PT6 Mhamud

Which of the following is not duty of a technician upon taking in a prescription?

• Translating the prescription

• entering information into the database

• Filling the prescription

• Providing patient consultation

A competent Pharmacy Technician must be able to do:

• Interpreting and transcribing prescriptions

• Filling Prescriptions quickly and accurately

• Following proper billing practices

• All of the above

How long the pharmacy must maintain all controlled substance invoices for a minimum of?

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 5 years

When taking in a prescription, neither the technician nor the pharmacist can decipher the physician's writing; therefore:

• The technician should guess what to fill

• The technician should ask the patient

• The pharmacist should call the physician

• The technician should tell the patient to go back to the doctor and get a prescription that can be read

In most states, when a new prescription is called in to the pharmacy, who can take the prescription over the phone?

• Pharmacy clerk

• Pharmacy technician

• Pharmacist

• Pharmacy custodian

If a prescription is for a controlled substance, the technician must make sure the prescription includes the physican's:

• FDA number

• DEA number

• HMO number

• NABP number

Which of the following is not an exception to the safety lid law?

• Nitroglycerin

• Patient's request

• Oral contraceptives

• Technician's opinion that the patient looks too weak to open a safety lid

Which of the following is not printed on a prescription label as required by law?

• Address and phone number of prescriber

• Prescription number

• Drug, strength, and dosage form

• Refill information

Which of the following is not a common auxiliary label for NSAIDs?

• May cause drowsiness

• May cause sensitivity to light

• May cause dizziness

• Take with food

According to federal law, when should a patient receive counseling?

• At the last refill of the patient's medication

• Only when the patient asks for it

• When a new prescription is fillwed

• When a Medicaid patient receives a new prescription