Ch. 17 Inventory

Which of the following is not a common type of inventory management system?

E-book system

How often must controlled substances be inventoried?

Every two years

Which of the following is placed at the front of a medication shelf?

Medications with the oldest expiration dates

Established stock medication levels are referred to as which of the following?

Periodic automatic replenishment levels

Which of the following systems allows inventory to be tracked as it is used?

Point-of-sale system

Which of the following types of agreements is made between a pharmacy and a wholesaler to purchase the majority of its products from the same wholesaler?

Prime vendor agreement

Which of the following statements is correct regarding pharmacy technicians and inventory control?

The technician should be familiar with pharmacy policies and procedures to prevent product depreciation and improve turnover

All of the following are advantages of bar coding in the pharmacy, except:

changes in labeling and packaging

Expired, deteriorated, contaminated, and other non-reusable drug products should always be:

immediately removed from stock and disposed of

The basis of the computerized purchasing and control system is the:

medication database

The most suitable, flexible, and open-ended dispensing system on the market is the:

point-of-sale master system

A document that authorizes items to be purchased from vendors is a(n):

purchase order

Inventory control is closely associated with the function of:

purchasing

One of the simplest and most widely used methods of inventory control is a:

want book

To maintain perpetual control, the pharmacy must update inventory records:

whenever inventory is purchased or sold