Question 1
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Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality standards?
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department of health and human resources (DHHS)
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Food and Drug administration (FDA)
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Drug enforcement Agency (DEA)
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United States pharmacopeial convention (USP)
Question 2
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According to HIPAA guidelines, which of following documents should a pharmacy technician have a new patient sign?
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Insurance company disclosure form
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Acknowledgment of notice of privacy practices
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Pharmacy records weaver form
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Prescription use agreement
Question 3
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According to HIPAA guidelines, which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take to safeguard a patient's protected health information PHI?
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Shred computer printouts that include PHI
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Only share phi with a patient's immediate family
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Decline the patient's request to amend pharmacy records
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Keep records older than 2 years in general storage outside the pharmacy
Question 4
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A pharmacy technician receives a handwritten prescription from a patient. The technician should verify that the prescription contains which of the following information
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Quantity of medication
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Brand name of the medication
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Patience insurance ID number
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Patient's medical condition
Question 5
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Which of the following United States pharmacopia (USP) chapters discusses safety requirements for receiving storing, compounding, dispensing and administering hazardous medication
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USP 795
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USP 797
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USP 800
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USP 1163
Question 6
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Which of the following sublingual medication is an exception to the mandate for a child resistant caps on prescription medication containers?
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Buprenorphine
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Naloxone
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Nitroglycerin
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Fentanyl
Question 7
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A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information PPI when failing a prescription for which of the following types of medication
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Benzodiazepines
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Contraceptives
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Opiates
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Insulin
Question 8
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According to HIPAA guidelines, which of the following patient information is considered Protected Health information? PHI
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A patient's location of birth
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Then made a name of a patient's mother
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A patient's employment record
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A patient's email address
Question 9
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Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating "caution. Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription " on medication stock bottles
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Orphan drug act
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Poison prevention packaging act PPPA
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Kefauver- Harris amendment
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Durham- Humphrey amendment
Question 10
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The orphan drug act encouraged medication manufacturers to develop medication for rare diseases by providing research assistance grants and cost incentives
Question 11
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The PPPA requires that child resisting caps be placed on all prescription and over the counter medications
Question 12
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The kefauver- amendment was enacted in 1962 to ensure the safety and effectiveness of all new medications on the US market
Question 13
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The Durham Humphrey amendment requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating caution. Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription on medication stock bottles.
Question 14
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<USP [blank_start]795[blank_end]> discuss the standards for non-sterile compounding
Question 15
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<USP [blank_start]797[blank_end]> discusses standards for STERILE compounding
Question 16
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USP 800 outlines the safety requirements for receiving storing, compounding dispensing and administering hazardous medications. The regulations described in the chapter helped to increase the safety of patients, workers and the environment
Question 17
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<USP [blank_start]1163[blank_end]> discusses Quality Assurance in pharmaceutical compounding
Question 18
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A patient can purchase a maximum of [blank_start]3.6 g[blank_end] of pseudoephedrine in a calendar day, [blank_start]7.5 g[blank_end] per month by mail order, and [blank_start]9 g[blank_end] per month by retail.
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3.6 g
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7.5 g
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9 g
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7.5 g
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3.6 g
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9 g
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9 g
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3.6 g
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7.5 g
Question 19
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Anabolic steroids are included in which of the following medication schedules?
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Schedule III
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Schedule II
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Schedule IV
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Schedule V
Question 20
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Which of the following organizations issues a pharmacies national provider identifier (NPI
Question 21
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A pharmacy technician is storing prescriptions in compliance with document retention regulations. The technician should file the prescriptions sequentially according to which of the following
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Prescriptions serial number
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Alphabetically by medication name
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Date the pharmacy filed the prescription
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Patience last name
Question 22
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Fentanyl patches are included in a witch of the following medication schedules
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Schedule I
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Schedule II
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Schedule III
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Schedule IV
Question 23
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A pharmacy technician is verifying a prescribers DA number on a prescription as part of the verification process which are the following parts of the DEA number should the technician multiply by two
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Some of the first two steps of the process
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Some of the second, fourth and 6th digits
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Some of the first, third and fifth digits
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Final check digit
Question 24
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Which of the following information is mandatory for all controlled substance prescriptions?
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Date the prescriber issued the prescription
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Quantity of the medication
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Prescribers DEA number
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Prescribers address and telephone number
Question 25
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According to the DEA, how often should a pharmacy technician conducted inventory check for controlled substances?
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Every year
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Every 3 years
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Every 4 years
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Every 2 years
Question 26
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Exempt narcotics are included in which of the following medication schedules
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Schedule III
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Schedule II
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Schedule V
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Schedule? IV
Question 27
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Schedule V medications have the lowest potential for abuse
Question 28
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A pharmacy technician is filling prescriptions for storage according to federal regulations. Which of the following should the technician identify as the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substances should be retained on file
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1 year
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2 years
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5 years
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10 years
Question 29
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A patient presents a pharmacy technician with a prescription for zopidium ( Ambien) that the prescriber wrote 6 weeks ago. Which of the following actions should the technician take
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Process the prescription for the pharmacy to fill
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In front of the patient that he must obtain a new handwritten prescription with a current date
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Call the prescriber to verify authorization for filling the prescription
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Inform the manager that the prescription is fraudulent.