pharmacy tech final

often suffixes in drug names identify a certain class. penicillin antibiotic would en in?

-cillin

a physician orders quinolone antibiotic. the generic name of the med would most likely end in

-floxacin

a patinet is changed from quinolone antibiotic to macrolide antibiotic, what will the suffix for the new med likely be?

-mycin

suffixes are often useful in determining the drug class of meds. which of the following suffixes is correctly matched to its drug class

-prazole: proton pump inhibitor for acidic conditions

scheduled II med refills

0 refills

if the prefix kilo- means 1000 times the basic unit, one would expect a gram, the base unit weight to be what fraction of a kilogram

1/1000

a 10% solution of med would represent a volume/volume concentration of

10mL/100mL

how many milliliters should this child take every 4 hrs

2.5ML

68 degrees fahrenheit = _______celsius

20

how long must controlled substances records be retained according to federal law

2years

to determine the number of grams in 3.0kg one can multiply 3.0 by 1000 or simply move the decimal over ____ places to the _____

3:left

patient prescription for codeine only picks up 30 tablets this week how many more refills does he have

5 refills

ideal body weight for a 5'8 woman is aprx 140. what would this weight be in metric units?

63.6kg

child resistant CANNOT be opened by ______% of children younger than 5, but CAN be opened by ______% of adults

80/90 rule

establishes the standards for the practice of pharmacy in that state

BOP

which category would be safest for a pregnant woman's fetus?

Category A

which DEA from should be completed when a scheduled II drug has been stolen from pharmacy

DEA form 106

DEA from used to order narcotics from a supplier

DEA form 222

which DEA form is completed to order shedule II meds

DEA form 222

if only five refills are allowed in a 6 month period the DEA schedule is probably?

DEA schedule III or IV

which would least likely have the right to write a prescription

Doctors of pharmacy (pharmDs)

established protection and disclosure of protected health info

HIPPA 1996

drug laws and amendments in the united states most recently passed?

Kefauver-Harris Amendment

which drug class would interfere with an enzyme

NNRTI's and protease inhibitors

the law that protects workers in the work place

OSHA

the first letter of a prescribers DEA number would definitely NOT be

Q

no-sterile compounding

USP 795

sterile compunding

USP 797

describes stipulation for the use of thalidomide

a woman must have a negative pregnancy test result within 24 hrs before beginning treament

NOT used in the treatment of HIV retrovirus

acyclovir

drug interactions if correctly matched to its definition

addition: the combined effect of two drugs, it is equal to the sum of the effects of each drug taken alone

FDA safe medical devices act of 1990 says

all medical devices are to be tracked and records be maintained for durable medical equipment

a patinet has anxiety. which med would likely be prescribed for his condition?

alprazolam

wich of the following meds is not an SSRI anti depressant

alprazolam

this med might cause nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, tinnitus and even permanent deafness

aminoglycoside

opiate over dose, naloxone (narcan) given. Naloxone would be considered an

antagonist

not a class of HIV med therapy

antiprotozoals

ethics

appropriate standards of conduct within a profession

not used to treat hyperlipidemia

aspirin

best definition for a brand name

assigned by the drug manufacturer and is protected through a patent

best definition for generic name

assigned to a medication and contains a word stem that has been issued by the us adopted names council

generic name for beta blocker tenormin

atenolol

why does a sulfonamide harm only the bacteria and not a human?

bacteria must manufacture their own folic acid, humans can ingest it

comparison zantac and claritin

both are antihistimines but one affects acid and the other allergies.

all of the following are ways a patient might distinguish the class of med nystatin (mycostatin) and atorvastatin (lipitor) except which of the following

both have ending -statin

in which pregnancy categories have animal and human studies shown fetal abnormalities or toxicity and the risk outweighs the benefit

category X

a patient takes an antibiotic med and exhibits a cross sensitivity to his previous penicillin allergy. what non-penicillin class of antibiotics was the patient likely given

cephalosporin

which antihistamine below, which has a brand name of Zyrtec is not supposed to make a patient sleepy

cetirizine

combination product to treat congestion and sneezing

cetirizine and pseudoephedrine

relies on the child weight for dosing which rule

clark's rule

which of the following is NOT an effect of narcotics

cns stimulator

kefauver-Harris amendment 1962 provided all Except

contolled substances are placed in one of five schedules

which med is not indicated an as smoking cessation drug

cubicin

patient taking sudafed but has high blood pressure. this would be considered a drug_____interaction

disease

magazines, publications that have peer reviews material in it

drug topics

provision of the Harch-waxman Act of 1984

encourages the creation of both generic and new meds by streamlining the process for generic drug approval and by extending patent licenses

outside layer of the heart

epicardium

which is not a combination product

estrace

misbranding

failure to label "adequate directions for use"

DEA form must be completed to verify the destruction of scheduled II narcotics

form 41

uses child age in months, divides it by 150 and multiplies that result by the adult dose which rule is this

fried's rule

itraconazole and fliconazole are both antiinfectives. a patient asks you which infections these work best against. you reply that they work best against

fungal infections

all of the following have to do with the use of isotretinoin except

indicated for multiple myeloma

11 month old child is classified as

infant

in looking at erythromycin and azithromycin, two macrolides, what improvement does azithromycin have in terms of patient compliance?

it has once daily dosing

medication approved for the treatment of diabetes

januvia

penicillins and cephalosporins are both antibiotics that are bacteriocidal that is they kill bacteria, which of the following is NOT a member of these class of drugs?

ketoconazole

(urinary order) which of the following shows the correct order of these organs from inside the body to out?

kidney ureters bladder urethra

the chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs is the

left atrium

a patient with a fungal infection which would NOT be prescribed for this indication

levofloxacin

amber colored container is used to protect med from

light

which of the following mechanisms of action is correctly matched to its antibiotic class

macrolides inhibit protein synthesis by interacting with ribosomes

orphan drug act except

makes provisions for the use of drugs abandoned by a pharmaceutical company's research and development team

generic name for Glucophage

metformin

when two drugs are combined and said to be synergistic, theses drugs together would be _____effective

more

the main function of whichsystem is to control the voluntary and involuntary fucntions of the body

nervous system

medical clinic inside a retail pharmacy building, which practitioner would most likely staff the clinic.

nurse practitioner (NP's)

which records would not have to maintained at pharmacy

over the counter med orders

when should a pharm tech seek the pharmacists assistance

patient asks a drug interaction question elderly receiving a antiparkinsons drug DUE contraindication pops up on screen

all on an over the counter packaged label except

patients name

which of the following is matched correctly to its antibiotic class

penicillins prevent bacteria from forming cell wall

which term encompasses the absorption, distribution,metabolism and elimination of a drug

pharmacokinetics

all on a manufacturer drug label except

physicians name

sleep/ wake cycle is controlled by which gland?

pineal gland

setting up alligation table

place the highest concentration in the upper left corner and the lowest on the lower left corner and the desired concentration in the middle.

clavulanic acid thus serves to ____ the effects of amoxicillin

potentiate

which of the following meds should be tapered off at discountinuation

prednisone

adulteration

prepared,packaged or held under unsanitary conditions

which of the following represents a decongestant

pseudoephedrine

which drug would be classified as schedule I under DEA's guidelines

psilocybin

not a Durham-Humphrey act provision

regulated the use of patient info

which of the following describes stipulations for the use of clozapine (clozaril)

reporting of white blood cell (WBC) values and absolute neutrophil counts (ANC's)

what system does tuberculosis affect

respiratory

provisions of OBRA 1987 EXCEPT

retrospective drug use review

which schedule drug would not be carried in the pharmacy becaue there is no medical use associated with those meds

schedule I

absorption of nutrients in the digestive system occur in the

small intestine

which of the following prefixes is correctly matched to its drug class

sulfa- sulfonamide antibiotic

a two phased system in which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid vehicle that may be oral topical or injectable the suspended material should not settle rapidly and should pour freely

suspension

viral infection which med not prescribed for this?

tetracycline

dietary supplement health and education act (DSHEA) of 1994 says

the manufacturers of supplements are allowed to make claims with regard to general health promotion, but not disease claims