Pharmacy Tech Practice Test 2

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for preventing medication errors?

• Using only generic names of medications
• Implementing systemwide use of Tall Man lettering
• Verifying all written prescriptions by telephone
• Stocking generic products next to brand products

According to federal law, how could a pharmacy place an order for alprazolam 1 mg tablets?

• Online from a wholesaler
• CSOS
• DEA Form 106
• DEA Form 222

A hospital's Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee reviews medication error reports in order to help:

• determine if a medication should be added to the hospital's formulary.
• keep track of therapeutic substitutions made due to drug shortages.
• provide appropriate safeguards for patients involved in investigational studies.
• decrease the number of adverse drug events caused by system weaknesses.

The pharmacy receives the following prescription: 
Ondansetron 8 mg ODT (orally disintegrating tablet)  #5

Sig: 1 tab 30 min before chemotherapy then q12h for 1-2 days after chemotherapy
 
How should this medication be taken?

• Subcutaneous
• Under the tongue
• On the tongue
• Rectal

In addition to the FDA's website, information on current and resolved drug shortages can be found on the website of which of the following organizations?

• ASHP
• DEA
• NABP
• TJC

The pharmacy receives the following prescription:
 
Verapamil ER 120 mg
Disp: 60 tabs with 11 RF
Sig: 2 tabs PO daily 

The patient requests a 90 days supply of this medication.
What quantity of tablets and refills could be dispensed with prescriber approval?

• 180 tablets plus 5 refills
• 90 tablets plus 2 refills
• 180 tablets plus 3 refills
• 90 tablets plus 3 refills

The generic name for Nexium is

• esomeprazole.
• rabeprazole.
• omeprazole.
• pantoprazole.

A child weighing 42 lbs is ordered cefotaxime by IV infusion in 6 equally divided doses to total 90 mg/kg/day.
If the reconstituted cefotaxime vial has a concentration of 100 mg/mL, what volume, in mL, should be added to each IV bag?

• 2.9
• 6.3
• 17
• 38

Which of the following conditions may help prevent medication errors?

• Frequent interruptions
• Cluttered work spaces
• Lengthy shifts
• Sufficient lighting

A husband and wife both have insurance through their employers for themselves and each other. The insurance that should be considered primary for each of them is the one that:

• offers the lowest co-pay.
• has the lowest deductible.
• is in their own name.
• was activated first.