Pharmacy Technician Certification Test Questions with complete solutions

Pharmacy Technician correct answer: A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care products to paitents Pharmacist correct answer: A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers U.S. D.E.A. correct answer: United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances Schedule I Drugs correct answer: Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use accepted) No prescriptions allowed Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines Schedule II Drugs correct answer: Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew) Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine Schedule III Drugs correct answer: Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage) Refills 5 times in a six month period Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with high potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain barbituratesk. Schedule IV Drugs correct answer: Potential abuse- low (medical usage) Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period) Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium) Schedule V Drugs correct answer: Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage) Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy Acu- correct answer: Abrupt, sudden (acute) Adeno- correct answer: Gland (adenoid) Adipo- correct answer: Fat (adipose) Aero- correct answer: Air (aerosol) Alb- correct answer: White (albumin) Ambulo- correct answer: Walk (ambulatory) Andro- correct answer: Male (androgen) Angio- correct answer: Vessel (angiogram) Arthr- correct answer: Joint (arthritis) Bucc/a- correct answer: Inside of cheek (buccal)