Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech Qualification Exam | 165 questions and answers 2023/24

Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech Qualification Exam | 165 questions and answers 2023/24 After which drugs should you clean your tray? - Penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs) What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - Do not drink alcoholic beverages with medication Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - No grapefruit or grapefruit juice Auxiliary Label - Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc. DUR - drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from pharmacists HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI) Elixir - A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use; usually has sweetener added Solutions - Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another (NO ALCOHOL) Suspension - A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use Transdermal - A topical system designed to release medication into the body through the skin (usually used for extended release) Co-pay - the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance company will not pay Deductible - The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover additional medical expenses MAC - the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet or dispensing unit for a given product (coverage gap) Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be dispensed) - The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature does not count Biggest advantage of online billing - Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt ad - right ear od - right eye as - left ear os - left eye UAD or UD - As directed ung - ointment Compounding (2) - Conversion of one dose to another, distilled water to a order to make a liquid Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe from a doctor to make a product that isn't commercially available When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - NDC, Expiration, lot number Aerosols - Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray Ampules - Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication Caplets - Tablets shaped similar to a capsule Cream - A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water Gel - Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal suspensions Lotion - Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use gtts - Drops When compounding technicians may - Calculate ingredients and measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check your work before combining anything Weighing paper - Allows for easy transfer of the active pharmaceutical ingredients Trituration - Th