Tech Application Exam Questions with Answers
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1. Which task may NOT be performed by an Oklahoma pharmacy technician:
a. prepackage (e.g. unit dose) and properly label medications
b. affix the prescription label to the proper container
c. affix auxiliary labels to the container as directed by the pharmacist
d. provide patient counseling or drug information - Correct Answer d.
provide patient counseling or drug information
2. Which task may NOT be performed by an Oklahoma pharmacy technician:
a. receive new orally communicated prescriptions from prescribers or their
agents
b. assist the pharmacist in the annual CDS inventory
c. retrieve prescriptions or files as necessary
d. count and/or pour medications - Correct Answer a. receive new orally
communicated prescriptions from prescribers or their agents
3. A pharmacy technician may counsel patients regarding medications
a. if the patient is in a hospital
b. if the pharmacist is not available and the patient does not want to wait
c. if the patient calls the pharmacy and the pharmacist is busy
d. under NO circumstances as it violates both state and federal law - Correct
Answer d. under NO circumstances as it violates both state and federal
law
4. A pharmacy technician may receive a new phone-in prescription from a physician
office:
a. if the pharmacist is not available and the doctor's office authorizes it
b. only after additional training and approval of the pharmacy manager
c. for non-controlled drugs
d. under NO circumstances - Correct Answer d. under NO circumstances
5. A technician may certify a prescription and approve it for sale to a patient:
a. if the pharmacist is unavailable and the patient needs it quickly
b. if the insurance goes through
c. if the patient says it is ok
d. under NO circumstances - Correct Answer d. under NO circumstances
6. A person that has received an Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy technician
permit may:
a. be in charge of a pharmacy
, b. supervise licensed pharmacy interns
c. work unsupervised if approved by a pharmacist manager
d. not provide patient counseling under state and federal law - Correct
Answer d. not provide patient counseling under state and federal law
7. A clerk that is NOT a pharmacy technician may do all of the following tasks
except:
a. apply a prescription label to a vial of medication
b. operate the cash register to sell prescriptions certified by a pharmacist
c. receive a written prescriptions from customer at the drive-through window
d. enter prescription and insurance information into a computer - Correct
Answer a. apply a prescription label to a vial of medication
8. After a technician is found guilty of violating a state or federal rule or regulation
during a Boardadministrative hearing, the technician:
a. may have their technician permit permanently revoked and be fined up to
$3000 per violation
b. may be referred to the courts for civil and criminal prosecution
c. will be reported to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
(HIPDB)
d. all of the above - Correct Answer d. all of the above
9. Calculations completed by a clerk or technician must always be reviewed and
approved by:
a. the lead or senior technician
b. a PTCB certified pharmacy technician
c. a pharmacist
d. an Oklahoma permitted technician - Correct Answer c. a pharmacist
10. A pharmacist may supervise:
a. 2 technicians
b. 3 technicians if one is nationally certified
c. 3 technicians if one is in phase II of training
d. 3 technicians if the pharmacist assumes all responsibility - Correct
Answer a. 2 technicians
11. A pharmacist intern enrolled in a college of pharmacy may:
a. supervise a pharmacy technician
b. supervise only a PTCB certified pharmacy technician
c. supervise 2 pharmacy technicians
d. never supervise a pharmacy technician - Correct Answer d. never
supervise a pharmacy technician
12. A technician shall notify the Board of an address change:
a. in writing within 30 days
b. in writing within 10 days
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1. Which task may NOT be performed by an Oklahoma pharmacy technician:
a. prepackage (e.g. unit dose) and properly label medications
b. affix the prescription label to the proper container
c. affix auxiliary labels to the container as directed by the pharmacist
d. provide patient counseling or drug information - Correct Answer d.
provide patient counseling or drug information
2. Which task may NOT be performed by an Oklahoma pharmacy technician:
a. receive new orally communicated prescriptions from prescribers or their
agents
b. assist the pharmacist in the annual CDS inventory
c. retrieve prescriptions or files as necessary
d. count and/or pour medications - Correct Answer a. receive new orally
communicated prescriptions from prescribers or their agents
3. A pharmacy technician may counsel patients regarding medications
a. if the patient is in a hospital
b. if the pharmacist is not available and the patient does not want to wait
c. if the patient calls the pharmacy and the pharmacist is busy
d. under NO circumstances as it violates both state and federal law - Correct
Answer d. under NO circumstances as it violates both state and federal
law
4. A pharmacy technician may receive a new phone-in prescription from a physician
office:
a. if the pharmacist is not available and the doctor's office authorizes it
b. only after additional training and approval of the pharmacy manager
c. for non-controlled drugs
d. under NO circumstances - Correct Answer d. under NO circumstances
5. A technician may certify a prescription and approve it for sale to a patient:
a. if the pharmacist is unavailable and the patient needs it quickly
b. if the insurance goes through
c. if the patient says it is ok
d. under NO circumstances - Correct Answer d. under NO circumstances
6. A person that has received an Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy technician
permit may:
a. be in charge of a pharmacy
, b. supervise licensed pharmacy interns
c. work unsupervised if approved by a pharmacist manager
d. not provide patient counseling under state and federal law - Correct
Answer d. not provide patient counseling under state and federal law
7. A clerk that is NOT a pharmacy technician may do all of the following tasks
except:
a. apply a prescription label to a vial of medication
b. operate the cash register to sell prescriptions certified by a pharmacist
c. receive a written prescriptions from customer at the drive-through window
d. enter prescription and insurance information into a computer - Correct
Answer a. apply a prescription label to a vial of medication
8. After a technician is found guilty of violating a state or federal rule or regulation
during a Boardadministrative hearing, the technician:
a. may have their technician permit permanently revoked and be fined up to
$3000 per violation
b. may be referred to the courts for civil and criminal prosecution
c. will be reported to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
(HIPDB)
d. all of the above - Correct Answer d. all of the above
9. Calculations completed by a clerk or technician must always be reviewed and
approved by:
a. the lead or senior technician
b. a PTCB certified pharmacy technician
c. a pharmacist
d. an Oklahoma permitted technician - Correct Answer c. a pharmacist
10. A pharmacist may supervise:
a. 2 technicians
b. 3 technicians if one is nationally certified
c. 3 technicians if one is in phase II of training
d. 3 technicians if the pharmacist assumes all responsibility - Correct
Answer a. 2 technicians
11. A pharmacist intern enrolled in a college of pharmacy may:
a. supervise a pharmacy technician
b. supervise only a PTCB certified pharmacy technician
c. supervise 2 pharmacy technicians
d. never supervise a pharmacy technician - Correct Answer d. never
supervise a pharmacy technician
12. A technician shall notify the Board of an address change:
a. in writing within 30 days
b. in writing within 10 days
