Pharmacy Technician Certification Test
Questions and Answers.
Pharmacy Technician -
\A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care
products to paitents
Pharmacist -
\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. -
\United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces federal laws & regulations
governing controlled substances
Schedule I Drugs -
\Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use accepted)
No prescriptions allowed
Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines
Schedule II Drugs -
\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 -
\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 -
\Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
Schedule V Drugs -
\Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy
Acu- -
\Abrupt, sudden (acute)
Adeno- -
,\Gland (adenoid)
Adipo- -
\Fat (adipose)
Aero- -
\Air (aerosol)
Alb- -
\White (albumin)
Ambulo- -
\Walk (ambulatory)
Andro- -
\Male (androgen)
Angio- -
\Vessel (angiogram)
Arthr- -
\Joint (arthritis)
Bucc/a- -
\Inside of cheek (buccal)
Carcin/o- -
\Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
Cardi- -
\Heart (cardiology)
Cereb- -
\Brain (cerebrum)
Chemo- -
\Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
Chol- -
\Bile (cholangiogram)
Cyst- -
\Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
Cyt- -
\Cell (cytology)
, Dactyl- -
\Finger (syndactylism)
Dermat- -
\Skin (dermatologist)
Encephal- -
\Brain (electroencephalogram
Erythro- -
\Red (erythrocytes)
Gastr- -
\Stomach (gastric acid)
Gluco- -
\Sugar (glucose)
Hemo- -
\Blood (hematoma)
Hepat- -
\Liver (hepatoma)
Hydro- -
\Water (hydrocephalus)
Lachry- -
\Tear (lachrymal fluid)
Lacto- -
\Milk ( lactose)
Lapar- -
\Abdomen (laparoscope)
Laryng- -
\Larynx/voice box (laryngitis)
Leuko- -
\White (leukemia
Lingua/o- -
\Tongue (sublingual)
Questions and Answers.
Pharmacy Technician -
\A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care
products to paitents
Pharmacist -
\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. -
\United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces federal laws & regulations
governing controlled substances
Schedule I Drugs -
\Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use accepted)
No prescriptions allowed
Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines
Schedule II Drugs -
\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 -
\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 -
\Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
Schedule V Drugs -
\Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy
Acu- -
\Abrupt, sudden (acute)
Adeno- -
,\Gland (adenoid)
Adipo- -
\Fat (adipose)
Aero- -
\Air (aerosol)
Alb- -
\White (albumin)
Ambulo- -
\Walk (ambulatory)
Andro- -
\Male (androgen)
Angio- -
\Vessel (angiogram)
Arthr- -
\Joint (arthritis)
Bucc/a- -
\Inside of cheek (buccal)
Carcin/o- -
\Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
Cardi- -
\Heart (cardiology)
Cereb- -
\Brain (cerebrum)
Chemo- -
\Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
Chol- -
\Bile (cholangiogram)
Cyst- -
\Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
Cyt- -
\Cell (cytology)
, Dactyl- -
\Finger (syndactylism)
Dermat- -
\Skin (dermatologist)
Encephal- -
\Brain (electroencephalogram
Erythro- -
\Red (erythrocytes)
Gastr- -
\Stomach (gastric acid)
Gluco- -
\Sugar (glucose)
Hemo- -
\Blood (hematoma)
Hepat- -
\Liver (hepatoma)
Hydro- -
\Water (hydrocephalus)
Lachry- -
\Tear (lachrymal fluid)
Lacto- -
\Milk ( lactose)
Lapar- -
\Abdomen (laparoscope)
Laryng- -
\Larynx/voice box (laryngitis)
Leuko- -
\White (leukemia
Lingua/o- -
\Tongue (sublingual)
