Nha pharmacy Tech Practice Test Questions with Answers
Latest Update 2024
1. Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be
sold to a patient in a calendar month? - Correct Answer 9g
2. Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label
stating "caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription " on a
medication stock bottles? - Correct Answer Durham Humphrey Amendment
3. Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - Correct Answer
addiction
4. Which of the following is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - Correct Answer Prescribers DEA number
5. Which of the following USP chapters discusses sterile compounding? - Correct
Answer <USP 797>
6. Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - Correct Answer insomnia
7. Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled
substance should be retained on file? - Correct Answer 2 years
8. A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI)
when filling a prescription for which of the following types of medication? -
Correct Answer Contraceptives (Birth Control)
9. Which of the following organization enforces guidelines concerning medication
quality standards? - Correct Answer Food and drug administration
10. Which of the following terms should a Pharmacy Technician recognize as a
practice of identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize
therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - Correct Answer Medication Therapy
Management (MTM)
11. A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting
with a non-sterile product. What are the following categories of compounded,
sterile preparations? Does this compound fall under? - Correct Answer High risk
12. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance
coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - Correct
Answer PPO
, 13. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name
for vitamin B 12? - Correct Answer Cyanocobalamin
14. Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an
automated dispensing machine? - Correct Answer Metformin (Glucophage)
15. Which of the following taste for pharmacy tech identify as a final step in the filling
of a prescription? - Correct Answer Asking the pharmacist to perform a
verification check
16. Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin - Correct Answer Vitamin K
17. A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states" dispense as
written". Which of the following DAW codes for the tech enter into the computer
system? - Correct Answer DAW 1
18. Which of the following information should a pharmacy tech be aware of regarding
prednisone(deltasone) and prednisolone(orapred)? - Correct Answer Tall-man
lettering is incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike
19. A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPPA privacy regulations supplied to which
of the following? - Correct Answer Patient counseling
20. A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to Magic mouthwash (a
preparation mixed with water)? - Correct Answer 14 days
21. Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharmacy tech bill for a 70-
year-old patient's blood glucose test strips? - Correct Answer Medicare part B
22. Which of the following does FDA require to be published in a medication's
monograph? - Correct Answer Contraindications
23. A Pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a
1 L bag of 0.9% sodium chloride? - Correct Answer 9 g
24. Which of the following healthcare professionals can prescribe a medication for a
child's toothache? - Correct Answer DDS
25. According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a class II
medication? - Correct Answer cocaine
26. Based on the prescription below, a pharmacy tech should identify that which of
the following information might cause a medication administration error?
Latest Update 2024
1. Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be
sold to a patient in a calendar month? - Correct Answer 9g
2. Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label
stating "caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription " on a
medication stock bottles? - Correct Answer Durham Humphrey Amendment
3. Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - Correct Answer
addiction
4. Which of the following is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance
prescriptions such as hydrocodone? - Correct Answer Prescribers DEA number
5. Which of the following USP chapters discusses sterile compounding? - Correct
Answer <USP 797>
6. Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - Correct Answer insomnia
7. Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled
substance should be retained on file? - Correct Answer 2 years
8. A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI)
when filling a prescription for which of the following types of medication? -
Correct Answer Contraceptives (Birth Control)
9. Which of the following organization enforces guidelines concerning medication
quality standards? - Correct Answer Food and drug administration
10. Which of the following terms should a Pharmacy Technician recognize as a
practice of identifying a potential service or group of services that can optimize
therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - Correct Answer Medication Therapy
Management (MTM)
11. A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting
with a non-sterile product. What are the following categories of compounded,
sterile preparations? Does this compound fall under? - Correct Answer High risk
12. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance
coverage plans allows a patient to see a specialist without a referral? - Correct
Answer PPO
, 13. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name
for vitamin B 12? - Correct Answer Cyanocobalamin
14. Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an
automated dispensing machine? - Correct Answer Metformin (Glucophage)
15. Which of the following taste for pharmacy tech identify as a final step in the filling
of a prescription? - Correct Answer Asking the pharmacist to perform a
verification check
16. Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin - Correct Answer Vitamin K
17. A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states" dispense as
written". Which of the following DAW codes for the tech enter into the computer
system? - Correct Answer DAW 1
18. Which of the following information should a pharmacy tech be aware of regarding
prednisone(deltasone) and prednisolone(orapred)? - Correct Answer Tall-man
lettering is incorporated on their labels due to look alike/sound alike
19. A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPPA privacy regulations supplied to which
of the following? - Correct Answer Patient counseling
20. A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to Magic mouthwash (a
preparation mixed with water)? - Correct Answer 14 days
21. Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharmacy tech bill for a 70-
year-old patient's blood glucose test strips? - Correct Answer Medicare part B
22. Which of the following does FDA require to be published in a medication's
monograph? - Correct Answer Contraindications
23. A Pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a
1 L bag of 0.9% sodium chloride? - Correct Answer 9 g
24. Which of the following healthcare professionals can prescribe a medication for a
child's toothache? - Correct Answer DDS
25. According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a class II
medication? - Correct Answer cocaine
26. Based on the prescription below, a pharmacy tech should identify that which of
the following information might cause a medication administration error?
