Modules 1 and 8 PharmaSeer

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Which of the following tasks is within the scope of practice of all pharmacy technicians?

• Verify medications before dispensing.
• Label a prescription.
• Administer immunizations to patients.
• Modify dosing for a patient taking a prescription.

A pharmacy technician takes a phone call from a provider's office wishing to call in a new prescription of levothyroxine for a patient. Which of the following is an appropriate response from the technician?

• Let me transfer you to another technician who can take the new prescription.
• The pharmacist is with a patient . Please call back later.
• Please send us an electronic prescription.
• The pharmacist will be right with you.

A patient asks a pharmacy technician about a medication another patient is taking and the technician explains it is for a gastrointestinal issue. Which of the following concepts is the technician violating?

• Medication safety
• Hippocratic Oath
• Pharmacy ethics
• Medication quality

A patient asks a pharmacy technician which antibiotic is the most effective to treat a case of swimmer's ear. Which of the following is the appropriate response for the technician to give the patient?

• You should avoid going swimming for the next two weeks.
• Antibiotics are not an option for treating swimmer's ear.
• Let me ask the pharmacist to discuss some of the treatment options with you
• Polymyxin neomycin hydrocortisone ear drops ar the most effective treatment

A pharmacy technician is working at a community pharmacy. Which of the following tasks can the technician perform?

• Compound a patient's non sterile prescription.
• Consult with prescribers about a patient’s medication adherence.
• Recommend over the counter products to patients.
• Perform the final check on the medications before dispensing them to patients.

Which of the following describes the function of the HIPPA Privacy Rule?

• To limit health care providers access to protected health information and prevent the ability to amend health care records
• To outline the ways in which patients protected health information can be used
• To provide a standardized process for patients to follow to access theri haelth care recordss
• To provide an outline of patients payment responsibility

A patient is waiting for a prescription to be filled at the pharmacy. Several other patients are also waiting in the line. Which of the following actions by the pharmacy technician best adheres to privacy regulations?

• Communicate with patients about medical information discreetly when at the counter.
• Annnounce the name of the patients medication when explaining that a prescription is not currently ready.
• Announce the patients name at the pharmacy counter when medications are ready for pick up.
• Obtain information from the patients profile rather than asking the patient questions about current prescriptions

Which of the following should a pharmacy technician use when paging a patient to the pharmacy to collect a prescription ?

• Patients insurance provider
• Patients last name
• Name of patients medication
• Name of the patients provider

An 11 year old child comes to the pharmacy to pick up a new prescription. A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following individuals accompanying the child is able to sign the patients Notice ot Privacy practices ?

• The patients 16 y/o sibling
• The patients 20 y/o babysitter
• The patients 30 y/o adoptive father
• the patients 45 y/o aunt