Random Pharmacy Tech Questions with Correct
Answers
A medication that has an expiration date of 12/14 would expire on: - Correct
Answer The last day of December 2014
In the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers? -
Correct Answer product, strength and dosage
The orange book is most often used to find: - Correct Answer therapeutic
equivalents
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes all of the following expect: -
Correct Answer Answering patients' questions regarding their medications
Which of these drugs does not belong to the penicillin class of antibiotics?
Unasyn
b)Augmentin
c)tetracycline
d)PenVee K - Correct Answer Tetracycline
Durham-Humphrey Amendment - Correct Answer distinguished between drugs that
could be sold with or without prescription by a licensed health care provider
What is the maximum number of refills permitted for a Schedule III medication? -
Correct Answer Five refills within 6 months
Kefauver-Harris Amendment - Correct Answer requires drugs to be proven pure,
safe and effective
Orphan Drug Act - Correct Answer encourages findings drug treatment for rare
diseases
Harrison Narcotic Act - Correct Answer Limits the transport, manufacture, and sale
of opium and any of its derivatives. It requires a written prescription to purchase any
of the aforementioned drugs
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the
label placed on the patient's medication read? - Correct Answer Two drops in both
ears two times daily
OD - Correct Answer Right Eye
, OS - Correct Answer Left Eye
AD - Correct Answer Right Ear
AS - Correct Answer Left Ear
Glyburide is classified into which drug class? - Correct Answer Antidiabetic
Blending - Correct Answer Mixing together of two different substances until a
homogenous mixture is achieved
Triturating - Correct Answer breaking down of compounds into finer particles
Sifting - Correct Answer The process of eliminating large particles by using a sifter
tumbling - Correct Answer The process of mixing by adding different ingredients
into a bag or a jar and shaking them until a homogenous mixture is achieved
Which of the following is an automated dispensing - Correct Answer
How many days will the following prescription last?
Famotidine 20mg #120
Sig: 40mg po BID - Correct Answer 30 days
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic? - Correct Answer 18
Years
Which of the following statements regarding sterile compounding is true? - Correct
Answer A barrier isolator or a horizontal laminar flow hood can be used to
compound IV antibiotics
Which of the following statements is true regarding measurement of liquid using a
graduated cylinder? - Correct Answer Liquids are measured at eye level by reading
the bottom of the meniscus
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Correct Answer Prohibits the sale of
misbranded and adulterated foods and drugs
Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 - Correct Answer requires all
medications to be packaged in childproof containers to prevent accidental child
poisoning.
USP 797 - Correct Answer Gives strict guidelines for sterility during compounding
The FDA Medical Devices Act of 1990 - Correct Answer Reporting serious injuries
and deaths caused by medical equipment to the FDA and manufacturer
Answers
A medication that has an expiration date of 12/14 would expire on: - Correct
Answer The last day of December 2014
In the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers? -
Correct Answer product, strength and dosage
The orange book is most often used to find: - Correct Answer therapeutic
equivalents
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes all of the following expect: -
Correct Answer Answering patients' questions regarding their medications
Which of these drugs does not belong to the penicillin class of antibiotics?
Unasyn
b)Augmentin
c)tetracycline
d)PenVee K - Correct Answer Tetracycline
Durham-Humphrey Amendment - Correct Answer distinguished between drugs that
could be sold with or without prescription by a licensed health care provider
What is the maximum number of refills permitted for a Schedule III medication? -
Correct Answer Five refills within 6 months
Kefauver-Harris Amendment - Correct Answer requires drugs to be proven pure,
safe and effective
Orphan Drug Act - Correct Answer encourages findings drug treatment for rare
diseases
Harrison Narcotic Act - Correct Answer Limits the transport, manufacture, and sale
of opium and any of its derivatives. It requires a written prescription to purchase any
of the aforementioned drugs
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the
label placed on the patient's medication read? - Correct Answer Two drops in both
ears two times daily
OD - Correct Answer Right Eye
, OS - Correct Answer Left Eye
AD - Correct Answer Right Ear
AS - Correct Answer Left Ear
Glyburide is classified into which drug class? - Correct Answer Antidiabetic
Blending - Correct Answer Mixing together of two different substances until a
homogenous mixture is achieved
Triturating - Correct Answer breaking down of compounds into finer particles
Sifting - Correct Answer The process of eliminating large particles by using a sifter
tumbling - Correct Answer The process of mixing by adding different ingredients
into a bag or a jar and shaking them until a homogenous mixture is achieved
Which of the following is an automated dispensing - Correct Answer
How many days will the following prescription last?
Famotidine 20mg #120
Sig: 40mg po BID - Correct Answer 30 days
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic? - Correct Answer 18
Years
Which of the following statements regarding sterile compounding is true? - Correct
Answer A barrier isolator or a horizontal laminar flow hood can be used to
compound IV antibiotics
Which of the following statements is true regarding measurement of liquid using a
graduated cylinder? - Correct Answer Liquids are measured at eye level by reading
the bottom of the meniscus
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Correct Answer Prohibits the sale of
misbranded and adulterated foods and drugs
Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 - Correct Answer requires all
medications to be packaged in childproof containers to prevent accidental child
poisoning.
USP 797 - Correct Answer Gives strict guidelines for sterility during compounding
The FDA Medical Devices Act of 1990 - Correct Answer Reporting serious injuries
and deaths caused by medical equipment to the FDA and manufacturer
