Chapter 10

Question 1

• The automatic stop date for antibiotics are:

a) one week
b) two weeks
c) three weeks
d) determined by the prescribing physician

Answer 1

B

Question 2

• Which of the following is an illegal activity for a pharmacy technician?

a) obtaining laboratory results
b) providing counseling for a patient
c) screening orders for nonformulary/restricted drugs
d) taking medication orders from a medical office

Answer 2

B

Question 3

• Which of the following is NOT required for authorization to release patient information?

a) a hand-written copy
b) a signature
c) a list of the patient’s medications
d) a reason for release

Answer 3

C

Question 4

• Which of the following may need to be labeled with a federal “transfer warning”?

a) schedule III drugs
b) schedule IV drugs
c) schedule V drugs
d) all of the above

Answer 4

D

Question 5

• Schedule V controlled substances are considered OTC. They are classified as a scheduled drug because they contain a form of:

a) Demerol
b) morphine
c) codeine
d) oxycodone

Answer 5

C

Question 6

• Of the information listed below, which is vital before you can fill a patient’s prescription

a) address
b) full name
c) insurance number or medical record number
d) all of the above

Answer 6

D

Question 7

• what is the maximum number of refills for a Schedule II prescription order?

a) six months or five refills
b) as many refills as the physician indicates
c) twice a year
d) no refills

Answer 7

D

Question 8

• What should a pharmacist look for when determining the validity of a prescription?

a) an indication not found in the package insert
b) significantly more orders from one prescriber compared to others in the prescriber’s area
c) prescription orders written in the names of other people
d) all of the above

Answer 8

D

Question 9

• What is the maximum number of refills that you can dispense for a Schedule IV prescription order?

a) none
b) one refill within one month from the date written
c) five refills within six months from the date written
d) unlimited refills within one year

Answer 9

C

Question 10

• How many times can a patient transfer among pharmacies a refillable prescription for a Schedule III or IV controlled substance?

a) as many times as the prescription is refillable if the pharmacies share an electronic real-time database
b) three times between non-related, non-networked pharmacies
c) as often ass the patient and prescriber agree
d) controlled substances are non-transferable

Answer 10

A

Question 11

• A prescription label must contain all of the following information EXCEPT the:

a) name and address of the pharmacy
b) name of the prescriber
c) directions for use with precautions
d) time it was filled

Answer 11

D

Question 12

• One way to detect a forged prescription is to check to see if the:

a) prescription is folded
b) prescription was written several days ago
c) directions are written with no abbreviations used
d) indications on the description match those of the package insert

Answer 12

D

Question 13

• How long of a supply can you give, under the pharmacist’s discretion, for an emergency refill of a Schedule II medication?

a) 72 hours
b) 24 hours
c) one week
d) none- refills without authorization is illegal

Answer 13

A

Question 14

• you should perform all the following prevention techniques EXCEPT:

a) knowing the prescriber’s DEA number
b) calling the prescriber for verification after dispensing the medication
c) asking for proper identification
d) calling the doctor if you believe the patient has forged a prescription

Answer 14

B

Question 15

• Which of the following must be on the label of an over-the-counter medication container?

a) manufacturer’s name
b) expiration date
c) established name of all active ingredients
d) all of the above

Answer 15

D

Question 16

• Investigational drugs are drugs that:

a) have recently received approval from the FDA for human use
b) have not received approval from the FDA for human use
c) do not require approval from the FDA
d) are only available for terminally ill patients

Answer 16

B

Question 17

• you can asses a customer’s ability to learn by evaluating all of the following EXCEPT:

a) if the patient has a learning impairment
b) if the patient is left-handed or right-handed
c) if the patient has difficulty reading
d) the education level of the patient

Answer 17

B

Question 18

• Which of the following is an accurate description of how the DEA assigns an identity to a prescriber?

a) the DEA randomly assigns a number
b) the first two letters are the prescriber’s initials. the numbers are randomly assigned
c) the first letter determines the prescriber’s practice. the second letter is the first letter of the prescriber’s last name. the seven numbers are determined by adding the first, third, and fifth number. add the second, fourth, and sixth number and multiply it by two. add the two sums together. the final number should match the last digit of the DEA number
d) the first two letters are the prescriber’s initials. the seven numbers are determined by the first six numbers. the last digit should match the last digit of the DEA number

Answer 18

C

Question 19

• Which of the following patients would benefit from medication bottles that come in different shapes and sizes?

a) an elderly patient
b) a hearing-impaired patient
c) a visually-impaired patient
d) a patient with a different cultural background

Answer 19

C