Pharmacy Study Guide 2

A pharmacy technician should recognize that exempt narcotics are included in which of the following controlled substances schedules?

• Schedule III

• Schedule II

• Schedule V

• Schedule IV

Which of the following processes should a pharmacy technician use to file prescription hard copies for controlled substances?

• file Rx's in a storage container in the pharmacy

• file RX's according to DEA form 222

• file controlled substances rx's separately from legend rx"s

• file all controlled substance rx's in one drawer

What is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient in a day?

• 9 g

• 3.6 g

• 7.5 g

• 5 g

What federal law requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating, " Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" ?

• orphan drug act

• poison prevention packaging act

• kefauver-harris amendment

• durham-humphrey amendment

How often should a pharmacy technician conduct an inventory check for controlled substances ?

• every two years

• every year

• every 3 years

• every 4 years

What organization issues a pharmacy's National Provider Identifier( NPI) ?

• Board of Pharmacy

• The Joint Commission

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Drug Enforcement Agency

Which organization enforces guidelines concerning medication quality standards ?

• Department of Health and Human Services

• Food and Drug Administration

• Drug Enforcement Agency

• United States Pharmacopeia Convention

A patient presents a prescription for Ambien, that the prescriber wrote 6 weeks ago. What actions should the technician take?

• process the prescription for the pharmacy to fill

• inform the patient that they must get a new handwritten rx from their doctor.

• call the prescriber to verify the prescription before filling

• suspect the the prescription is fraudulent

What mediation below requires a patient package insert included when filling the prescription ?

• contraceptives

• benzodiazepines

• opiates

• insulin

According to HIPAA guidelines , how should a pharmacy technician safeguard a patients protected health information?

• shred any information that contains PHI

• only share with the patients family

• decline the patients request to amend his pharmacy record

• keep records older that 2 years in general storage