Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech
Qualification Exam questions &
answers
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - answer Penicillin,
methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - answer Pt
request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - answer
Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - answer Do not drink
alcoholic beverages with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - answer No grapefruit or grapefruit
juice
Auxiliary Label - answer Additional labels placed on prescription
packaging that provide supplementary information, various
warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR - answer drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires
review from pharmacists
,HIPAA - answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health
information (PHI)
Elixir - answer A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol;
designed for oral use; usually has sweetener added
Solutions - answer Liquid dosage forms with all medication
dissolved in one another (NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension - answer A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be
shaken before use
Transdermal - answer A topical system designed to release
medication into the body through the skin (usually used for
extended release)
Co-pay - answer the amount of money the patient has to pay that
the insurance company will not pay
Deductible - answer The amount the patient must pay before the
insurer will cover additional medical expenses
MAC - answer the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will
pay per tablet or dispensing unit for a given product (coverage
gap)
, Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be
dispensed) - answer The designation must be handwritten on a
hard copy prescription, signature does not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - answer Getting a rejected
claim immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to
the pt
ad - answer right ear
od - answer right eye
as - answer left ear
os - answer left eye
UAD or UD - answer As directed
ung - answer ointment
Compounding (2) - answer Conversion of one dose to another,
distilled water to a order to make a liquid
Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe
from a doctor to make a product that isn't commercially available
Qualification Exam questions &
answers
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - answer Penicillin,
methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - answer Pt
request, Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - answer
Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - answer Do not drink
alcoholic beverages with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - answer No grapefruit or grapefruit
juice
Auxiliary Label - answer Additional labels placed on prescription
packaging that provide supplementary information, various
warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR - answer drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires
review from pharmacists
,HIPAA - answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health
information (PHI)
Elixir - answer A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol;
designed for oral use; usually has sweetener added
Solutions - answer Liquid dosage forms with all medication
dissolved in one another (NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension - answer A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be
shaken before use
Transdermal - answer A topical system designed to release
medication into the body through the skin (usually used for
extended release)
Co-pay - answer the amount of money the patient has to pay that
the insurance company will not pay
Deductible - answer The amount the patient must pay before the
insurer will cover additional medical expenses
MAC - answer the maximum allowable cost that an insurer will
pay per tablet or dispensing unit for a given product (coverage
gap)
, Ohio law for selecting DAW on a script (so that brand name will be
dispensed) - answer The designation must be handwritten on a
hard copy prescription, signature does not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - answer Getting a rejected
claim immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to
the pt
ad - answer right ear
od - answer right eye
as - answer left ear
os - answer left eye
UAD or UD - answer As directed
ung - answer ointment
Compounding (2) - answer Conversion of one dose to another,
distilled water to a order to make a liquid
Preparation of selected dosage forms from bulk chemicals, recipe
from a doctor to make a product that isn't commercially available
