PTCB - Pharmacy Tech Practice Test Latest Updated 2024-2025 Actual Exam Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Pharmacy Law and Regulation
- Which of the following is used to report medication quality problems?
- FDA Form 79
- DEA Form 222
- MedWatch Form
- Shipment receipt
- Which of the following drugs is exempt from the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) of 1970?
- Acetaminophen over one gram in a package
- Oral Contraceptives
- Ibuprofen with over 1,000 mg in a single package
- Powdered flavored aspirin
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 established rules regarding patient
rights to protect personal health information. Which of the following is NOT considered Protected Health Information?
- Social Security number
- Date of Birth
- Blood type
- License plate number
- In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revised regulations as they pertain to Schedule II prescriptions
and the ability to transfer this type of prescription. Which of the following is part of the updated regulation?
- Schedule II prescriptions can be transferred between any pharmacies.
- The transfer of the Schedule II prescription is permissible only once.
- An electronic Schedule II prescription can be faxed as a transfer to another pharmacy by a technician.
- All documentation regarding the transfer must be maintained for 18 months from the date of the prescription.
- How many refills are allowed on CIII drugs?
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 0
Medication Order Entry, Interpretation and the Fill Process
- A 60 day supply for a prescription for Colace 100 mg capsule taken bid should be filled with ___.
- 30 capsules
- 60 capsules
- 120 capsules
- 180 capsules
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7 .A physician sends this patient's prescription electronically to the Retail Pharmacy.According to the prescription below, what directions should be given with this medication?
- Take one tablet by mouth now, then one tablet by mouth on days 2 through 7 in the morning
before meals. Discontinue use and return if side effects are not tolerable.
- Take two tabs fast dissolve now. Days 2 through 7 take 1-tab fast dissolve in the morning
pre-coffee. Discharge and return to office if starting to burn or blood pressure increases.
- Take two teaspoons by mouth on Saturday. Days 2 through 7 take one teaspoon by mouth in
the morning after meals. Discontinue and return to the office if shaking or bleeding or blood pressure increases.
- Take two tabs by mouth now. Days 2 through 7 take one tab by mouth every morning after
meals. Discontinue and return to the office if shortness of breath or blood pressure increases.
- A patient drops off a prescription for Oxycodone 10 mg. Based on the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) Diversion control, under 21 C.F.R § 1306.05(a), which of the following is NOT required for a Pharmacy to consider filling?
- Date
- Patient Full Name
- Patient Date of Birth
- Drug Strength and Form
- Inventory for Adderall XR 20mg has been scarce for months, with continued backorders and intermittent
supply. The pharmacy receives a prescription for the medication, quantity thirty (30). When gathering the medication bottle from the safe, there is an "X" on the lid, indicating it is not a full bottle. The technician discovers the inventory is incorrect in the computer system and they are ten pills short to fill the entire prescription. What is the best action for the technician?
- Inform the patient that they will need to call the doctor to have a new prescription sent to another pharmacy
that has enough stock to fill.
- Fill for the quantity currently in stock, informing the patient that they will need to forego the additional 10
pills and return to their physician 10 days early to retrieve the new written prescription.
- Advise the patient of the low stock, offering to call additional pharmacies for stock status and if found, have
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the additional stock transferred to their pharmacy.