EXCPT PRACTICE GUIDE
TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
What does Medicare Part A cover? - ANS-hospital and facility costs (shared hospital
room, meals and nurse care) and can also help cover the cost of hospice, home health
care, and skilled nursing facilities
What does Medicare Part B cover? - ANS-the care that happens outside of a hospital
(doctor visits, outpatient procedures, and some preventative care like flu shots)
What does Medicare Part C cover? - ANS-only available through private health
insurance companies. called "medicare advantage plans"
What does medicare part D cover? - ANS-only available through private health
insurance companies. cover commonly used brand-name and generic drugs
A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that
indicates an NDC code of 0085-3829-88. What set of numbers in the NDC code
represent the medication's active ingredient and dosage form? - ANS-3829
A pharmacy technician is preparing unit-dose packages. Which of the following should
the technician identify as the maximum length of time that a medication is good for
after it has been repackaged? - ANS-12 months
A pharmacy tecnician in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used
medication that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. What action should the
technician take? - ANS-The technician should set aside the medication in a secure
location to await disposal.
, According to HIPPA privacy rules, what is a requirement regarding patients'
acknowledgement signatures? - ANS-the technician should identify that
acknowledgement signatures must be maintained separately from the patient
consultation log.
True or false, the prescriber's address is a basic element of a prescription - ANS-true
What axillary label should a pharmacy tech place on a prescription for amoxicillin
suspension (Amoxil)? - ANS-shake well before use
what color ink should a prescription be written in? - ANS-standard black ink
what organization should be contacted if a pharmacy tech receives a delivery of
medications that appear to be counterfeit (according to the Drug Supply Chain Security
Act)? - ANS-FDA (contact within 24 hr if a med appears to be counterfeit)
a pharmacy tech realizes a chemotherapy med was administered to a pt via the wrong
route of administration. What action should the tech take? - ANS-notify the facility's
medication safety committee of the error.
A pharmacy tech compounded an IV solution and later noticed the formulation of a
precipitate. What should the technician identify as a factor that causes this
incompatibility? - ANS-temperature
What is the minimum age that the CDC recommends getting a seasonal flu vaccine? -
ANS-6 months
A pharmacy tech is preparing to compound 1 g ampicillin (principen) and does not
know how much diluent to use. In what location can the tech find information about
how much diluent they should use? - ANS-Product Package Insert
Two medications that are therapeutic equivalents have what feature that is the same? -
ANS-"A" rated pharmaceutical equivalents
TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
What does Medicare Part A cover? - ANS-hospital and facility costs (shared hospital
room, meals and nurse care) and can also help cover the cost of hospice, home health
care, and skilled nursing facilities
What does Medicare Part B cover? - ANS-the care that happens outside of a hospital
(doctor visits, outpatient procedures, and some preventative care like flu shots)
What does Medicare Part C cover? - ANS-only available through private health
insurance companies. called "medicare advantage plans"
What does medicare part D cover? - ANS-only available through private health
insurance companies. cover commonly used brand-name and generic drugs
A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that
indicates an NDC code of 0085-3829-88. What set of numbers in the NDC code
represent the medication's active ingredient and dosage form? - ANS-3829
A pharmacy technician is preparing unit-dose packages. Which of the following should
the technician identify as the maximum length of time that a medication is good for
after it has been repackaged? - ANS-12 months
A pharmacy tecnician in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used
medication that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. What action should the
technician take? - ANS-The technician should set aside the medication in a secure
location to await disposal.
, According to HIPPA privacy rules, what is a requirement regarding patients'
acknowledgement signatures? - ANS-the technician should identify that
acknowledgement signatures must be maintained separately from the patient
consultation log.
True or false, the prescriber's address is a basic element of a prescription - ANS-true
What axillary label should a pharmacy tech place on a prescription for amoxicillin
suspension (Amoxil)? - ANS-shake well before use
what color ink should a prescription be written in? - ANS-standard black ink
what organization should be contacted if a pharmacy tech receives a delivery of
medications that appear to be counterfeit (according to the Drug Supply Chain Security
Act)? - ANS-FDA (contact within 24 hr if a med appears to be counterfeit)
a pharmacy tech realizes a chemotherapy med was administered to a pt via the wrong
route of administration. What action should the tech take? - ANS-notify the facility's
medication safety committee of the error.
A pharmacy tech compounded an IV solution and later noticed the formulation of a
precipitate. What should the technician identify as a factor that causes this
incompatibility? - ANS-temperature
What is the minimum age that the CDC recommends getting a seasonal flu vaccine? -
ANS-6 months
A pharmacy tech is preparing to compound 1 g ampicillin (principen) and does not
know how much diluent to use. In what location can the tech find information about
how much diluent they should use? - ANS-Product Package Insert
Two medications that are therapeutic equivalents have what feature that is the same? -
ANS-"A" rated pharmaceutical equivalents
