Practice Test 3

A pharmacy technician is assisting a patient with his insulin refill. The patient who does not have insurace, tells the techncian he has been inconsistent with taking his medication due to the cost. WHich of the following actions hould the tech take?

• Suggest a more cost-effective medication

• Dispense the med and wait to bill the insurance company once he gets coverage.

• Notify the pharmacist to set up a counseling session with the patient.

• Tell the patient to tape off his medication until he gets insurance.

A pharmacy tech is assisting a patient who has parial hearing loss. Which of the following actions hould the techncian take?

• Over enunciate words.

• Speak directly into patients ear

• Provide an interpreter.

• Reduce background noise.

A pharmacy tech is asked to compound 40 grams of an ointment that contains 125 mg of erythromycin sulfate. The tech should identify which of the following concentrations should be placed on the label.

• 31.25%

• 3.125%

• 0.3125%

• 3.13%

A pharmacy tech is entering a prescription into the computer system. The prescription does not indicate the number of refills. Which of the following actions should the tech take?

• Enter one refill.

• Enter no refills.

• Ask the patient if there should be refills.

• Ask the pharmacist if there should be refills.

Vitamin B12 is known as

• Pyridoxine

• Cyanocobalamin

• Riboflavin

• Pantothenic Acid

A pharmacy tech should mark medications that are set to expire how many months before the listed expiration date?

• 6 months

• 3 months

• 1 month

• 12 months

Which of the following is a security requirement for noncontrolled Medicaid prescriptions set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)?

• The prescriber's signature is required to be stamped on the prescription

• The prescription is required to be sent electronically to the pharmacy.

• The prescription must be written on a tamper-resistant pad.

• The prescriber's DEA number is required to be written on the prescription

A pharmacy tech should identify that which of the following types of active listening involves asking the patient clarifying questions regarding what the technician heard the patient say?

• Evaluating

• Hearing

• Interpreting

• Responding

A pharmacy tech in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used med that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Credit the patient for the medication.

• Set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal

• Restock the medication to be used at a later time.

• The technician should not discard the medication in the pharmacy trash bin.

A pharmacy tech is preparing to take inventory of all controlled substances that re in stock at the pharmacy. The tech should identify that the DEA requires reporting of exact quantities for which of the following schedules of controlled substances?

• Schedule II

• Schedule III

• Schedule IV

• Schedule V