GIANT EAGLE PHARMACY TECH QUALIFICATION EXAM
WITH GRADED ANSWERS #3
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - correct answer Penicillin, methotrexate,
tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - correct answer Pt request,
Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - correct answer Nitroglycerin
tablets and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - correct answer Do not drink alcoholic beverages
with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - correct answer No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label - correct answer Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that
provide supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR - correct answer drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from
pharmacists
HIPAA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI)
Elixir - correct answer A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral
use; usually has sweetener added
Solutions - correct answer Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one
another (NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension - correct answer A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before
use
Transdermal - correct answer A topical system designed to release medication into the
body through the skin (usually used for extended release)
Co-pay - correct answer the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance
company will not pay
Deductible - correct answer The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will
cover additional medical expenses
MAC - correct 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) - correct
answer The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature
does not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - correct answer Getting a rejected claim
immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt
Ad - correct answer right ear
Od - correct answer right eye
As - correct answer left ear
Os - correct answer left eye
UAD or UD - correct answer As directed
Ung - correct answer ointment
Compounding (2) - correct 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
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - correct answer NDC, Expiration,
lot number
Aerosols - correct answer Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules - correct answer Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets - correct answer Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Cream - correct answer A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water
Gel - correct answer Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal
suspensions
Lotion - correct answer Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use
Gtts - correct answer Drops
When compounding technicians may - correct answer Calculate ingredients and
measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check your work before combining anything
WITH GRADED ANSWERS #3
After which drugs should you clean your tray? - correct answer Penicillin, methotrexate,
tamoxifen, finasteride, and sulfa drugs
Law requires all drugs to have safety caps except? - correct answer Pt request,
Nitrostat, or if the medication is unit dose (blister packs)
What drugs must be dispensed in original package? - correct answer Nitroglycerin
tablets and Pradaxa
Auxiliary label: Metronidazole tablets - correct answer Do not drink alcoholic beverages
with medication
Auxiliary label: Amiodarone - correct answer No grapefruit or grapefruit juice
Auxiliary Label - correct answer Additional labels placed on prescription packaging that
provide supplementary information, various warnings, routes of administrations, etc.
DUR - correct answer drug utilization review - drug interactions - requires review from
pharmacists
HIPAA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996 to ensure patient privacy of all protected health information (PHI)
Elixir - correct answer A clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral
use; usually has sweetener added
Solutions - correct answer Liquid dosage forms with all medication dissolved in one
another (NO ALCOHOL)
Suspension - correct answer A solid not dissolved in a liquid and must be shaken before
use
Transdermal - correct answer A topical system designed to release medication into the
body through the skin (usually used for extended release)
Co-pay - correct answer the amount of money the patient has to pay that the insurance
company will not pay
Deductible - correct answer The amount the patient must pay before the insurer will
cover additional medical expenses
MAC - correct 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) - correct
answer The designation must be handwritten on a hard copy prescription, signature
does not count
Biggest advantage of online billing - correct answer Getting a rejected claim
immediately so it can be fixed before dispensing the med to the pt
Ad - correct answer right ear
Od - correct answer right eye
As - correct answer left ear
Os - correct answer left eye
UAD or UD - correct answer As directed
Ung - correct answer ointment
Compounding (2) - correct 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
When labeling a package item never cover what? (3) - correct answer NDC, Expiration,
lot number
Aerosols - correct answer Liquid or gaseous medications deliver via spray
Ampules - correct answer Sterile containers containing a single dose of medication
Caplets - correct answer Tablets shaped similar to a capsule
Cream - correct answer A topical dosage, semi solid, oil and water
Gel - correct answer Semi solid, usually water, small particles, also Calle colloidal
suspensions
Lotion - correct answer Fluid emulsion or suspension intended for external use
Gtts - correct answer Drops
When compounding technicians may - correct answer Calculate ingredients and
measure ingredients, but pharmacists must check your work before combining anything
