Pharmacy Practice 7e CH7 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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Licensed dispensing optician
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Licensed Dispensing Optician
Identify the incorrect statement about the dispensing of Schedule II drugs.
a. Schedule II drugs require the signature and DEA of an authorized prescriber.
b. Schedule II drug refills are limited to five times or six months.
c. Schedule II drugs cannot be routinely phoned-in or faxed to the phar...
Pharmacy Practice 7e CH7 Exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
Identify the incorrect statement about the dispensing of Schedule II drugs.
a. Schedule II drugs require the signature and DEA of an authorized prescriber.
b. Schedule II drug refills are limited to five times or six months.
c. Schedule II drugs cannot be routinely phoned-in or faxed to the pharmacist or technician.
d. Schedule II drug prescriptions must be written on TRP paper. - ANS b. Schedule II drug
refills are limited to five times or six months.
The term DAW2 means
a. a patient requests a brand name to be dispensed.
b. a patient requests a generic drug to be dispensed.
c. a prescriber requires a brand name medication to be dispensed.
d. a pharmacist is permitted to substitute a therapeutic equivalent drug. - ANS a. a patient
requests a brand name to be dispensed.
Which of the following is not a function of the pharmacy technician?
a. processing insurance claims
b. counseling patients
c. performing non-sterile compounding
d. providing customer service - ANS b. counseling patients
In a prescription, the subscription is the
a. directions for the patient to follow.
b. signature of the prescriber.
c. instructions to the pharmacist on dispensing the medication.
d. initials of the pharmacist. - ANS c. instructions to the pharmacist on dispensing the
medication.
The ability to exchange and process information between various internal and external
databases, software, and technology such as insurance and health care providers is called
a. national drug code.
b. prior authorization.
c. interoperability.
d. national provider identifier. - ANS c. interoperability.
Electronic prescriptions represent over 70% of the prescriptions received by a typical community
pharmacy. E-Rxs offer all the following advantages except
, a. lower co-payments on prescriptions.
b. fewer forgeries of controlled drug prescriptions.
c. more efficient processing of prescriptions with shorter wait times.
d. improved accuracy with fewer medication errors. - ANS a. lower co-payments on
prescriptions.
In most states, a pharmacy technician can process all the following prescriptions with the
exception of a(n)
a. e-Rx received over the computer.
b. transfer prescription from another pharmacy.
c. prescription on profile.
d. faxed prescription from a prescriber's office. - ANS b. transfer prescription from another
pharmacy.
A patient has one prescription to fill, and she was told it would be ready in 10 minutes, but she is
still waiting after 20 minutes. What is the best option for the pharmacy technician to tell the
patient?
a. "I am sure it is almost done."
b. "We are busy, and it is taking longer than expected."
c. "Let me see where your prescription is in the process."
d. "There might be a problem with your insurance." - ANS c. "Let me see where your
prescription is in the process."
A prescription for amlodipine is over 12 months old, and a patient is requesting a refill on a
Sunday because he is completely out of medication. What should the pharmacy technician do?
a. refill it one more time
b. talk to the pharmacist
c. hand the patient a few tablets to tide him over
d. refuse to fill it - ANS b. talk to the pharmacist
A woman vacationing in your town asks to have her zolpidem 5mg prescription transferred to
your pharmacy since she has run out of medicine. Which statement is true about this
transaction?
a. All refills will be transferred in but cannot ever be transferred again.
b. All refills will be transferred in, but they may be transferred back when she returns home.
c. You can transfer in just one refill.
d. Transfers are never allowed on controlled substances. - ANS a. All refills will be
transferred in but cannot ever be transferred again.
During the drug utilization review, an alert for a potential allergy and a drug-drug interaction
occurs, what should the technician do?
a. alert the pharmacist for guidance
b. notify the prescriber for a change in prescription
c. override the alerts and fill the prescription
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