nigel2k Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Within this post you will find Sample Questions from the Pharmacy Tech Evaluating Exam Prep-course offered by Pharmacy Prep. For each test there are 3 sample questions actual tests consist of 150 questions per test available in class or online with our Home study program. Technician Evaluating Exam http://pharmacyprep.com/thumbnails/eetechreview.jpg 1) The following is true:A. Schedule 2 require to issue a prescription by the pharmacist.B. Schedule 3 requires pharmacist interventionC. Unscheduled drugs, no need for counselingD. Injuries are schedule 1Ans. BTips: Unscheduled drugs also require counseling if requested by the patient. 2) The following is a true statementA. Any medication containing 8mg codeine does not require a prescription from doctor if it has 2 other non-narcotics ingredients also.B. All medication should have DINC. A DIN is not required for herbal product.D. All prescriptions should not be filed together.Ans. (A)Tips: One ingredient of codeine in a medication that has no other non-narcotic is considered a straight narcotic even if it contains 8mg codeine. Prescriptions of narcotics should be file separately from non-narcotics. 3) The straight narcotic is:A. Tylenol 4B. Tylenol 2C. Tylenol 3D. Tylenol 1Ans. (A)Tips: Tylenol 4 contains 60 mg codeine plus only one acetaminophen, while all the rest contain 2 non-narcotics plus a narcotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel2k Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Technician Biomedical Sciences http://pharmacyprep.com/thumbnails/biomedical.jpg 1) Planes and sections of the body: separates the body into equal right and left portions is re-ferred as:A. Sagittal planeB. Midsagittal planeC. Coronal planeD. Parasagittal planeAns: BTips: Sagittal plane ->separates the body into right and left portionsMidsagittal plane (Median plane) ->separates the body/body part into equal right/left portionsParasagittal plane-> separates the body into unequal right and left portions.Coronal plane-> separates the body/body-part into anterior and posterior portions.Transverse plane-> divides the body/body-part into superior and inferior portions.Oblique plane ->passes through the body/body-part at an angle 2) The fungi that have both systemic and superficial effects on the body system isA. Aspergillus fumigatusB. Candida albicansC. Cryptococcus neoformansD. Pneumocystis geroviciAns.BTips: Candidiasis is most common opportunistic fungal infection. It may occur in mucous mem-brane and nearly any organ. It also affects skin, nails, oral cavity and vagina 3)-Cystic fibrosis is mainly effects?A-Disorder of pancreatic secretionB-Disorder lung functionC-Disorder of bonesD-Disorder of electrolyte imbalanceAns-BTips: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, fatal genetic disease affecting young Canadians. CF is a multi-organ disease affecting primarily the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, CF causes severe breathing problems. A build-up of thick mucus makes it difficult to clear bacte-ria and leads to cycles of infection and inflammation, which damage the delicate lung tissues. They must follow a demanding daily routine of physical therapy to keep the lungs free of con-gestion and infection. In the digestive tract, CF makes it extremely difficult to digest and absorb adequate nutrients from food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel2k Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Technician Managing Drug Distribution http://pharmacyprep.com/thumbnails/Managing%20Drug%20Dist.jpg 1) National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR) is developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), this voluntary reporting system allows facilities to report medication and IV. What is incorrect about medical incident reporting?A. A medication incident is discovered and initially reported internally in hospital committeeB. Details are reviewed internally in hospital for data quality. The incident report is finalized and submitted anonymously to NSIRC. NSIR collects data on all types of medication incidents, including rare events and near misses.D. NSIR takes disciplinary action for medical incidentsAns: DTips: Hospital incidents can be reported after hospital committee approval to NSIR (CIHI).Near missed incidences are that occurred however prevented from patient harm. 2) Jane Smith received the following prescription for antibiotic to treat a respiratory tract infection on January 1: Amoxicillin 500 mg TID X 10 daysAfter taking the drug for 3 days, Ms. Smith felt much better and stopped taking her medication.On January 12, Ms. Smith presents to the pharmacy the following prescription for another antibiotic:Clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID X 10 daysThe medication error that has occurred would be categorized as which of the following medication errors?A. Patient noncomplianceB. Prescribing errorC. Wrong drug dispensedD. Deteriorated drug errorAns. ATips: Patients have a responsibility in the medication use process to take their medication as instructed. Not taking the entire prescription could have led to inadequate treatment, with symptoms reappearing a short time later. The newer, most costly agent may have been prescribed because the physician was not aware that Ms. Smith stopped taking her Amoxicillin after 3 days. This may have led the physician to believe that Amoxicillin was ineffective and an alternate agent was required. It is assumed that the pharmacist counseled Ms. Smith adequately when the Amoxicillin was dispensed. 3) Which of the following best defines a unit-dose system?A. All medications are kept on the nursing station in bulk quantities.B. All medications re-packaged in a single dose that is ready to be administered to a patient.C. A unit-dose system increases the number of errors compared with a system where bulk supplies of medications are dispensed.D. None of the aboveAns: BTips: A unit-dose system prepares each dose in ready-to-use form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel2k Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Technician Social Behavioral and Administrative Sciences http://pharmacyprep.com/thumbnails/social.jpg 1) What is true about combination drug acetaminophen 300 mg + codeine 8 mg + caffeine 15 mgA-It is schedule 2 and can be given by pharmacistB-Require prescription because it contain codeineC-it is over the counter drugD-It is straight narcotic and given by written prescription onlyAns-ATips: Straight narcotic (single opioid alone: morphine, codeine): written rx only. No refills. (ty-lenol 4)Verbal narcotic or narcotic preps: 1 opioid + 2 non opioids drugs combination: tylenol 2 (aceta-minophen 300 mg+15mg codeine + 15 mg caffeine), tylenol # 3.Exempted narcotics or OTC narcotics: (1 opioid (8 mg)+ 2 non opioid); tylenol 1 (codeine 8mg+Acetaminophen 300 mg + 15 mg caffeine), codeine 19.8 mg/30 ml+ 2 non opioidNo prescription necessary, schedule 2 2) All the following should be done by the technician, EXCEPTa. Cash out the patient.b. Demographicsc. Inputting the prescription.d. Filling the prescription.Ans. (A)Tips: Cash out is the final step and the product must be taken by the pharmacist from the bin to be released to the patient either counseling is required or showing the medication to the pa-tient in case of refills and taking the money if not covered. 3) Dextropropoxyphen (Darvon N) was recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer due to some issues on the heart. As a technician you should do:A. Call all the patients that took it in the past 3 months.B. Report the side effects caused by the medicationC. A and BD. None of the aboveAns. (D)Tips: The technician should screen all the patients that used Darvon N in the last 3 months as the pharmacist should call them and discuss with the patients if they have had any issues with that medication so that to be reported to “Health Canadaâ€. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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