1. Labels that indicate warnings and side effects are known as _______ labels.
A. warning
B. auxiliary
C. counseling
D. formulary
2. Refills are prohibited on which of the following drug schedules?
A. Schedule IV
B. Schedule V
C. Schedule III
D. Schedule II
3. Stock bottles should be moved on the shelves
A. by placing new stock behind old stock so stock closest to expiration gets used first.
B. by placing new stock in front of old stock so the freshest is used first.
C. from left to right in alphabetical order.
D. from left to right in numeric order based on the NDC.
4. _______ technology is used in many hospitals to verify that the correct medication is being dispensed to the applicable patient.
A. CHAMPVA
B. Bar code
C. CPT code
D. Open formulary
5. The two key elements of any computer system are the _______ and the _______.
A. network, keyboard
B. hardware, software
C. monitor, mouse
D. hard drive, CPU
6. In addition to requesting payment for the cost of medications and related dispensing costs, pharmacies are now allowed to bill for
A. a percentage of overhead expenses such as electricity, water, and heat.
B. costs related to automatic dispensing machines.
C. medication therapy management services.
D. pharmacy technician payroll costs.
7. Mr. Steinmetz has returned to the pharmacy a day after he picked up a prescription for codeine tablets. He wants to return them, saying he doesn't need to take them. What is the proper procedure?
A. Mark the label as expired and place the container in the area for expired drugs.
B. Restock the tablets after reversing the charges to his insurance plan.
C. Accept the return and place the tablets in the area for returned drugs.
D. Explain that controlled substances can't be returned after dispensing.
8. Each medication within a pharmacy has a unique identifying number known as the
A. Drug Identifier Number.
B. Class Code Identifier.
C. National Drug Code.
D. Federal Medication Code.
9. A patient's prescription drug coverage under Medicare would be billed under which type of Medicare?
A. Part C
B. Part A
C. Part B
D. Part D
10. Generic medications are often dispensed as an alternative to a brand name drug. A list of drugs approved as therapeutic equivalents can be found in a book referred to as the _______ Book.
A. Orange
B. Gen Eq
C. Generics
D. OTC/Rx
11.Hospital operating suites, cardiac and intensive care units, and emergency departments have decentralized drug delivery systems that use
A. satellite pharmacies.
B. 12-hour fill carts.
C. OTC-only fill carts.
D. on-demand delivery.
12. Two or more computers connected together is referred to as a
A. network.
B. hard drive.
C. CPU.
D. software program.
13. When the patient comes into the pharmacy to pick up a prescription, the pharm tech must
A. confirm the patient's home phone number.
B. verify the prescribing physician's name and address.
C. ask if the patient has any additional shopping to do.
D. ask if the patient has any questions for the pharmacist.
14. Which of the following is not a governing body for pharmacy policy and procedure?
A. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
B. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
C. Drug Enforcement Administration
D. Food and Drug Administration
15. Drugs such as methylphenidate, morphine, and oxycodone are included in which class of drugs?
A. Schedule III
B. Schedule V
C. Schedule IV
D. Schedule II
16. Identifiable information related to a patient's medical condition is referred to as
A. personal medical information.
B. protected medical information.
C. physical medical information.
D. protected health information.
17. A fairly new technology that uses radio signals to send and receive information is referred to as
A. RFID.
B. bar coding.
C. MAR.
D. GUI.
18. IV admixtures are prepared in _______ settings.
A. refrigerated
B. sterile
C. clean
D. heated
19. A hospital's formulary is developed by a group of administrators, pharmacists, doctors, and other staff
members, collectively known as the
A. MTMS consortium.
B. P & T committee.
C. Pharmacy Alliance.
D. IVR committee.
20. The vial sizes for tablets and capsules range from _______ drams.
A. 8-150
B. 1-32
C. 8-120
D. 7-15