Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech Qualification Exam Questions
With Complete Solutions.
After which drugs should you clean your tray?
Penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except?
Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package?
Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets
Do not drink alcoholic beverages with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone
No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label
Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide supplementary
information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR
drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from pharmacists
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI)
Elixir
A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use; usually has
sweetener added
Solutions
Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another (NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension
A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use
Transdermal
A topical system designed to release medication into the body through the skin (usually
used for extended release)
Co-pay
the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance company will not pay
Deductible
The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover additional medical
expenses
MAC
the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet or dispensing unit for a
given product (coverage gap)
Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be dispensed)
The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature does not
count
Biggest advantage of online billing
Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the
pt
, ad
right ear
od
right eye
as
left ear
os
left eye
UAD or UD
As directed
ung
ointment
Compounding (2)
Conversion of one dose to another, distilled water to a order to make a liquid
Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe from a doctor to
make a product that isn't commercially available
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3)
NDC, Expiration, lot number
Aerosols
Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules
Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets
Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Cream
A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water
Gel
Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal suspensions
Lotion
Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use
gtts
Drops
When compounding technicians may
Calculate ingredients and measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check your work
before combining anything
Weighing paper
Allows for easy transfer of the active pharmaceutical ingredients
Trituration
The process of decreasing the particle size by grinding - decreases particle size
Levigation
Dissolving solid ingredients into an ointment or cream by mixing together & pressing
hard with spatula on a glass plate - decreases particle size
1 teaspoon = ? Ml
5 mL
Is it acceptable to use as directed to calculate the day supply?
With Complete Solutions.
After which drugs should you clean your tray?
Penicillin, methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except?
Pt request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package?
Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets
Do not drink alcoholic beverages with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone
No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label
Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that provide supplementary
information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR
drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from pharmacists
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI)
Elixir
A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use; usually has
sweetener added
Solutions
Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one another (NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension
A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before use
Transdermal
A topical system designed to release medication into the body through the skin (usually
used for extended release)
Co-pay
the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance company will not pay
Deductible
The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will cover additional medical
expenses
MAC
the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will pay per tablet or dispensing unit for a
given product (coverage gap)
Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be dispensed)
The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature does not
count
Biggest advantage of online billing
Getting a rejected claim immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the
pt
, ad
right ear
od
right eye
as
left ear
os
left eye
UAD or UD
As directed
ung
ointment
Compounding (2)
Conversion of one dose to another, distilled water to a order to make a liquid
Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe from a doctor to
make a product that isn't commercially available
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3)
NDC, Expiration, lot number
Aerosols
Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules
Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets
Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Cream
A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water
Gel
Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal suspensions
Lotion
Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use
gtts
Drops
When compounding technicians may
Calculate ingredients and measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check your work
before combining anything
Weighing paper
Allows for easy transfer of the active pharmaceutical ingredients
Trituration
The process of decreasing the particle size by grinding - decreases particle size
Levigation
Dissolving solid ingredients into an ointment or cream by mixing together & pressing
hard with spatula on a glass plate - decreases particle size
1 teaspoon = ? Ml
5 mL
Is it acceptable to use as directed to calculate the day supply?
