Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
Convert 1 : 7,500 to a percentage strength.
( 100 divided by 7,500 ) = 0.013%
Convert 84 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius
28.9
Which of the following concentrations is defined by Alcohol USP?
95% ethyl alcohol
What is the generic name?
Used for drug groups with similar actions
drugs with no risk of teratogenicity are grouped into which category?
category A
what pregnancy category describes drugs that have not yet been categorized by the FDA?
category N
What is drug nomenclature?
chemical name, generic name, trade name (systematic method for naming drugs)
how many pounds are in a kilogram?
2.2
What schedule is tylenol/codeine solution?
CV
How do you convert Fahrenheit to Celsius?
subtract 32 and multiply by the fraction 5/9
What is another name for a brand name drug?
trademark name
To ensure correct drug storage, both refrigerator and freezer temperatures should be monitored for how long?
twice daily
Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) should avoid taking foods that contain which of these?
tyramine
Medicines with the prefix -lol are members of which drug class?
Beta-blockers
What schedule is tramadol?
CIV
What does NPI stand for?
National Provider Identifier
What is the proper technique in the cleaning of a laminar flow hood?
Wipe from back to front using side-to-side motions, away from the HEPA filter
Which of the following methods can contribute to a reduction of medication errors?
Write "daily" in the sig
Which of the following is a generic name?
penicillin
180 grams of an ointment contains 25 grams of active ingredient and 155 grams of excipient. To the nearest whole number, what is the percentage strength of the medicine?
(25mg / 180grams) x 100% = 13.88% then round up to nearest whole number
You are billing an insurance company for the following medication: 60 tabs with an AWP of $590 for 1,000 tablets with a 6% markdown and a $5 dispensing fee. How much should be billed to the insurance company?
(AWP) + (markup or - markdown) + (dispensing fee) - (co-payment) = selling price for AWP So ($35.40) - ($2.12) + ($5) = $38.28
If a medicine has a stated expiration date of 06 / 2024, upon what date does the medicine expire?
06 / 30 / 2024
A patient weighs 125 lbs. A 25mg/kg loading dose of vancomycin is ordered. What is the dispensed vancomycin loading dose for this patient? (Dispensed dose is rounded to the nearest 250 mg.)
125 lbs = 125 / 2.2 = 56.8 kg 25 mg/kg x 56.8 kg = 1420 mg - round to 1,500 mg
Before use, for how long should a laminar air flow hood be turned on?
30 minutes
A patient drops off a prescription for 30 Vyvanse® 30 mg capsules. The pharmacy only has 15 capsules in stock. The patient accepts the partial fill of 15 capsules. The pharmacist shall provide the patient with the remaining 15 capsules within ________.
72 hours
Medicines with the suffix -pril are members of which drug class?
ACE inhibitors
How are drugs given their scientific (chemical) name?
According to how the drug's molecules are structured
ATC system
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
You receive a prescription with the acronym a.c. on part of it. What is the correct translation?
Before meals
What schedule are all of the adderalls/amphetamines?
CII
What schedule is Dextroamphetamine?
CII
What schedule is dexmethylphenidate/Focalin?
CII
What schedule is fentanyl?
CII
What schedule is hycodan syrup?
CII
What schedule is hydrocodone/Norco?
CII
What schedule is methadone?
CII
What schedule is methylphenidate?
CII
What schedule is morphine?
CII
What schedule is oxycodone/percocet/xtampza?
CII
What schedule is vyvanse?
CII
what schedule is phencyclidine (PCP)?
CII
What schedule is acetaminophen/codeine?
CIII
What schedule is buprenorphine/suboxone?
CIII
What schedule is dronabinol (synthetic THC)?
CIII
What schedule is testosterone?
CIII
What schedule is Chlordiazepoxide?
CIV
What schedule is belsomra/Suvorexant?
CIV
What schedule is clonazepam/Klonopin?
CIV
What schedule is diazepam/valium?
CIV
What schedule is eszopiclone/lunesta?
CIV
What schedule is lorazepam/ativan?
CIV
What schedule is modafinil/Provigil?
CIV
What schedule is phenobarbital?
CIV
What schedule is the alprazolam/Xanax?
CIV
What schedule is zolpidem?
CIV
What schedule temazepam/restoril?
CIV
what schedule is armodafinil/Nuvigil?
CIV
What schedule is pregabalin/lyrica?
CV
Which of these terms refers to the total cost of keeping items in stock?
Carrying costs
Which of the following drugs should be considered "hazardous waste"?
Chemotherapeutic agents
USP Drug Classification
Created by the United States pharmacopeia (USP) in 1820, drugs are classified according to their therapeutic action, mechanism of action, and formulary
If a prescriber writes "dispense as written", which these codes should be used?
DAW 1 (substitution not allowed by prescriber)
What is the chemical name?
Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure (scientific name)
Which of the following medications can be used to treat hypertension and benign prostatic hypertrophy?
Doxazosin
The _______ requires the proper labeling or branding of products and also requires that the contents of a container cannot be changed from what they are labeled to be.
FD&C Act
Legal Classification
Includes drugs classified under the pregnancy category or controlled substances
Why is ciprofloxacin not recommended for patients who are 60 years of age and older?
Increased risk of tendon rupture
What name is given to the licensed clinical uses of a medicine?
Indication
Class III FDA drug recalls is interpreted as which of these?
Least severe recall level
which level of the ATC system classifies drugs according to chemical components?
Level 5
The antidepressant drug, escitalopram, is the active ingredient of which of these medicines?
Lexapro
For all prescription and OTC medicines, which of these is a product identifier?
NDC (national drug code)
What name is given to the 10-digit identifier used by healthcare providers to transmit healthcare details?
NPI number
What are generic names also called?
Nonproprietary names
Which of these laws mandates the maintenance of patient profiles in pharmacies?
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 1990
Which of these parts of Medicare covers specific vaccines administered to patients in the pharmacy setting?
Part D
What is the chemical name also know as?
Scientific name
Which of the following medications increases the effect of potassium chloride?
Spironolactone
What is the contraindication for hydrochlorothiazide?
Sulfonamide hypersensitivity
What is the most important naming system for drugs?
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Which organization oversees the "Do Not Use" abbreviations list?
The Joint Commission (TJC)
Pharmacokinetics
The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted.
Pharmacodynamics
The study of what the drug does to the body
The Orange Book is most commonly used to find what?
Therapeutic equivalence
What is the MOA of ACE inhibitors?
They work by inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin 1 into angiotensin 2
A patient gives you the following prescription: iii gtts ou ud x 7d. How is this medicine administered to the patient?
Three drops, applied to both eyes, as directed, for 7 days.
Therapeutic Equivalence
Used to describe two drugs that have the same pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and can therefore be safely substituted for the other
When a medication is dispensed, which of these is a flat fee that the patient must pay to the pharmacy?
co-pay
Antitussive drugs are used to treat which of the following conditions?
cough
Which of the following best describes drugs in the pregnancy category X?
drugs that have well-controlled human trials and animal trials that have shown fetal risks, adverse reactions, and fetal abnormalities
Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as:
drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
What is the name of the type of error that occurs when something is performed incorrectly, such as dispensing the medicine incorrectly?
error of commission
Federal legislation states that pharmacies must complete an inventory of controlled substances. How regularly should this be conducted?
every two years
Which of these foods increases the bleeding effects of warfarin?
green, leafy vegetables
Which of the following is false about the chemical name of a drug?
it is used in conventional language
Which of the following is NOT considered "personal protective equipment"?
long sleeve
Look Alike Sound Alike (LASA) medications involve:
medications that are visually similar in physical appearance or packaging and names of medications that have spelling similarities and/or similar phonetics.
according to the ATC system, level 1 classifies drugs according to what?
organ systems
Which of these pharmacy abbreviations refers to "by mouth"?
po
In which part of a prescription will you find the instructions on how to take the medicine?
signature (sig)
