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Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a
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patient in a calendar month? - correct answer✔✔9g
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Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating
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"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock
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bottles? - correct answer✔✔Durham Humphrey Amendment
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Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - correct answer✔✔Addiction ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
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prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - correct answer✔✔Prescribers DEA number ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - correct
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answer✔✔<USP 797> ||\\//||




Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - correct answer✔✔Insomnia
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Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled
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substance should be retained on file? - correct answer✔✔2 Years ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when
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filling a prescription for which of the
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following types of medication? - correct answer✔✔Contraceptives (Birth Control)
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,Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality
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standards? - correct answer✔✔Food and Drug Administration ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of
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identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




for a patient? - correct answer✔✔Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
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A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-
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sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does
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this compound fall under? - correct answer✔✔High Risk
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A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage
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plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - correct answer✔✔PPO
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A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for
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vitamin B12? - correct answer✔✔Cyanocobalamin ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated
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dispensing machine? - correct answer✔✔Metformin (Glucophage) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling
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of a prescription? - correct answer✔✔Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
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Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - correct answer✔✔Vitamin K
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A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which
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of the following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? - correct
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answer✔✔DAW 1 ||\\//||

, Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone
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(deltasone) and prednisolone (Orapred)? - correct answer✔✔Tall-man lettering is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the
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following? - correct answer✔✔Patient Counseling ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation
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mixed with water)? - correct answer✔✔14 Days ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's
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blood glucose test strips? - correct answer✔✔Medicare part B
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Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph?
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- correct answer✔✔Contraindications
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A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of
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0.9% sodium chloride? - correct answer✔✔9 g
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Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's
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tooth ache? - correct answer✔✔DDS ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? - ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




correct answer✔✔Cocaine ||\\//||




Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following
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information might cause a medication administration error? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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