PTCE # 4 Review

1. PTCE # 4 Review Pharmacy Technician Program

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. The Orange Book is used to find • a. therapeutic equivalent generics • b. average wholesale price • c. pharmacologic information • d. compatibility information • A

6. What is the most common reason for noncompliance? • a. side effects • b. forgetfulness • c. complexity of regimen • d. cognitive impairment • A

7. What is the most important characteristic of a parenteral preparation? • a. sterility • b. hypertonic • c. alkaline • d. nonpyrogenic • A

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. What is the name of the rigorous inspection process with JCAHO that institutions voluntarily submit? • a. registration • b. licensure • c. certification • d. accreditation • D

17. 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

18. 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. isosorbidemononitrate • d. potassium chloride tablets • B

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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