Ch. 6
How many refills are allowed for Schedule II drugs?
0
The number of refills allowed on a prescription in which the refill blank is not filled out is:
0
How many specific groups of numbers are contained in a National Drug Code?
3
In order to emphasize important aspects of a dispensed medication for the patient, which of the following may be used?
Auxiliary labels
The pharmacy receives a prescription for Metformin 500mg twice daily. Which of the following terms refers to the name and strength of the medication?
Inscription
Which of the following is correct in regard to a prescription?
It must include the name and address of the patient
Which of the following does not need to be included on a drug order label?
Medication number
Child-resistant containers are used in which of the following conditions?
Most dispensed legend drugs
Which of the following are responsible for ensuring that patients receive specific instructions, precautions, and warnings?
Physicians and pharmacists
Which of the following is not required to appear on a prescription for atorvastatin? Prescriber's office telephone number Quantity of medication Prescriber's DEA number Medication strength
Prescriber's DEA number
Rx symbol
Superscription
Which of the following defines the "Rx" symbol?
Superscription
Which of the following is not a component of the pricing of a prescription?
The location of the pharmacy
Who is responsible for rechecking each prescription that has been dispensed to verify accuracy?
The pharmacist
How many refills are allowed for a noncontrolled medication?
Unlimited number within a year
No prescriptions are required for most of the drugs in Schedule:
V.
Unless the prescriber or the patient requests otherwise, most legend drugs intended for oral use must be dispensed by the pharmacy technician to the patient in containers having:
a safety closure
Dating of the prescription on the date filled is important in determining:
appropriate refill frequency
dispensing directions to the pharmacist
subscription
The charge applied to a prescription should not cover:
the cost of inventory maintenance
A prescription should contain the following, except: the name and address of patient. directions for the patient. the pharmacy name. the number of refills.
the pharmacy name
Tablets, capsules, and some other prefabricated dosage forms usually are counted in the pharmacy using a device called the counting:
tray
To prevent contamination of capsules and tablets, you should:
wipe the counting tray clean after each use
Auxiliary labels are used to emphasize:
important characteristics of the dispensed medication
medication prescribed
inscription
A prescription-only medication is also called a(an):
legend drug
All of the following are common methods of filing original prescriptions in the pharmacy, except:
microfilming
A prescription for a noncontrolled medication is brought to the pharmacy, with five refills allowed. Two weeks later, the patient requests that it be transferred to another pharmacy. How many times may it be transferred?
once
The following is legally required to be on the prescription label, except the: pharmacy name. pharmacy address. patient's address. patient's name.
patient's address
Refills for a prescription may be completed when the:
prescriber indicates that refills are allowed
The component parts of a prescription include all of the following, except:
prescriber's signature and tax identification number
direction for patient
signa
