When entering prescription information into a computer, a pharmacy technician should include which of the following to help prevent a medication dosing error?
St. John's Wort is primarily used as a(n):
Therapeutic equivalence (TE) codesmay be found in:
Bottles of hydralazine and hydroxyzine are located next to each other on the same shelf in the pharmacy. Before counting the medication, a helpful patient safety procedure would be to verify the:
Due to a drug-drug interaction, patients taking tetracycline should avoid simultaneous use of:
What is the first thing a pharmacy technician should do when a body area is exposed to a hazardous substance?
Which of the following statements regardingspecific patient medication returns in the hospital settingis correct?
When used on a prescription, "PR" indicates a particular:
What volume, inmL, of morphine sulfate that comes in10 mL vials at a concentration of 5 mg/mLwill be needed to fill an order for25 mg?
Which of the followingmedications should be pulled from inventorydue to incorrect storage?
Which of the following should be used tohelp incorporate a solid (like powder) into an ointmentduringnonsterile compounding?
To which drug classification does Cytoxan belong?
Which of the following is a controlled substance?
According toUSP, the breaking or separation of an oil phase that is not easily dispersed is indicative of a reaction in a(n):
A patient fills a prescription for a 30-day supply of amlodipine 10 mg. Two days later, the patient brings in a prescription for diltiazem 30 mg from their primary careprovider. Which of the following rejection messages is the pharmacy technician most likely to receive?
It would be most appropriate to dispose of which of the following medications as hazardous waste?
A company that is able to receive and dispose of expired medications from a pharmacy is called a:
Which of the followingmedications should be pulled from inventorydue to incorrect storage?
Which of the following medications is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program because current patients should avoid becoming pregnant?
Eliquis is considered ahigh-alert medicationbecause it can cause potentially fatal:
Clopidogrel is indicated to reduce the rate of:
Which of the following medications is commercially available as an oral suspension that remains stable for a maximum of 10 days after reconstitution?
Which of the following products is acorticosteroid?
An order for furosemide 120 mg IV STAT will be dispensed using furosemide 40 mg/2 ml. What volume, in ml of the stock injection will be required to deliver the requested dose?
Colchicineis indicated for the treatment of:
Which of the following is anantipsychotic?
The oral liquid formulation of which of the following medications must be stored in the refrigerator?
Which of the following is theadverse event reporting programmaintained by theFDA?
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), which of the following is an approved abbreviation?
ReconstitutedArexvymust be discarded if it is not used within a maximum of:
Where permitted by state regulation, a pharmacy technician may be responsible for:
Desvenlafaxineis indicated to treat:
An outsourcing facility mislabeled enoxaparin syringes asphytonadione syringesand sent them out to multiple facilities. Which type of recall would be most appropriate to issue?
To decrease the risk of incorrectly filling a prescription for a drug that has a look-alike/sound-alike name, the pharmacy could:
Of the following, the most appropriate long-term storage condition for varicella vaccine is:
A pharmacy computer system is likely to display atherapeutic duplication alertif a prescription forBriviactis processed for a patient already taking:
Which of the following auxiliary labels would be most appropriate to affix to a bottle ofcephalexin oral suspensionafter reconstitution?
Whichvitaminshould be takenbefore and during pregnancyto help avoidneural tube defects?
Which of the following is considered a high-alert medication in some settings because it is an antiretroviral agent?"
And provides these options:
A patient package insert (PPI) is required for which of the following medications?
A patient presents the following prescription:
Lisinopril 20 mg tablets
Take 1 tab PO q8h
#30 with 12 refills
In order to fill this prescription, the pharmacy must clarify the:
Pristiq has the same mechanism of action as:
Which of the following medications is indicated to treatdiabetes?
Which of the following is considered a high-alert medication in some settings because it is an antiretroviral agent?"
And provides these options:
Which of the following medications should be dispensed with a calibrated oral syringe?
Incompatibility of a nonsterile compound may be indicated by:
Which of the following statements regardingspecific patient medication returns in the hospital settingis correct?
A patient who received a kidney transplant should be closely monitored when taking which of the following medications?
When assisting a pharmacist in monitoring patient laboratory data, it would be appropriate for a pharmacy technician to:
What is the generic name for Lipitor?
Themanufacturer's packagingof an oral inhaler must include the:
A prescription for 1 pint of rifampin 1% suspension. 2 tbsp daily, will be compounded using how many 300 mg capsules of the drug?
The generic forNasonexis:
Which of the following suppositories should be shipped to the pharmacy in arefrigerated container?
Carvedilolmay be a suitable therapeutic substitution for:
Medications’lot numbersare assigned by the:
Which of the following is a method that can reduce the likelihood ofdispensing an expired medication?
Which of the following questions from a nurse must be referred to a pharmacist?
A physician prescribes5 mg/kgof a drugtwice dailyfor a patient weighing110 lbs. How many0.5 g tabletsof the drug are required for a10-day duration?
According to the FDA, a Medication Guide must be given to the patient when dispensing:
Which of the following medications is available only with a prescription?
According to theInstitute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), IVpropranololis considered ahigh-alert medicationinacute care settingsbecause it is a(n):
According to federal law, pharmacies must use controlled substance ordering to receive stock bottles of which of the following medications?
Due to an increased risk of hepatotoxicity, patients on acetaminophen should use caution when consuming:
Medications considered to have anarrow therapeutic index (NTI)generally exhibita(n):
A pediatric patient weighing 17 kg requires gentamicin at 2.5 mg/kg. What volume, in mL, of solution containing 20 mg/mL should be administered?
Water in a graduated cylinder can most accurately be measured by:
Asyndrome that can be produced by abrupt cessation or rapid dose reduction of a medicationis:
How much of a drug prescribed at5 mg/kgshould be administered to a patient weighing132 lbs?
Which type of injection administers a medication into theskin?
Which of the following isleast likelyto causesignificant patient harmif used in error?
A patient fills a prescription for a 30-day supply of amlodipine 10 mg. Two days later, the patient brings in a prescription for diltiazem 30 mg from their primary careprovider. Which of the following rejection messages is the pharmacy technician most likely to receive?
Adsorptionis most likely to cause a medication to:
Which of the following is a common side effect of amlodipine?
DEA Form 41 would be most appropriate to complete when destroying expired:
When handling hazardous drugs, exposure control must begin when the drug:
While unpacking today's shipment, a pharmacy technician notices that a vial of Apidra arrived frozen. The technician's best course of action is to prepare the item to be:
If a prescription for amoxicillin 150 mg PO q8h for 10 days is filled with a 250 mg/5 mL suspension, how many mL would the patient take per dose?
Behind-the-counter decongestant products containingpseudoephedrinemust be used with caution in patients with:
Which of the following medication pairs is an example of aLook-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) errorin which an antifungal drug is dispensed instead of an anesthetic drug?
Which of the following products is acorticosteroid?
According to the manufacturer, which of the following medications must be dispensed in its original container?
Lorazepam oral concentrate should be stored in a pharmacy under the sametemperature conditions as:
Lorazepam oral concentrate should be stored in a pharmacy under the sametemperature conditions as:
Which of the following injections should be stored in a refrigerator prior to dispensing?
If M-M-R II antigen were inadvertently reconstituted with a stock vial of normal saline, pharmacy staff should:
Aspacerwas prescribed to accompany ametered dose inhaler (MDI), but the patient never picked it up. The spacer should be returned to:
Pharmacy staff should always visually inspect nonsterile compounds for which of the following signs of incompatibility?
According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards, a drug with an expiration date of 3/2025 should only be used by the patient through:
If a medication's expiration date lists only the month and year, the intended expiration date is the:
Which of the following situations represents a vaccine administration error that should be voluntarily reported?
A prescription reads:
Famotidine 40 mg/5 mL
Quantity: 50 mL
Sig: 0.4 mL PO t.i.d.
What amount of medication, in mg, is given each day?
The use of Tall Man lettering: