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PTU FINAL EXAM
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“According to the definition of a pharmacy technician, the primary role of a pharmacy technician is to:
- Provide patient-centered care
- Assist the pharmacist with dispensing prescriptions
- Counsel patients on medications and medical conditions
* Bill insurance companies for medical and prescription claims - CORRECT ANSWER Assist the
pharmacist with dispensing prescriptions" "Which organization offers national pharmacy technician certification by exam?
* PTA - CORRECT ANSWER NHA"
"You're tasked to find the list of adverse reactions for levofloxacin. Which section of the package insert will indicate where you can find adverse reactions? Select one: Appendices Indications and Usage Summaries
Table of Contents - CORRECT ANSWER Table of Contents"
"The Drug Interactions section of the package insert provides information on: Select one: Doses that are too high or too low Other medications that should be avoided Risk of taking the medication while breastfeeding
Populations of people that shouldn't take the medication - CORRECT ANSWER Other medications that
should be avoided" "The Dosage and Administration section of a package insert lists: Select one: Situations when the medication should not be used Dosage forms and strengths the medication is available as Recommended doses, dosing schedules, and administration requirements
Safety concerns when using the drug during pregnancy or while breastfeeding - CORRECT ANSWER
Recommended doses, dosing schedules, and administration requirements" "Which medication is a Schedule III controlled substance? Select one:
Dextroamphetamine Phentermine Testosterone
Zaleplon - CORRECT ANSWER Testosterone"
"DEA is the federal agency governing the enforcement of the: Select one: Hatch-Waxman Act Controlled Substance Act Poison Prevention Packaging Act
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - CORRECT ANSWER Controlled Substance Act"
"Which organization must the Investigational New Drug application be filed with? Select one: CDC DEA FDA
IND - CORRECT ANSWER FDA"
"Which is an example of maintaining high standards of integrity and conduct?
- Putting patients into "cookie-cutter" roles
- Prejudging patients that pick up narcotic medications
- Avoiding activities that discredit the pharmacy profession
* Dispensing a product that doesn't meet quality standards - CORRECT ANSWER Avoiding activities
that discredit the pharmacy profession" "According to most state laws, pharmacy technicians are allowed to:
- Obtain patient health information
- Create individualized patient care plans
- Provide counseling to patients on prescription medications
* Work in a pharmacy when a licensed pharmacist is off duty - CORRECT ANSWER Obtain patient
health information" "Cory, a community pharmacy technician, follows his pharmacy's protocols for keeping protected health information safe. This is an example of:
- Minimizing stress
- Respecting the patient Correct
- Distributing quality medications
* Improving workplace performance - CORRECT ANSWER Respecting the patient"
"According to most state laws, a community pharmacy technician is allowed to:
- Gather insurance information from a patient
- Counsel patients on over-the-counter medications
"Gather a list of Mr. Peterson's current medications and medical conditions
- Maintain and refill crash carts
- Counsel patients on prescription medications
- Perform the final check of a filled med for accuracy
* Take a new med order from a prescriber over the phone - CORRECT ANSWER Maintain and refill
crash carts" "Which duty is a nuclear pharmacy technician most likely to perform?
- Advise on OTC meds
- Prepare emergency kits
- Assist in patient drop-off
* Handle radioactive products - CORRECT ANSWER Handle radioactive products"
"One quality of an effective pharmacy technician is to:
- Increase workload
- Work as an individual
- Adapt to change quickly
* Minimize body language - CORRECT ANSWER Adapt to change quickly"
"Ms. Garza is given raloxifene 60 mg tablets. According to most state laws, which duty can a long-term pharmacy technician perform?
- Prepare Ms. Garza's med pack
- Ring up Ms. Garza's prescription
- Counsel Ms. Garza on drug interactions
* Send Ms. Garza's prescription through the mail - CORRECT ANSWER Prepare Ms. Garza's med pack"
"A pharmacy technician who has listed with their state Board of Pharmacy for the sole purpose of tracking is considered:
- Accredited
- Certified
- Licensed
* Registered - CORRECT ANSWER Registered"
"Mr. Okafor takes lamotrigine 100 mg. According to most state laws, as a mail-order pharmacy technician, you will:
- Perform the final check of Mr. Okafor's lamotrigine order
- Prepare the radioactive medication needed for Mr. Okafor's brain scan
- Have a face-to-face interaction with Mr. Okafor each time he gets a refill
* Prepare Mr. Okafor's lamotrigine order so that it can be delivered to his home - CORRECT ANSWER
Prepare Mr. Okafor's lamotrigine order so that it can be delivered to his home" "Which is a limitation to package inserts? The print is very small
They fall off of drug bottles They take a long time to update
They use nontechnical language - CORRECT ANSWER They take a long time to update"
"Mr. Khan has just been prescribed Lyrica. In which section of the package insert can you find Lyrica's controlled substance schedule? Select one: Contraindications Drug Abuse and Dependence Indication and Usage
Use in Special Populations - CORRECT ANSWER Drug Abuse and Dependence"
"Ms. Supat is concerned about her cancer risk while taking her medication. Which section of the package insert would the pharmacist refer to? Select one: Clinical Pharmacology Nonclinical Toxicology Product Description
Use in Special Populations - CORRECT ANSWER Nonclinical Toxicology"
"Which section of the package insert describes how a drug works? Select one: Clinical Pharmacology Dosage and Administration Indications and Usage
Nonclinical Toxicology - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Pharmacology"
"The PDR is a reference that: Select one: Defines the standards for medications Contains a compilation of package inserts Provides information on dietary supplements
Provides information on parenteral medications - CORRECT ANSWER Contains a compilation of
package inserts" "Which drug information source provides generic substitution equivalence ratings for Lasix? Select one: Red Book Natural Medicines United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary
Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations - CORRECT ANSWER Approved
Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations" "Which drug information resource provides compatibility information on parenteral medications?
Overdosage - CORRECT ANSWER Overdosage"
"The prescriber calls the pharmacy to find out how well a new drug is supposed to work for its approved indication. Which section of the package insert will the pharmacist look for this information? Select one: Clinical Studies Dosage and Administration Indication and Usage
Product Description - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Studies"
"Which section of the package insert contains boxed warnings? Select one: Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Highlights
Indications and Usage - CORRECT ANSWER Highlights"
"Ms. Redstone has questions for the pharmacist about how to take her new medication. Which section of the package insert would the pharmacist refer to for this information? Select one: Clinical Pharmacology Dosage and Administration Highlights
Patient Counseling Information - CORRECT ANSWER Patient Counseling Information"
"Ms. Willis' prescriber calls the pharmacy with a rosuvastatin 5 mg prescription. According to most state laws, who can take the new prescription over the phone?
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy clerk
- Registered technician
* Technician-in-training - CORRECT ANSWER Pharmacist"
"In which setting is a technician most likely to fill med cards?
- Community
- Hospital
- Long-term care
* Nuclear - CORRECT ANSWER Long-term care"
"In which setting is a technician most likely to assist patients at drop-off?
- Community
- Long-term care
- Mail-order
* Nuclear - CORRECT ANSWER Community"
"The Use in Specific Populations section of a package insert lists: Select one: Availability of dosage forms and strengths Conditions the medication is approved to treat Situations when the medication should not be used
Safety concerns when using the drug in elderly patients - CORRECT ANSWER Safety concerns when
using the drug in elderly patients" "Which drug information resource provides comprehensive information on dietary supplements, vitamins, and minerals? Select one: Clinical Pharmacology Facts and Comparisons eAnswers Natural Medicines
Prescribers' Digital Reference - CORRECT ANSWER Natural Medicines"
"Which section of the package insert contains the Postmarketing Experience? Select one: Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Use in Specific Populations
Warnings and Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Adverse Reactions"
"The first letter "B" in an Orange Book rating code indicates: Select one: Non-therapeutic equivalence Non-pharmaceutical equivalence Pharmacological equivalence
Therapeutic equivalence - CORRECT ANSWER Non-therapeutic equivalence"
"Mr. Cruz has diabetes and is concerned about taking a new medication. In which section of the package insert can you find information on whether Mr. Cruz needs to use caution with his new medication because of his diabetes? Select one: Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Indications and Usage
Warnings and Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Warnings and Precautions"
"Which pregnancy category is considered the riskiest? Select one:
"Which law allows manufacturers to submit ANDAs to market generic drugs? Select one: Drug Listing Act of 1972 Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984"
"Which involves introducing a drug for the first time in humans? Select one: Phase 1 Testing Phase 2 Testing Phase 3 Testing
Preclinical Testing - CORRECT ANSWER Phase 1 Testing"
"When you receive a new drug in the pharmacy, what's the medication under? Select one: Pharmacologic brand name Pharmacologic generic name Protected brand name
Protected generic name - CORRECT ANSWER Protected brand name"
"According to federal and most state laws, which healthcare professional is authorized to write a prescription for Norco? Select one: Dentist Nurse Practitioner Optometrist
Physician Assistant - CORRECT ANSWER Dentist"
"The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 is responsible for requiring: Select one: Child-resistant caps on prescriptions NDC numbers on prescription medications Patient package inserts with certain Rx meds
MedGuides for medications that can cause harm - CORRECT ANSWER Child-resistant caps on
prescriptions" "Mr. Granger brings in a prescription for alprazolam. According to federal law, where should the prescription records for Mr. Granger's alprazolam be stored? Select one: Separate from all other prescription pharmacy records Together with other C-II pharmacy records Together with noncontrolled substance pharmacy records
Together with other C-III, C-IV, and C-V pharmacy records or in a readily retrievable fashion - CORRECT
ANSWER Together with other C-III, C-IV, and C-V pharmacy records or in a readily retrievable fashion"
"A patient package insert: Select one: Must be dispensed with every dose of an estrogen-containing medication in the inpatient setting Is required to be dispensed for new estrogen-containing medications filled in an outpatient setting Is required to be dispensed for new progesterone-containing medications filled in an outpatient setting Is only required to be dispensed with estrogen-containing prescriptions if the patient is taking the med
for more than 30 days - CORRECT ANSWER Is required to be dispensed for new estrogen-containing
medications filled in an outpatient setting" "Ms. Rodriguez is prescribed Lotronex. What is a feature of the LOTRONEX REMS program? Select one: Ms. Rodriguez's prescriber must enroll in an 8-hour training program. The pharmacy is allowed to accept an electronic Lotronex prescription for Ms. Rodriguez. The pharmacy must process Ms. Rodriguez's Lotronex prescription through an electronic verification system. Ms. Rodriguez's Lotronex prescription may not be refilled, and she must see her prescriber for a new
prescription. - CORRECT ANSWER The pharmacy is allowed to accept an electronic Lotronex
prescription for Ms. Rodriguez." "DAW 7 means: Select one: Substitution is not allowed by the prescriber No product substitution is indicated, and substitution is allowed Substitution is not allowed since the brand-name drug is mandated by law Substitution is allowed by the prescriber, but the patient requested the brand-name product to be
dispensed - CORRECT ANSWER Substitution is not allowed since the brand-name drug is mandated by
law" "For an involuntary recall, who requires the recalled drug to be removed from pharmacy shelves? Select one: Board of Pharmacy Food and Drug Administration Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - CORRECT ANSWER Food and Drug Administration"
"According to federal law, how often is a pharmacy required to take a complete inventory of controlled substances? Select one: Once a month Twice a year
Select one: 0 1 2
3 - CORRECT ANSWER 2"
"Which DAW code is reserved and currently not in use? Select one: 2 4 8
9 - CORRECT ANSWER 9"
"Using a controlled substance medication for recreational purpose is known as: Select one: Debasement Dependence Deviation
Diversion - CORRECT ANSWER Diversion"
"You file all the prescriptions brought to the pharmacy at the end of the day. If today's date is 6/17/19, according to federal law, how many years should a pharmacy store prescription records for Schedule II medications? Select one: 2 5 7
Indefinitely - CORRECT ANSWER 2"
"The pharmacist is placing an order for fentanyl patches. Which DEA form must be used to order fentanyl for the pharmacy? Select one: 41 100 106
222 - CORRECT ANSWER 222"
"Ms. Groupe is getting pseudoephedrine through her mail-order pharmacy. According to federal law, what is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine Ms. Groupe is allowed to receive through the mail each month? Select one: 3.6 grams 6 grams
7.5 grams
9 grams - CORRECT ANSWER 7.5 grams"
"Which resource contains TE codes to help guide generic substitution? Select one: Blue Book Orange Book Red Book
Yellow Book - CORRECT ANSWER Orange Book"
"Which regulatory body requires certain medications to be dispensed with Medication Guides? Select one: BOP CDC FDA
USP - CORRECT ANSWER FDA"
"A collaborative agreement is a system that allows pharmacists to automatically substitute: Select one: Brand-name and generic medications Misbranded and adulterated medications Pharmacologic and therapeutic equivalents
Pharmacologic and therapeutic alternatives - CORRECT ANSWER Pharmacologic and therapeutic
alternatives" "Which medication program monitors the risk of severe neutropenia? Select one: Addyi REMS Clozapine REMS LOTRONEX REMS
TIRF REMS - CORRECT ANSWER Clozapine REMS"
"The NDC number for Abilify 10 mg is 59148-008-13. The number "008" identifies the: Select one: Container size Labeler code Medication name Correct
Package type - CORRECT ANSWER Medication name"
"LOTRONEX REMS program is specific for female patients with: Select one: Acne Agranulocytosis
AA
BA
BA8283905 - CORRECT ANSWER BA8283905"
"Federal law says that your pharmacy must complete a controlled substance inventory once every two years. Your state law says that your pharmacy must complete a controlled substance inventory every year. How often should your pharmacy complete a controlled substance inventory? Select one: Once a year Once every 2 years Once every 3 years
Once every 4 years - CORRECT ANSWER Once a year"
"A drug is usually permanently withdrawn from the market because it is considered: Select one: Contaminated Harmful Misbranded
Mislabeled - CORRECT ANSWER Harmful"
"According to federal law, in most cases, an oxycodone prescription can be: Select one: Verbal or faxed Electronic or written Electronic, written, or faxed
Verbal, electronic, written, or faxed - CORRECT ANSWER Electronic or written"
"According to federal law, which prescription medication can be transferred to another pharmacy only one time over the phone? Select one: Buprenorphine Bupropion Hydralazine
Hydroxyzine - CORRECT ANSWER Buprenorphine"
"Which institutional committee is needed to review and approve drug research involving human subjects? Select one: CDC FDA IRB
NDA - CORRECT ANSWER IRB"
"Mr. Fox is prescribed Duragesic 25 mcg patches. According to federal law, how many refills is the Duragesic prescription allowed to have? Select one: 0 1 5
12 - CORRECT ANSWER 0"
"Which medication must be accompanied by a patient package insert? Select one: Cartia XT Cenestin Cialis
Crestor - CORRECT ANSWER Cenestin"
"Which law requires the pharmacist to consult about new prescriptions with patients? Select one: DSHEA Hatch-Waxman Act HIPAA
OBRA '90 - CORRECT ANSWER OBRA '90"
"What is an investigational drug? Select one: A drug compound undergoing theoretical tests A drug compound undergoing tests to determine its use A drug compound undergoing clinical testing in humans
A drug compound undergoing clinical testing in animals - CORRECT ANSWER A drug compound
undergoing clinical testing in humans" "Which medication must have an imprint code? Select one: Preparation H suppositories Prempro 0.625 mg/2.5 mg tablets Pred-Forte 1% ophthalmic suspension
Protonix 40 mg granules for suspension - CORRECT ANSWER Prempro 0.625 mg/2.5 mg tablets"
"According to the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, a Symbicort inhaler: Select one: Is considered an adulterated product Must be dispensed with a patient package insert Can be dispensed in a child-resistant container
Dosage form Drug compound Drug strength
Fillers - CORRECT ANSWER Fillers"
"Which responsibility may be performed by an IDS technician? Select one: Drug preparation Review study protocols Revise brochures
Write study procedures - CORRECT ANSWER Drug preparation"
"According to federal law, which item must be on a written phentermine prescription? Select one: Patient's diagnosis Prescriber's signature Patient's drug allergies
Pharmacy's DEA number - CORRECT ANSWER Prescriber's signature"
"When delivering a Demerol order to a nurse, what action is recommended if the nurse is unavailable? Select one: Leave the order on the nurse's desk Take the order back to the pharmacy Leave the order on the cart in the patient care area
Take the order to the patient's room and leave it next to his bed - CORRECT ANSWER Take the order
back to the pharmacy" "A pharmacy that is registered with the DEA will usually have a DEA number that starts with the letter: Select one: B M P
X - CORRECT ANSWER B"
"Ms. Jade brings in a prescription for isotretinoin. What is the maximum number of refills allowed on the prescription? Select one: 0 1 3
5 - CORRECT ANSWER 0"
"According to federal law, which prescription is good for only 6 months after the date of issuance?
Select one: Bactrim Percocet Valium
Vyvanse - CORRECT ANSWER Valium"
"The iPLEDGE program requires registration before prescribing or dispensing: Select one: Clozapine Isotretinoin Pseudoephedrine
Thalidomide - CORRECT ANSWER Isotretinoin"
"Your pharmacy transfers a bottle of Percocet to another pharmacy. According to federal law: Select one: A DEA Form 222 is required when transferring the Percocet to the other pharmacy. Using an invoice system is optional when transferring the Percocet to the other pharmacy. Your pharmacy is allowed to transfer a bottle of Percocet one time only without being considered a distributor.
This practice is prohibited by federal law and is not allowed under any circumstance - CORRECT
ANSWER A DEA Form 222 is required when transferring the Percocet to the other pharmacy."
"Which governmental agency publishes the immunization requirements for children and adults each year? Select one: BOP CDC DEA
FDA - CORRECT ANSWER CDC"
"DAW 1 means: Select one: Substitution is not allowed by the prescriber No product substitution is indicated, and substitution is allowed Substitution is allowed by the prescriber, but the pharmacist recommends brand Substitution is allowed by the prescriber, but the patient requested the brand-name product to be
dispensed - CORRECT ANSWER Substitution is not allowed by the prescriber"
"Each new drug is required to have an NDC number according to the: Select one: Drug Listing Act of 1972 Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - CORRECT ANSWER Drug Listing Act of 1972"
