Pharmacy Technician Final Exam

Which of the following cannot be refilled under any circumstances?

• Losartan

• Concerta

• Abilify

• Xanax

Answer explanation

Concerta is a controlled class II drug. It is indicated for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It cannot be refilled under any circumstances.

How many tablets must be prescribed to a patient who needs 4 tablets of a drug twice daily for 30 days?

• 240

• 30

• 120

• 4

A patient enters your pharmacy asking for cough medicine. His clinician prescribed him 15mL of medicine to be taken four times daily for 7 days.

What number of doses is needed?

• 28 doses

• 7 doses

• 14 doses

• 4 doses

Valproic acid syrup is available as 250 mg/5 cc. If a patient were taking 1000 mg in the morning and 750 mg in the evening, how many cc of syrup would you dispense for a 30-day supply ?

• 2200cc

• 1050cc

• 1000cc

• 2050cc

Answer explanation

In this type of calculation first find out number of cc required for 1 day.

Morning dose

Drug ml of solution

250 mg present 5 cc of solution1000 mg ?1000 x 5cc / 250 = 20 cc of solution.

Evening dose

Drug ml of solution

250 mg present in 5 cc of solution750 mg ?750 x 5cc / 250 = 15 cc of solution.

For a 30 day supply of Valproic acid

(20 cc (am) + 15 cc (pm) ) x 30 = 1050cc

A patient is taking Amoxicillin 500 mg by mouth three times a day for 7 days. How many capsules of 500 mg of Amoxicillin will you dispense for the whole supply?

• 15

• 30

• 21

• 25

The cost for 100 tablets of Olanzapine is $420.00. The percentage mark up on the prescription is 15%. What will be the retail cost for 30 tablets of the above drug ?

• $145

• $137

• $105

• $117

Answer explanation

The cost of 100 tablets of Olanzapine is $420 and therefore the cost of one tablet of Olanzapine would be $420/100 = $ 4.20

The % mark-up on the prescription is 15%

Cost of prescription mark up on rx

$ 100 $ 15 $ 4.20

15 x 4.20 / 100 = $ 0.63, therefore dispensing cost of each prescription would be$ 4.20 + $ 0.63 = $ 4.83

The cost of 30 tablets would be $ 4.83 x 30 = $145

Calculate the day supply

Humalog 75/25 u100 vial

qty: # 10ml

sig: inj20usqqd

• 30 days

• 28 days

• 50 days

• 60 days

What is the brand name for Trazodone?

• levonorgestrel

• Desyrel

• Montelukast

• Lisinopril

A medication product is being recalled because there is a strong chance of serious adverse effects or death to the patient. This is the most serious recall.

• Class I medication recall

• Class II medication recall

• Class III medication recall

A prescription for MS Contin 30 mg was written as follows:

Manan Care Rx

Mr. Shroff 1/1/01

Ms Contin 30 mg #60

sig- 1 po tid x 30 day

Dr. Bhatia MHS DEA # AB2354760

What would be the dispense quantity for the above prescription?

• 30

• 60

• 10