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1. What is the seventh digit of the following DEA number, AB369145_?
a) 0
b) 3
c) 4
d) 8 - ANSWER 0
2. When accepting a prescription for warfarin from a patient the technician
should:
a) Notify the pharmacist if the patient is also buying aspirin.
b) Give the lower dose just to be safe, if the strength is unclear (10 mg vs 1.0
mg).
c) Tell the patient to take an iron supplement because this drug thins the
blood.
d) Tell the patient that he/she should eat food high in vitamin K. - ANSWER
Notify the pharmacist if the patient is also buying aspirin.
3. When cleaning a laminar flow hood, which of the following methods should be
used?
a) Clean the hood from the top to the bottom
b) Clean the hood from the bottom to the top
, c) Clean the hood from side to side starting in the back and working toward
the front
d) Clean the hood from side to side starting in the front and working toward
the back - ANSWER Clean the hood from side to side starting in the back
and working toward the front
4. Which DEA form is needed when destroying Class II controlled substances?
a) 41
b) 106
c) 222
d) None of the above - ANSWER 41
5. Which of the following books contains official drug standards in the
pharmacy?
a) PDR
b) USPDI
c) Micromedex
d) American Drug Index - ANSWER USPDI
6. A customer brings in a prescription to the pharmacy. The receiving technician
is having doubts about the authenticity of the prescription. What should the
technician do?
a) Give the prescription back to the customer
b) Call the doctor right away
c) Bring it to the attention of the pharmacist
d) Fill it - ANSWER Bring it to the attention of the pharmacist
,7. 11106 A patient calls the pharmacy asking why her heart medication is yellow
instead of the usual white color. Upon investigation, you learn that the
prescription was filled with 0.125 mg of digoxin instead of the 0.25 mg strength.
Which of the following is the most appropriate action to take?
a) Tell the patient to double up the tablets, thereby taking 2 tablets daily
b) Ask the patient to bring the prescription back to the pharmacy so you can
secretly exchange it for the correct dose
c) Explain the situation to the pharmacist, correct the error, and document the
error per Walgreens procedures
d) Prepare a new prescription with the 0.25 mg strength and inform the
patient that pharmacists are solely responsible for the accuracy of
prescriptions - ANSWER Explain the situation to the pharmacist, correct
the error, and document the error per Walgreens procedures
8. A patient is requesting a cough medicine for her 2 year old son. How should this
request be handled?
a) Recommend waiting the cough out since most cough medicines aren't
approved for 2 year olds
b) Recommend using honey to soothe the cough
c) Refer the patient to the pharmacist
d) Refer the patient to the children's medications - ANSWER Refer the
patient to the pharmacist
9. A prescription reads: Amoxicillin suspension 5 ml PO tid for 10 days. You
immediately notice that the prescriber did NOT indicate the concentration of the
suspension on the prescription. You should:
a) Dispense the capsules instead.
b) Alert the pharmacist to the problem.
c) Ask the patient which concentration he/she prefers.
, d) Prepare the prescription with the 250mg/5ml concentration because it is
the most frequently ordered. - ANSWER Alert the pharmacist to the
problem.
10. A technician has entered several prescriptions using incorrect sig codes
causing large quantities to potentially be dispensed. How can this type of error be
prevented?
a) Review error prone abbreviations to become more familiar with them
b) Do not perform any data entry functions
c) Double check each prescription with the pharmacist before data entry
d) Call the prescriber to confirm the correct dosage - ANSWER Review
error prone abbreviations to become more familiar with them
11. How should half a milligram be written to avoid confusion?
a) 5.0mg
b) .05 mg
c) 0.5mg
d) .5 mg - ANSWER 0.5mg
12. The abbreviation IU for international unit is commonly mistaken for:
a) twelve
b) intravenous
c) Seven
d) intramuscular - ANSWER intravenous
13. These are required by the FDA for some potentially dangerous drugs to
provide patients with information for safe use of the medication.
2027 Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
Current Update!!
1. What is the seventh digit of the following DEA number, AB369145_?
a) 0
b) 3
c) 4
d) 8 - ANSWER 0
2. When accepting a prescription for warfarin from a patient the technician
should:
a) Notify the pharmacist if the patient is also buying aspirin.
b) Give the lower dose just to be safe, if the strength is unclear (10 mg vs 1.0
mg).
c) Tell the patient to take an iron supplement because this drug thins the
blood.
d) Tell the patient that he/she should eat food high in vitamin K. - ANSWER
Notify the pharmacist if the patient is also buying aspirin.
3. When cleaning a laminar flow hood, which of the following methods should be
used?
a) Clean the hood from the top to the bottom
b) Clean the hood from the bottom to the top
, c) Clean the hood from side to side starting in the back and working toward
the front
d) Clean the hood from side to side starting in the front and working toward
the back - ANSWER Clean the hood from side to side starting in the back
and working toward the front
4. Which DEA form is needed when destroying Class II controlled substances?
a) 41
b) 106
c) 222
d) None of the above - ANSWER 41
5. Which of the following books contains official drug standards in the
pharmacy?
a) PDR
b) USPDI
c) Micromedex
d) American Drug Index - ANSWER USPDI
6. A customer brings in a prescription to the pharmacy. The receiving technician
is having doubts about the authenticity of the prescription. What should the
technician do?
a) Give the prescription back to the customer
b) Call the doctor right away
c) Bring it to the attention of the pharmacist
d) Fill it - ANSWER Bring it to the attention of the pharmacist
,7. 11106 A patient calls the pharmacy asking why her heart medication is yellow
instead of the usual white color. Upon investigation, you learn that the
prescription was filled with 0.125 mg of digoxin instead of the 0.25 mg strength.
Which of the following is the most appropriate action to take?
a) Tell the patient to double up the tablets, thereby taking 2 tablets daily
b) Ask the patient to bring the prescription back to the pharmacy so you can
secretly exchange it for the correct dose
c) Explain the situation to the pharmacist, correct the error, and document the
error per Walgreens procedures
d) Prepare a new prescription with the 0.25 mg strength and inform the
patient that pharmacists are solely responsible for the accuracy of
prescriptions - ANSWER Explain the situation to the pharmacist, correct
the error, and document the error per Walgreens procedures
8. A patient is requesting a cough medicine for her 2 year old son. How should this
request be handled?
a) Recommend waiting the cough out since most cough medicines aren't
approved for 2 year olds
b) Recommend using honey to soothe the cough
c) Refer the patient to the pharmacist
d) Refer the patient to the children's medications - ANSWER Refer the
patient to the pharmacist
9. A prescription reads: Amoxicillin suspension 5 ml PO tid for 10 days. You
immediately notice that the prescriber did NOT indicate the concentration of the
suspension on the prescription. You should:
a) Dispense the capsules instead.
b) Alert the pharmacist to the problem.
c) Ask the patient which concentration he/she prefers.
, d) Prepare the prescription with the 250mg/5ml concentration because it is
the most frequently ordered. - ANSWER Alert the pharmacist to the
problem.
10. A technician has entered several prescriptions using incorrect sig codes
causing large quantities to potentially be dispensed. How can this type of error be
prevented?
a) Review error prone abbreviations to become more familiar with them
b) Do not perform any data entry functions
c) Double check each prescription with the pharmacist before data entry
d) Call the prescriber to confirm the correct dosage - ANSWER Review
error prone abbreviations to become more familiar with them
11. How should half a milligram be written to avoid confusion?
a) 5.0mg
b) .05 mg
c) 0.5mg
d) .5 mg - ANSWER 0.5mg
12. The abbreviation IU for international unit is commonly mistaken for:
a) twelve
b) intravenous
c) Seven
d) intramuscular - ANSWER intravenous
13. These are required by the FDA for some potentially dangerous drugs to
provide patients with information for safe use of the medication.
