Important Pharmacy References — Unit test Answers

A pharmacy technician is very careful to keep accurate logs of narcotic painkillers because they are considered a controlled substance. This form of quality assurance is regulated primarily by

Renuka is a pharmacy technician. She is working on reviewing the material safety data sheets for some chemicals she has been studying. What type of pharmacy standard is Renuka practicing?

Craig needs to have a prescription filled for his son who spiked a fever in the middle of the night. Which characteristic of a retail pharmacy would best assist Craig?

A pharmacy has not updated its policies and procedures manual in over fifteen years. Most of the staff is not familiar with the pharmacy’s official rules and procedures. Why can this lead to the pharmacy being shut down?

Lucy is a pharmacy technician helping a patient who asks for the generic rather than the trade-name drug for a certain medication. If Lucy does not know the name of the generic, where would she find this information?

Anabel takes a box of over-the-counter cold medication to Jamal, the pharmacy technician. She wants to know how to take the medication and whether it will interact with other medications she is using. Which best describes which sources Jamal would reference?

Which set of rules differs the most between the policies and procedures manuals of different pharmacies?

Jolie is a pharmacy technician who is about to prepare nuclear medicine. She puts on a lead vest and a face mask. Then, she prepares her radiation monitor and enters the lab where the hospital processes blood samples and other tests. She calculates the dosages and dilutions needed to dispense the medications. Which standard is she violating?

Brenda was assigned to take liquid vitamins A, D, and E, and mix them with liquid antibiotics and heart medications that a patient was prescribed. She was very careful to prevent contamination in the mixture and also spent extra time making sure none of the materials were in concentrations that would interact. Which duty is Brenda most likely performing?

Jessica began working for her father in his pharmacy when she was 16. She helped customers and worked on understanding the business. She eventually went to college and became a pharmacist. She will inherit the pharmacy when her dad retires and will implement some of her own ideas and policies. Jessica works in