giant eagle pharmacy qualification exam
UPDATED Study Guide QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- OBRA - CORRECT ANSWERS (Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act)
"Do you have any questions for the pharmacist?"
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWERS Health Insurace Portability
Acountability Act
Age to purchase behind the counter pseudophedrine/ ephedrine
products - CORRECT ANSWERS 18 or older
where are schedule 2 drugs stored - CORRECT ANSWERS
schedule 2 safe
how many numbers are in an NDC and what is it split into -
CORRECT ANSWERS (national drug code)
11
5-4-2
manufacture-drug name-pack size
how to tell a brand drug vs a generic - CORRECT ANSWERS
brand drug will have the generic name underneath
,what is the lot number is used for - CORRECT ANSWERS
recalls
if a NDC doesn't have 11 digits where is the correct place to add a
zero? - CORRECT ANSWERS the very front in the correct
field
5-4-2
when do we pull stock bottles (outdates)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
three months before exp date
when do we pull amber vials? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1
month
define counting and measuring - CORRECT ANSWERS the
process to ensure the correct amount of medication is delivered as
prescribed
how often should you clean your counting tray? - CORRECT
ANSWERS after counting each medication
what drugs do you definitely need to clean your tray after counting? -
CORRECT ANSWERS penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen,
finasteride, and anything containing sulfa
different sizes of vials - CORRECT ANSWERS 13, 16, 30, 40,
and 60 dram
, how to chose size of vial when filling - CORRECT ANSWERS
use the smallest vial that will hold the medication without
forcing medication into the vial
"if u can hear it shake ur good"
law requires a childproof (saftey) cap UNLESS - CORRECT
ANSWERS -patient requests NS non-saftey
-drug dispensed is Nitro-stat (nitroglycerin)
when dispensing a stock bottle, what shouldn't you cover up with the
patient label? - CORRECT ANSWERS lot #
exp date
and NDC
what medications MUST be dispensed in its original package (10) -
CORRECT ANSWERS -aggrenox
-atripla
-complera
-effient
-linzess
-nitroglycerin tablets
-pradaxa
-tekturna
-treximent
-truvada
UPDATED Study Guide QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- OBRA - CORRECT ANSWERS (Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act)
"Do you have any questions for the pharmacist?"
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWERS Health Insurace Portability
Acountability Act
Age to purchase behind the counter pseudophedrine/ ephedrine
products - CORRECT ANSWERS 18 or older
where are schedule 2 drugs stored - CORRECT ANSWERS
schedule 2 safe
how many numbers are in an NDC and what is it split into -
CORRECT ANSWERS (national drug code)
11
5-4-2
manufacture-drug name-pack size
how to tell a brand drug vs a generic - CORRECT ANSWERS
brand drug will have the generic name underneath
,what is the lot number is used for - CORRECT ANSWERS
recalls
if a NDC doesn't have 11 digits where is the correct place to add a
zero? - CORRECT ANSWERS the very front in the correct
field
5-4-2
when do we pull stock bottles (outdates)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
three months before exp date
when do we pull amber vials? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1
month
define counting and measuring - CORRECT ANSWERS the
process to ensure the correct amount of medication is delivered as
prescribed
how often should you clean your counting tray? - CORRECT
ANSWERS after counting each medication
what drugs do you definitely need to clean your tray after counting? -
CORRECT ANSWERS penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen,
finasteride, and anything containing sulfa
different sizes of vials - CORRECT ANSWERS 13, 16, 30, 40,
and 60 dram
, how to chose size of vial when filling - CORRECT ANSWERS
use the smallest vial that will hold the medication without
forcing medication into the vial
"if u can hear it shake ur good"
law requires a childproof (saftey) cap UNLESS - CORRECT
ANSWERS -patient requests NS non-saftey
-drug dispensed is Nitro-stat (nitroglycerin)
when dispensing a stock bottle, what shouldn't you cover up with the
patient label? - CORRECT ANSWERS lot #
exp date
and NDC
what medications MUST be dispensed in its original package (10) -
CORRECT ANSWERS -aggrenox
-atripla
-complera
-effient
-linzess
-nitroglycerin tablets
-pradaxa
-tekturna
-treximent
-truvada
