Natinal Certification Exam Flashcards
Knowledge Domain #2
Pharmacy Law & Regulations
- Assuring safe workplaces for all employees by restricting air contaminants, flammable/combustible liquids is one of the policies of the:
Occupational Safet and Health Act
- Tha ability to distribute prescription drug samples to Physicians licensed to prescribe them is possible due to the:
Prescription Drug Marketing Act (1987)
- This Act requires patients to be counseled on all new prescriptions, established a 3-step process for drug uto review & requires record keeping of all meds taken by a patient:
Omnibus Budget reconciliation Act (OBRA-90)
- Ensuring patient confidentiality is properly maintained by restricting use and disclosure oh PHI, PIU and CHD requiring a written privacy procedure from each organization, Nd requiring training for all emplyis the:
HIPPA. ( Health Insurance Portability and Accountably Act
- According to federal law, in the event of suspected theft of a schedule II medication, the pharmacy is required to notify which agency?
The DEA and the local police delay (Drug Task Force agencies- MA)
10.When state and federal requirements differ on retention of records, what should take precedence?
Longest time period
- A patient presents a prescription for morphine sulfate tablets prescribed by Mathew B Rubin, M.D. which of the following numbers is consist with the presciber?
a. AR2174828
b. AR4695283
- Which of the following documents is proof of receipt of Class III controlled substances?
Commercial Invoice (Cardinal)
- A Prescriber’s DEA number is :
Needed on out-patient prescriptions for controlled substances
- Products containing pseudoephedrine, Ephesians, and phenylpropanolamine are restricted products in the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act limiting a daily purchase ti:
3.6 grams
15.If a patient reports experiencing asthma congestion when taking prescribed. Meditations, the pharmacy technician should:
Refer the patient to the Pharmacist
- According g to the Controlled Substance Act, a prescription for Tylenol #3 would be filled I. Which schedule
Schedule III. Coding fallsu def all 3 schedules
- Of the following, the reference source that would provide the most comprehensive indication and dosage information about a newly released hypertension media this:
Facts a d omparisons
18.An Investigational drug used in an FDA Drug Approval process has been discontinued y the physician. Any remaining drug that the patient has should be:
Returned to the person (s) responsible for the investigational drugs
- The Anabolic asteroids Control Act LC 1990 places anabolic steroids under regulatory provisions of the ControlledSubstance Act. These drugs are defined as “any drug or hormonal substance chemically and pharmacologically related to:
Testosterone
- Which of the following drugs would not be part of the IPledge program store dispensing to a patient?
Suboxone (Nadean)
- When Harold exposure to a product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death, it’s recall is designing;
Class I. ( the lower the # the more serious it is)
22.Which of the following correctly describes the manner in which records of the receipt and disposition of all controlled substances must be kept
Records of Schedule I or II substances must’ve maintained separately from all others ( 1 & 2 delay, 3-5 together )
Knowledge Domain #3
Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding
1.the required size on an anti microbial final filter used to ensure complete sterilization is:
0.22 microns. ( micro =smaller)
- The purpose of a laminar flow hood is to :
?
- Least
Once per year
- The proper technique for cleaning a horizontal laminar flow hood is to wipe:
Back to frontside to side motions
5.Latex glove, gowns, respirators, face shields and chemical splash googles used in chemotherapy preparation are known as:
Personal protective equipment. (PPE)3. Which of the following meditations should not be split or crushed?
- The ability of a drug product to maiychemical and physical integrity over time is termed :
Stability
- Gowns used in preparing cytotoxic agents must close:
Hydrolideo, (label says Cytotoxic)
In the back
- Compounding performed using established aseptic techniques utilizes laminar air flow hood is called :
Sterile Compounding
- Which of the follows is an example of a non- sterile compound
Lidocaine viscous, Maslow & Benadryl liquid used ‘PO’ (Magic monbaresh)by mouth
- The Compounding Record must include all but which of the following:
Record of the technician that completed data-entry of the order’s
- Where is the volume of aqueous liquid read on a graduated cylinder
Bottom of the meniscus
- Compounds using OTC. Prescription meds. Etc. shall not have a beyond use date that exceeds the _____. On the container:
Expiration date
- Which of the following effect. Drugs stability?
All of the above. Light, Temperaturr, Type of container
- Of a Pharmacist was preparing a compound that required the trituration (braking up) of tablets, they should use:
A mortar & Pestle
- The last filter a solution travels through before entering the patients body is the :
Final filter
- Technicians should stand ____. Inches away from flow hoods while compounding
6 inches
- Flow hoods must run for a least ____ minutes prior to use
30 minutes
- ????
70% Isopropyl alcohol
19.This is the grade assigned to chemicals of high purity that are suitable for analytical work
Analytical Reagent
- Ingredients must be accompanied by a valid:
Certification of Analysis
- Preservatives, colors, etc. are certified to meet or exceed the specifications listed in the current edition of:
Food Chemical Codex
Knowledge Domain #4
Medication Safety
- A patient diagnosed with blood clots is prescribed Warfarin. Which of the foyvitamins is involved in increased clotting?
Vitamin K ( clots brand. In Vapes that killed people)
- Pseudoephedrine is constrained in a pattwith:
A histogy hypertension
- Which of the following meditation should not be split or crushed
Wellbutrin SR
- Adverse drug re action and outcomes should be reported to the:
FDA (people)
5.which meditation should be dispensed in the original container?
Nitro-star ( once exposed to light it starts to break down)
- In an order reading “Flagyl! 500 mg q5h x 7 days”, the most important missing piece of information is the:
Route of administration (PA = By Mouth
- Of a prescriber instructs a patient to take half a tablet of a medication, the best way to prevent a data entry error & administration error is to write this as:
a. 0.5 tablet
b. Half a tablet
C. .5 tablet
D.Both a and b are correct
- An order for ophthalmic drops instruct the patient to administer”AU”. Which of the following statements is true
All correct
a .The doctor made an error by writing for the wrong type of drops
B. Eye drops can be used in the ear
C. Ear drops cannot be used in the eye
D. Both b and c are correct
- Drugs like HydrOXYzine and HydrALAzine written in this fashion are examples of:
Tall- man lettering
- Dosage forms such as sequels or spandules are normally administered via which of the following routes?
Sequels. - Benzonalate
Spandules. - Adderal
Oral
- Which of the following is an example of a timed- release dosage form
LR. ?
12.Suppositories can be administered in all but which of the following routes
PO
- A patient who is allergic to one medication may exhibit an allergiic response to drug products that are chemicallysimilar. This tendency is referred to as :
Cross sensitivity
Knowledge Domain # 5
Pharmacy Quality Assurance
- When meditations are repackaged into syringes for use in respiratory devices the syringe must:
Not be able to accept a needle
- Following the preparation of an antineoplastic IV admixture the needle & syringe should be:
Tecappedto prevent needle sticks
- Manufacturers will notify the pharmacy of a drug recall in writing by listing the name of the drug and the:
Lot Number
- Which of the following types of syringes should be used in the mixing of cytotoxic agents
Lear-Lok ( to lock all in)
- A proper method to dispose of a used syringe is to :
Place the needle & syringe in asharps container. ( recap could cause needle stick)
- The two basic parts of a needle are the :
Shaft and hub
- If a bottle breaks, a spill kit should be used if the bottle contained which of the following?
Etoposide. ( chemo drug)
- To ensure the safety of employ, hazardous drugs must be:
Labeled to indicate that special handle is required
Knowledge Domain #5
Meditation Order Entry & Fill Process
- A patient package insert is mandatory when dispensing
Note tho drone (Birth Contril)
- All of the following are automated dispensing systems except:
Sure-Med ( can not be lock meds in)
- An adult patient was prescribed “baby aspirin “ to take “ IT PO QD” for heart health. What strength of aspirin should the technician data-enter?
81 mg
- ? Of unit- dose products must include meditation name and which of the fly?
Dose, strength, manufacturer or pharmacy code, drug expiraydate, lot number
- A prescription for P?ocarpine 4% bearing the direction “ II got qd” should be administered on:
The left eye
- A short entry/ abbreysuch a AMP500 for ampicillin 500mg, used to assist in computerized order entry, is an example of:
A Mnemony Code
- The first field of numbers in the National / Drug Code (NOV) identities the:
Manufacturer
- Which of the following destroy drug administration method that achocobtrlled release of the product using a flat unit applied to the skin?
Transdermal
9.A patient is reloading refill on their blood pressure meditation, what drug should be filled?
Lisinopril
- Which of th following is required to be on a prescrywhen it is presented to the pharmacy?
Drug strength