Giant Eagle Pharmacy Tech
Certification questions & answers
After what drugs should you clean your tray? - answer Penicillin,
methotrexate, tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - answer
Nitrostat or if the medication is unit dose
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - answer
Nitroglycerin tablets and Pradaxa
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
HIPPA - answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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 maximum allowable cost
Biggest advantage of online billing - answer Getting a rejected
claim immediately
A.D - answer right ear
O.D - answer right eye
A.S - answer left ear
O.S - answer left eye
UAD or UD - answer As directed
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - answer
NDC, Expiration, lot number
When compounding technicians may - answer Calculate
ingredients and measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check
your work before combining anything
1 teaspoon = ? Ml - answer 5 mL