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WorksheetsPharmacy Abbreviations and Roles
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Ethan, Benjamin, and Mia are exploring careers in a community pharmacy. Which of the following best describes the main role of a pharmacy technician?
Assist the pharmacist
Assist the patients
Compound medications
Answering the phone and data entry
Samuel and Jackson are studying for their pharmacy exam. Samuel asks, "Which type of medication is known for reducing pain?" Can you help them choose the correct answer?
Antiemetics
Analgesics
Thrombolytics
Antipyretics
Oliver and Ethan are studying for their pharmacy exam. They come across a prescription that says to give the medicine twice a day. Which abbreviation should they use?
sid
bid
q2h
od
Harper and Mia are studying for their pharmacy exam. Harper asks, "Hey Mia, do you remember which abbreviation stands for delivery by the oral route?" Can you help them out?
sid
bid
PO
qD
Charlotte and Liam are studying for their Pharmacy Technician exam. Charlotte asks Liam, "Hey Liam, do you remember what the abbreviation o.s. stands for?" Can you help Liam answer?
Left Eye
Left ear
Right Eye
Right Ear
Aria and Arjun are reviewing medication abbreviations for their Pharmacy Technician class. They come across the abbreviation a.d.. Can you help them figure out what a.d. stands for?
Both eyes
Both ears
Right ear
Left ear
Zoe and Arjun are studying for their Pharmacy Technician exam. Zoe asks, "Hey Arjun, do you remember the abbreviation for 'Both Eyes'?" Can you help them out?
o.u.
a.u.
o.d.
a.d.
Emma and William are studying for their Pharmacy Technician exam. Emma asks William, "Do you know the abbreviation for 'Nothing by mouth'?" Can you help William choose the correct answer?
NBM
PON
NPO
PO
Luna is baking cookies and needs to measure out 15 mL of vanilla extract. If 1 teaspoon ≈ 5 mL, how many teaspoons should Luna use?
1 teaspoon
2 teaspoons
3 teaspoons
4 teaspoons
Grace, Priya, and Mia are sharing a bottle of medication that contains 500 mL. If each of them takes 10 mL per dose, how many doses can they get from the bottle in total?
10 doses
25 doses
50 doses
100 doses
Priya and Noah are playing a Roman numerals treasure hunt! They found a mysterious scroll with the number XXXVIII written on it. Can you help them figure out what number this is in Arabic numerals?
38
43
27
56
Aria and Daniel are playing a Roman numerals treasure hunt! They found a clue that says "XIX". Can you help them figure out what number this is?
19
14
16
17
Charlotte and Henry are playing a Roman numerals treasure hunt! They found a clue with the Roman numeral XVI. Can you help them figure out what number it stands for?
16
13
15
18
Charlotte, Emma, and Samuel are playing a Roman numerals treasure hunt! They found a clue with the Roman numeral XLIII. Can you help them figure out what number it stands for?
43
44
46
41
Rohan and Anika are playing a Roman numerals challenge! Rohan writes down LXXV and asks Anika, "Can you guess what number this is?" What is the correct answer?
65
75
Elijah is at the pharmacy, and he’s been prescribed a controlled substance. What crucial piece of information must appear on his prescription?
Elijah’s complete name and address
Doctor’s DEA number
Elijah’s date of birth
The date the medication was prescribed
Priya and Rohan are helping Isla fill a prescription at the pharmacy. To make sure they get it right, Isla reminds them: You should always count by _______'s when filling a prescription. Can you help them choose the correct way?
4's
5's
10's
2's
Liam and Rohan are exploring the pharmacy for their class project. Can you help them figure out how many stations are there in the pharmacy?
4
5
6
3
Noah and Luna are studying medical abbreviations for their exam. They come across the term PC. Can you help them figure out what PC stands for?
After meals
Before meals
Headache
By mouth
Rohan is learning to read prescription instructions and comes across this sig code:
SIG: 1 gtt od bid
Can you help Rohan figure out what this means?
Instill 1 drop into both eyes twice a day
Instill 1 drop into both ears twice a day
Inject 1 drop into right eye twice weekly
Instill 1 drop into right eye twice daily.
Zoe is reviewing a prescription for her patient. Can you help her interpret this medical instruction?
Insert 1 supp PR bid prn nv
Insert 1 suppository rectally twice daily for nausea and vomiting.
Insert 1 suppository vaginally twice daily for nausea/vomiting.
Nora and Mason are studying for their pharmacy exam. They come across the abbreviation "h.s." in their notes. Can you help them remember what "h.s." stands for?
at breakfast
hours
injection
at bedtime
Jackson is learning medical abbreviations. He comes across the term that means "as needed." Can you help him remember which abbreviation to use?
(a)
Avery and Aria are working together on a Latin assignment. Can you help them choose the correct phrase as directed?
(a)
Ethan is feeling under the weather, and his doctor gives him a liquid medication to use with a nebulizer. What is this type of medication called?
Syrup
Mixture
Nebul.
Solution
Grace is helping out at the pharmacy and needs to know: what is the pharmacy sig for "immediately"?
(a)
Avery and Maya are studying for their pharmacy exam. Avery asks, "Hey Maya, do you remember the pharmacy sig for 'suspension'?" Can you help Maya answer?
(a)
Ava and Sophia are studying for their pharmacy exam. Can you help them out? What is the pharmacy sig for "tablet"?
(a)
Rohan just got a prescription that says "2 gtt OU BID". He’s a bit puzzled and asks his friends Aiden and Aria for help. How should Rohan use his medication?
Two drops in the right eye twice a day
Two drops in both eyes twice a day
Two drops in the left eye twice a day
Two drops in both ears twice a day
Grace, Aria, and Henry are studying for their pharmacy exam. They come across the abbreviation "SL" and want to impress their teacher with the correct answer. Which of the following best describes what "SL" means in pharmacy?
Apply to skin
Take with food
Place under the tongue
Take with water
