Test Bank: The Pharmacy Technician 7th Edition by Press - Ch.
1-18, 9781640431386, with Rationales
For NDC numbers what does each section indicate? - ANSWER:1) First five is manufacturer
2) Next four indicate drug and strength
3) Last two indicate package size
What control cannot have refills? - ANSWER:C2
What about other controls , how many refills can they have? - ANSWER:C3-C5 , only max five refills.
The prescription is good up to six months from when it is written
For non controls, what is the maximum refills allowed? - ANSWER:11, and it is good for up to one year
from when it is written
What does the DEA number consist of? - ANSWER:Two letters (First one being A B F or M) (Second
letter is the physician's last name)
Followed by seven numbers
What do you do the seven numbers of the DEA number? - ANSWER:-First , third , and fifth you add
together
-Second, fourth, and sixth you add then multiply the sum by 2
-Add those two number products together and you get the last digit
What does sig mean? - ANSWER:Take thou
Before meals - ANSWER:ac
Right ear - ANSWER:ad
Morning - ANSWER:am
Left ear - ANSWER:as
As soon as possible - ANSWER:ASAP
Both ears - ANSWER:au
Twice a day - ANSWER:bid
With - ANSWER:c
Cubic centimeter - ANSWER:cc
Day - ANSWER:d
Dispense as written - ANSWER:DAW
Discontinue - ANSWER:dc
Drop - ANSWER:gtt
Hour - ANSWER:h
,At bedtime - ANSWER:hs
One - ANSWER:i
Two - ANSWER:ii
Three - ANSWER:iii
Four - ANSWER:iv
Right eye - ANSWER:od
Opthalmic, also what doe it mean - ANSWER:opth , for the eye
Left eye - ANSWER:os
Otic , what is it for? - ANSWER:For the ear
Each eye - ANSWER:ou
Not to exceed - ANSWER:nte
After meals - ANSWER:pc
After - ANSWER:p
Evening - ANSWER:pm
By mouth - ANSWER:po
In rectum - ANSWER:pr
As needed - ANSWER:prn
In vagina - ANSWER:pv
Every - ANSWER:q
Every day or daily - ANSWER:qd
Every four hours - ANSWER:q4h
Four times daily - ANSWER:qid
Every other day - ANSWER:qod
Quantity sufficient to make - ANSWER:qs
Add quantity to make specific volume - ANSWER:qsad
Without - ANSWER:s
One-half - ANSWER:ss
Directions - ANSWER:sig
Under the tongue - ANSWER:sl
,At once or now - ANSWER:stat
Suppository - ANSWER:supp
Three times daily - ANSWER:tid
As directed - ANSWER:ad
What are NSAIDS - ANSWER:Antidepressants and non steroidal inflammatory drugs
What are auxiliary labels used for? - ANSWER:Provide additional information about the proper use of
a drug that is not included in the directions
What is a Class I recall - ANSWER:A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of
or exposure will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
What is a Class II recall - ANSWER:A situation in which use of or exposure may cause temporary or
medically reversible adverse health effects or where the probability of serious health consequences is
remote
What is a Class III recall - ANSWER:A situation in which use of or exposure is not likely to cause
adverse health consequences
What is United Pharmacopeia for and what is other use information about it - ANSWER:Drug
standards, required in the pharmacy setting
USP Drug Information has how many volumes and what is written in each volume? - ANSWER:Volume
I - Information for the health professional
Volume II - Advice for patient
Volume III - Approved drug products and legal requirements
Remington's Pharmaceuticals , information provided and other things useful about it -
ANSWER:Information for compounding purposes; contains physical characteristics of different drugs
and recipes
Facts and Comparisons, information provided and other useful info? - ANSWER:Drug info; Easy to
read, most updated reference source; most used drug info reference for pharmacists
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) What info does it provide and other useful info? - ANSWER:Info
about drugs or mainly inserts from drug manufacturers ; limited info as the book is dependent on
which drug inserts are included; difficult to read
American Drug Index, what info does it provide? - ANSWER:Brief info about all trade and generic
drugs available
Handbook Over the Counterall Drugs - ANSWER:Info on all the OTC drugs on the market, includes
active and inactive ingredients
Handbook Injectable Drugs - ANSWER:Info about solutions drug drug compatibilities ; includes charts
that indicate compatibility of drugs and IV solutions
Redbook - ANSWER:Information concerning the average wholesale pricing prescriptions for insurance
or third party processing
The Orange Book - ANSWER:Listing therapeutic equivalences of drugs
, Four types of US Laws and what branch it corresponds to - ANSWER:Constitutional - Drawn from
Constitution and Bill of Rights
Legislative - Legislative branch (US Congress and state legislatures)
Administrative - Executive branch (President or state governor and their cabinets)
Common Law/Case Law - Judicial branch of the government (The court system)
Legal system is divided into three parts: what is each - ANSWER:Criminal law being enforced by a
state representative against persons or companies
Civil law, a plaintiff will bring a suit against an alleged defendant
Contract law pertains to an agreement between two or more parties and is typically enforced in civil
court
What does criminal law pertain to ? Punishment? - ANSWER:Pertain to violations of criminal statutes
and codes. Punishment is monetary fines, imprisonment, or death in certain cases.
What are the two categories of civil law? - ANSWER:Misdemeanors: Lesser crimes that are punishable
by monetary fines and/or imprisonment of less than one year
Felonies : Punishable by larger fines and imprisonment of more than one year
Many cases your license gets revoked
Ex: Stealing drugs from the pharmacy
Civil wrongdoings are referred as what? What is that? - ANSWER:Tort - injury, either physical or
nonphysical, that inflicted on another person by said person
Person who caused the injury is legally responsible for their actions
What are the injuries that are addressed in torts - ANSWER:Assault, battery, fraud, libel, slander,
theft, negligible, wrongful death
What are most civil laws concerning? Ex? - ANSWER:Against healthcare professionals with
malpractice, the failure to exercise reasonable care. Almost always monetary , in an effort to rectify
the damage inflicted on the plaintiff
ex: A technician has either performed a duty outside the scope of his or her practice or acted
negligently which resulted in injury or death of a patient
What does contract law deal with? - ANSWER:Agreements between two or more parties; a legally
binding exchange which requires the involved parties to do or not do certain things. If failed to uphold
the terms, legal action may take place
How is contract law rectified? Ex? - ANSWER:Resolved by monetary means; some pharmacies the
employment contract states that the employer will pay for technicians to continue their education. In
return employee must work for employer for certain amount of time.
Ex: Additional instances is contracts between pharmacies and insurance companies, specifying terms
of payment for claims.
State and Federal Law; what is the difference?
ex? - ANSWER:Federal courts handle cases that violate the laws of Congress; State have the authority
to enact laws in where Congress has already assuming laws do not conflict with federal laws. FEDERAL
LAWS supersede state laws unless state law is more strict
Ex: Classification of Valium, controlled 4 substance drug. But in NY it is treated as a Class 2 and has a
greater potential for abuse
1-18, 9781640431386, with Rationales
For NDC numbers what does each section indicate? - ANSWER:1) First five is manufacturer
2) Next four indicate drug and strength
3) Last two indicate package size
What control cannot have refills? - ANSWER:C2
What about other controls , how many refills can they have? - ANSWER:C3-C5 , only max five refills.
The prescription is good up to six months from when it is written
For non controls, what is the maximum refills allowed? - ANSWER:11, and it is good for up to one year
from when it is written
What does the DEA number consist of? - ANSWER:Two letters (First one being A B F or M) (Second
letter is the physician's last name)
Followed by seven numbers
What do you do the seven numbers of the DEA number? - ANSWER:-First , third , and fifth you add
together
-Second, fourth, and sixth you add then multiply the sum by 2
-Add those two number products together and you get the last digit
What does sig mean? - ANSWER:Take thou
Before meals - ANSWER:ac
Right ear - ANSWER:ad
Morning - ANSWER:am
Left ear - ANSWER:as
As soon as possible - ANSWER:ASAP
Both ears - ANSWER:au
Twice a day - ANSWER:bid
With - ANSWER:c
Cubic centimeter - ANSWER:cc
Day - ANSWER:d
Dispense as written - ANSWER:DAW
Discontinue - ANSWER:dc
Drop - ANSWER:gtt
Hour - ANSWER:h
,At bedtime - ANSWER:hs
One - ANSWER:i
Two - ANSWER:ii
Three - ANSWER:iii
Four - ANSWER:iv
Right eye - ANSWER:od
Opthalmic, also what doe it mean - ANSWER:opth , for the eye
Left eye - ANSWER:os
Otic , what is it for? - ANSWER:For the ear
Each eye - ANSWER:ou
Not to exceed - ANSWER:nte
After meals - ANSWER:pc
After - ANSWER:p
Evening - ANSWER:pm
By mouth - ANSWER:po
In rectum - ANSWER:pr
As needed - ANSWER:prn
In vagina - ANSWER:pv
Every - ANSWER:q
Every day or daily - ANSWER:qd
Every four hours - ANSWER:q4h
Four times daily - ANSWER:qid
Every other day - ANSWER:qod
Quantity sufficient to make - ANSWER:qs
Add quantity to make specific volume - ANSWER:qsad
Without - ANSWER:s
One-half - ANSWER:ss
Directions - ANSWER:sig
Under the tongue - ANSWER:sl
,At once or now - ANSWER:stat
Suppository - ANSWER:supp
Three times daily - ANSWER:tid
As directed - ANSWER:ad
What are NSAIDS - ANSWER:Antidepressants and non steroidal inflammatory drugs
What are auxiliary labels used for? - ANSWER:Provide additional information about the proper use of
a drug that is not included in the directions
What is a Class I recall - ANSWER:A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of
or exposure will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
What is a Class II recall - ANSWER:A situation in which use of or exposure may cause temporary or
medically reversible adverse health effects or where the probability of serious health consequences is
remote
What is a Class III recall - ANSWER:A situation in which use of or exposure is not likely to cause
adverse health consequences
What is United Pharmacopeia for and what is other use information about it - ANSWER:Drug
standards, required in the pharmacy setting
USP Drug Information has how many volumes and what is written in each volume? - ANSWER:Volume
I - Information for the health professional
Volume II - Advice for patient
Volume III - Approved drug products and legal requirements
Remington's Pharmaceuticals , information provided and other things useful about it -
ANSWER:Information for compounding purposes; contains physical characteristics of different drugs
and recipes
Facts and Comparisons, information provided and other useful info? - ANSWER:Drug info; Easy to
read, most updated reference source; most used drug info reference for pharmacists
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) What info does it provide and other useful info? - ANSWER:Info
about drugs or mainly inserts from drug manufacturers ; limited info as the book is dependent on
which drug inserts are included; difficult to read
American Drug Index, what info does it provide? - ANSWER:Brief info about all trade and generic
drugs available
Handbook Over the Counterall Drugs - ANSWER:Info on all the OTC drugs on the market, includes
active and inactive ingredients
Handbook Injectable Drugs - ANSWER:Info about solutions drug drug compatibilities ; includes charts
that indicate compatibility of drugs and IV solutions
Redbook - ANSWER:Information concerning the average wholesale pricing prescriptions for insurance
or third party processing
The Orange Book - ANSWER:Listing therapeutic equivalences of drugs
, Four types of US Laws and what branch it corresponds to - ANSWER:Constitutional - Drawn from
Constitution and Bill of Rights
Legislative - Legislative branch (US Congress and state legislatures)
Administrative - Executive branch (President or state governor and their cabinets)
Common Law/Case Law - Judicial branch of the government (The court system)
Legal system is divided into three parts: what is each - ANSWER:Criminal law being enforced by a
state representative against persons or companies
Civil law, a plaintiff will bring a suit against an alleged defendant
Contract law pertains to an agreement between two or more parties and is typically enforced in civil
court
What does criminal law pertain to ? Punishment? - ANSWER:Pertain to violations of criminal statutes
and codes. Punishment is monetary fines, imprisonment, or death in certain cases.
What are the two categories of civil law? - ANSWER:Misdemeanors: Lesser crimes that are punishable
by monetary fines and/or imprisonment of less than one year
Felonies : Punishable by larger fines and imprisonment of more than one year
Many cases your license gets revoked
Ex: Stealing drugs from the pharmacy
Civil wrongdoings are referred as what? What is that? - ANSWER:Tort - injury, either physical or
nonphysical, that inflicted on another person by said person
Person who caused the injury is legally responsible for their actions
What are the injuries that are addressed in torts - ANSWER:Assault, battery, fraud, libel, slander,
theft, negligible, wrongful death
What are most civil laws concerning? Ex? - ANSWER:Against healthcare professionals with
malpractice, the failure to exercise reasonable care. Almost always monetary , in an effort to rectify
the damage inflicted on the plaintiff
ex: A technician has either performed a duty outside the scope of his or her practice or acted
negligently which resulted in injury or death of a patient
What does contract law deal with? - ANSWER:Agreements between two or more parties; a legally
binding exchange which requires the involved parties to do or not do certain things. If failed to uphold
the terms, legal action may take place
How is contract law rectified? Ex? - ANSWER:Resolved by monetary means; some pharmacies the
employment contract states that the employer will pay for technicians to continue their education. In
return employee must work for employer for certain amount of time.
Ex: Additional instances is contracts between pharmacies and insurance companies, specifying terms
of payment for claims.
State and Federal Law; what is the difference?
ex? - ANSWER:Federal courts handle cases that violate the laws of Congress; State have the authority
to enact laws in where Congress has already assuming laws do not conflict with federal laws. FEDERAL
LAWS supersede state laws unless state law is more strict
Ex: Classification of Valium, controlled 4 substance drug. But in NY it is treated as a Class 2 and has a
greater potential for abuse
