed on labels of packaging
- drugs can not fall below purity levels set by United states pharmacopoeia or
national Formulary
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Correct Ans - -
HIPAA
- Provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage for
millions of American workers and families when they change or lose jobs
- reduces Health care fraud and abuse
- Mandatory Industry Wide standards for health care information and
electronic billing processes
- requires the protections and confidential handling of protected health
information
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Correct Ans - OBRA
- Allowed Workers and Families to keep their group coverage in cases of
volentary or involentary job loss
- in case of reduced hours worked
- job transitions
- give workers who lost their health benifits right to choose to continue plans
under certain circumstances
- required under businesses with 20+ employees
- applies to both government and private sector
- set period of time, maybe influenced by circumstances
OBRA 90 Correct Ans - - placed regulations on how to interact with
patients
,- record keeping mandates, prospective drug reviews
- counseling obligations
- must review medicaid participants enire drug profile before prescribing
medications
Medicaid Correct Ans - - Social Health care program for families and
individuals with low income + recources
- government insurance for people of all ages who can not afford sufficient
health care
- varies from state to state --> joint funded between state and federal
- must be US citizens or legal permanent residents
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Medicare Correct Ans - - National Social Insurance Program
- administered by US government
- provides health insuracne for Americans aged 65+
- members must have worked and payed for the system
- provides health insurance for younger people with disabilities
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Disability Correct Ans - - Form of Insurance that insures the
beneficiaries income against the risk that disability creates a barrier for a
worker to complete the core functions of their work
- encompasses paid sick leave, short term disability benefits, and long term
disability benifits
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U.S. Social Security Act Correct Ans - - Social Welfare Legislation Act
- provides federal assistance to those who can not wotk
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Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act Correct Ans - - enacted to
curb the growing problem of underground manufacture of illegal drugs
- regulates over the counter products that can be used to make drugs
- include daily sales limits and 30 day purchase limits
- places products out of easy reach
- sale logbooks
- customer ID verification
- training of employees and sellers
,-
Sale of Ephedrin Correct Ans - - sale is limited to behind the counter
- must present photo ID
- stores require to keep personal information on buyers for at least 2 years
- sales allowed in drive through lanes
U.S. Merck + co Correct Ans - - An American pharmaceutical company
- one of the largest in the world
- publishes Merck Manuals --> a series of reference books for medical
professionals
- Merck Index -->list of chemical compounds --> lost
Poison prevention Packaging Act Correct Ans - PPPA
- requires use of child resistant packaging for prescription drugs, OTC,
household chemicals, and hazerdous materials
- some drugs are exempt from child proof packaging --> OTC drugs with the
proper labeling not for children and in big enough packages
Kefauver - Harris Act Correct Ans - - requires drug manufacturers to
provide proof of their effectivness and safety before approval
- requires drug advertisements to disclose side effects
- stopped cheap generic drugs from being marketed as more expensive drugs
and taking credit as breakthrough medications
Controlled Substances Act Correct Ans - CSA
- federal US drug Policy
- manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain
substances is regulated
- created 5 classifications of schedules
- all controlled substances need to be inventoried Biannually
Schedule I Drugs Correct Ans - - High Potential for abuse
- no potential medical use or treatment in US
- lack of accepted safety for use of drug under medical supervision
- No prescriptions may be written for drug
- Crimes involving drugs can be quite serious
Schedule II Drugs Correct Ans - - Drugs have high potential for abuse
, - Drugs have currently accepted medical uses, although there may be serious
restrictions
- Abuse of drug may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence
- may not be used unless directly dispensed by a practitioner
- refills not allowed --> must write multiple prescriptions at once
- must be stored in a safe, while other schedules can be stored throughout
pharmacy
Schedule III Drugs Correct Ans - - has potential for abuse, but to a
lesser degree than schedules I + II
- drug has an accepted medical treatment
- abuse of drug may lead to moderate or low physical dependency or high
psychological dependence
- may not be dispensed without a prescription
- may not be dispensed six months after prescription written
- may not be refilled more than 5 times
- may be prescribed orally or over phone
Schedule IV Drugs Correct Ans - - low potential for abuse
- has currently accepted medical use
- abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence
- can be refilled up to five times after 6 months written or orally
Schedule V Drugs Correct Ans - - low potential for abuse
- currently accepted medical use
- limited dependence
- may be dispensed without medical reason
- orally or written
DEA form 222 1 + 2 order form Correct Ans - - Order Forms for
Schedule 1 and 2 drugs
- used to order from another registrant retail and hospital pharmacies
- wholesaler or retailers use this form
- forms need to be maintained for 2 years --> all forms
Standard Invoice Correct Ans -
DEA form 69 Correct Ans -
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