ptce # 4 review pharmacy technician program. what is the name of the document with approved agents...
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PTCE # 4 Review
Pharmacy Technician Program
• What is the name of the document with approved agents to be used in an institution or reimbursable by an insurance plan?
• a. database• b. policy• c. legend• d. formulary• formulary
• When checking in an order from the wholesaler, against which of the following documents should the order be checked?
• a. invoice• b. want book• c. purchase order• d. last 24-hour usage• purchase order
• The patient’s date of birth is important. What is not an appropriate use for the DOB?
• a. third-party billing• b. demographic information to give to
marketers• c. identifying patients with the same
name• d. evaluating the appropriateness of
therapy• B
• The Orange Book is used to find• a. therapeutic equivalent generics• b. average wholesale price• c. pharmacologic information• d. compatibility information
• A
• What is the most common reason for noncompliance?
• a. side effects• b. forgetfulness• c. complexity of regimen• d. cognitive impairment
• A
• What is the most important characteristic of a parenteral preparation?
• a. sterility• b. hypertonic• c. alkaline• d. nonpyrogenic
• A
• Which statement concerning compounding records is true?
• a. Compounding records are not necessary.
• b. Compounding records only require the name of the product and the preparer.
• c. Compounding records include a record of compounding, including ingredients, preparer, name of supervising pharmacist.
• d. It is the recipe for how to make the product.
• C
• Typical unit dose packaging includes all of the following except:
• a. amber prescription vial• b. heat-sealed strip packages• c. blister packs• d. adhesive sealed bottles
• A.
• What is the name of the procedures used to prevent infection caused by exposure to blood or other bodily fluids?
• a. blood precautions• b. universal precautions• c. sterile precautions• d. aseptic technique
• B
• What is the name of the compounded product that is a liquid in which the active ingredient is not dissolved in the vehicle?
• a. elixir• b. suspension• c. solution• d. spirit
• A
• What is the name of the guidelines that govern extemporaneous compounding?
• a. good manufacturing practices• b. good compounding guidelines• c. acceptable manufacturing practices• d. good mixing guidelines
• A
• Who at a typical hospital reports to the board of directors?
• a. Director of pharmacy• b. President (or CEO)• c. Vice president of professional services• d. Staff pharmacists
• B
• Which of the following enables a pharmacy to use a single source to purchase numerous products from numerous manufacturers?
• a. direct purchasing• b. wholesaler purchasing• c. just in time purchasing• d. independent purchasing
• B
• If a product on formulary is not available from the manufacturer in unit-dose packaging, the technician should
• a. recommend it be taken off formulary• b. order bulk & repackage in unit-dose• c. order bulk and send bulk pkg to nsg
unit• d. interchange with a therapeutic
equivalent• B
• What is the name of the rigorous inspection process with JCAHO that institutions voluntarily submit?
• a. registration• b. licensure• c. certification• d. accreditation
• D
• When updating a patient profile, which of the following would a technician not ask a patient?
• a. changes in insurance coverage• b. OTC medications the patient takes• c. drug allergies• d. addiction history
• D
• Which of the following is exempt from the Poison Prevention Act?
• a. hormone replacement therapy• b. oral contraceptives in the
manufacturer’s dispensing package• c. isosorbide mononitrate• d. potassium chloride tablets
• B
• Which of the following terms means the act of reducing a substance to a small, fine particle?
• a. blending• b. comminution• c. trituration• d. spatulation
• B
• Aseptic technique is the process of manipulating sterile products to prevent…
• a. introduction of an active ingredient• b. introduction of pathogens• c. introduction of water• d. introduction of sepsis
• B
• The name for the official list of medications approved for use in an institution is called
• a. United States Pharmacopeia• b. Care plan• c. Orange Book• d. Formulary
• D
• Where should hazardous substances needing refrigeration be stored?
• a. Next to other refrigerated products on wire racks
• b. separate from other drugs in bins that prevent breakage and control leakage
• c. in the hood where chemotherapy is admixed
• d. at room temperature• B
• The Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee’s primary function is to
• a. formulate policies pertaining to pharmaceutical use in the hospital
• b. establish job descriptions• c. review investigation drug research• d. establish care plans
• A
• A Pyxis machine is an example of a(n)• a. pneumatic delivery system• b. class-100 environment• c. automatic dispensing technology• d. sterile compounding machine
• C
• Where is the volume of fluid measured in a conical graduate?
• a. top of the meniscus• b. center of the meniscus• c. bottom of the meniscus• d. one mark above the bottom of the
meniscus
• C