What is the generic name for Lexapro?
Escitalopram
Which part of the menicus should the pharmacy technician use to measure the liquid in a
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the bottom
Medical device safety alerts are issued by the FDA when a device:
May present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm
Which of the following auxiliary labels should always be placed on an oral suspension?
Shake well before use
A hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee reviews medication error reports in order to help:
decrease the number of adverse drug events caused by system weaknesses
A prescription for which of the following drugs could be filled with atorvastatin if generic substitution is allowed?
Lipitor
to prevent cross-contamination between solid dosage forms like tablets and capsules, a pharmacy tech should"
wipe counting tray clean after each use
A logical and systematic process used to help identify what, how, and why something happened in order to prevent recurrence is referred to as:
root cause analysis
A patient picking up a prescription for naproxen inquires if the pharmacy has OTC ibuprofen. In response to this request, the pharmacy technician should:
inquire if the ibuprofen is for the same patient as the naproxen, if so, notify the pharmacist of a potential therapeutic duplication
Which of the following is an expectorant?
Guaifenesin
Which of the following must be included if a new prescription is to be considered complete and clear?
Route of Administration
A patient decides to transfer their diazepam prescription from a chain pharmacy to a mail order pharmacy that does not share real-time, online database. According to federal law, a schedule IV prescription:
can be transferred no more than one time between these pharmacies
St. John's wort is primarily used as a:
mild antidepressant
Which of the following foods are most likely to interfere with warfarin?
Kale and Broccoli
Digoxin is unavailable in which dosage form?
sublingual tablet
The following order arrives in the pharmacy:
Lantus Solostar #1 box (5pens each containing 3mL)
sig: 25 units SQ qpm
How long, in days, should this box of prefilled pens last the patient?
60
Which of the following organization is tasked with enforcing proper medication disposal practices to ensure that pharmaceutical waste does not contaminate waterways and drinking water?
FDA
Under standard precaution, it is considered safe for healthcare workers to come in direct contact with patients':
dirty hands
A patient presents a new prescription order for labetalol. The patient's computer profile shows the following medications: glyburide, albuterolm furosemide, atenolol, and amlodipine. The labetalol prescription order is a therapeutic duplication of:
atenolol
The generic name of Zyprexa is:
olanzapine
Which auxiliary label should be affixed to a prescription bottle of metronidazole?
Do not drink alcoholic beverages when taking this medication
Medications from which of the following categories should be handled with care because they are considered hazardous?
Antineoplastic
A pharmacy receives the following prescription:
Suboxone 8mg/2mg SL film #60
Sig: 2 films SL once a day
How should this medication be used?
Under the tongue
Advair Diskus inhalation powder comes in a sealed pouch. Once the pouch is opened, any remainder should be discarded after how many months?
1
Which of the following issues is most likely target of a DUR?
Therapeutic duplication
If there is an error in a medication's expiration date on the manufacturer's label, what kind of recall is the FDA most likely to request?
Class III
Which of the following medication purchases may be tracked using MethCheck?
Pseudoephedrine
How many 250mg tablets of metronidazole are needed to make 150mL of suspension containing 100mg/mL?
60
A patients states that they experienced shortness of breath while taking Keflex. The pharmacy technician should enter an allergy to which class of antibiotics in the patients profile?
Cephalosporins
Which of the following routes of administration would be considered parenteral?
subcutaneous
Reconstituted oral Augmentin suspension prepared on April 2, 2025, would have a maximum beyond-use-date of:
April 12,2025
A physician orders phenobarbital elexir 60mg for a patient. The drug is available in a 20mg/5mL concentration. How many tsp should be given for each dose?
3
Which two items on a manufacturer's bottle are typically used to identify recalled drugs?
NDC number and lot number
if 30g of 0.5% hydrocortisone ointment is combined with a 15g of 2.5% hydrocortisone ointment, what is the percentage of the drug in the final product?
1.17%
A pharmacy technician should alert the pharmacist to counsel a patient who has presented prescriptions for both:
Ortho tri-cyclen Lo and amoxicillin [Show Less]