Chapter 2 Laws and Regulation Test B

Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication standards?

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

• United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)

A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a prescription for which of the following types of medication?

• Contraceptives

• Benzodiazepines

• Opiates

• Insulin

According to HIPAA guidelines, which of the following documents should a pharmacy technician have a new patient sign?

• Prescription use agreement

• Pharmacy records wavier form

• Insurance company disclosure form

• Acknowledgement of notice of privacy practices

According to HIPAA guidelines, which of the following patient information is considered protected health information (PHI)?

• State of birth

• Mother's maiden name

• Employment record

• Email address

According to HIPAA guidelines, which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take to safeguard a patient's protected health information (PHI)?

• Shred computer printouts that include PHI

• Only share PHI with patient's immediate family

• Decline the patient's request to amend pharmacy records

• Keep records older than 2 years in general storage outside the pharmacy

A pharmacy technician recieves a handwritten prescription from a patient. The technician should verify that the prescription contains which of the following information?

• Quantity of medication

• Brand name of the medication

• Patient's insurance ID number

• Patient's medical condition

Which of the following United States Pharmacopeia (USP) chapters discusses safety requirements for receiving, storing, compounding, dispensing, and administering hazardous medications?

• USP 795

• USP 797

• USP 800

• USP 1163

Which of the following sublingual medications is an exception to the mandate for child resistant caps on prescription medication containers?

• Buprenorphine

• Naloxone

• Nitroglycerin

• Fentanyl

Which of the following laws requires medication manufactures to place a label stating "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles?

• Orphan Drug Act

• Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA)

• Kefauver-Harris Amendment

• Durham-Humphrey Amendment

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

• 9 g

• 3.6 g

• 7.5 g

• 5 g