Medicare Part D requires a patient to have which of the following to be eligible Correct Answer-Low income/or Medicaid Which of the following medication purchases must be tracked in Methcheck? Correct Answer-Pseudo ephedrine Which of the following is the correct term for the number of times that a pharmacy's entire stock is used and replaced within a certain period of time, such as a year? Correct Answer-Turnover bc turnover rate is defined as the number of times inventory is sold or used in a period such as a year; it can be calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold or net sales by the average inventory A pharmacy fills an average of 11,518 prescriptions on a third-party plan in a one month period. Of these, 42% are from new prescriptions, 18% are transfers (electronic or telephone), and 40% are refills. What is the average number of prescriptions refilled each month? Correct Answer-Since 40% of the total prescriptions are refills, multiply 11,518 by 40% to find how many prescriptions are refills. Convert 40% to a decimal by moving the decimal point 2 digits to the left. 0.4 x 11,518 = 4,607.2, which rounds to 4,607 What quantity, in mL, of 3?etic acid must be mixed with 15?etic acid to give 2500 mL of 10?etic acid Correct Answer- When intravenous solutions are prepared, end-product testing involves: Correct Answer-visually inspecting the compounded solution for particulate matter. A vial of medication shows the manufacturer's expiration date as November 2020. The last date on which this medication may be used is: Correct Answer-November 30, 2020 What kind of lettering is encouraged by the FDA, ISMP, and TJC to help distinguish look-alike/soundalike drugs from one another and avoid medication errors? Correct Answer-Tall man lettering A patient would like a printout of their medication profile for the past 12 months as well as one for their child. In order to further assist the patient, the pharmacy technician should ask about the: Correct Answer-child's age Thiamine is one of which of the following vitamins? Correct Answer-Vitamin B1 A patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes requests a refill of a prescription for extended-release glipizide. The patient is approximately 15 days late in refilling the prescription. The patient, when asked if the medication is being taken as directed, says, "Yes, I always take it at breakfast, but many days I simply don't have time to eat before I leave for work." How should the pharmacy technician respond? Correct Answer-Ask the patient to speak with the pharmacist to clarify the prescription directions A major role of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee is developing: Correct Answer-the formulary status of drugs. A patient picking up a prescription order for naproxen inquires if the pharmacy has ibuprofen in a nonprescription strength. In response to this request, the pharmacy technician should: Correct Answerinquire 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 activities may be performed by a clinically oriented pharmacy technician on a nutrition service? Correct Answer-Procuring patients' serum chemistry values to assist pharmacists in monitoring TPN formulations A patient rushes to the pharmacy with an order written for digoxin 0.25 mg PO STAT, but the pharmacist has stepped out of the pharmacy to recommend an OTC medication. In this situation, the pharmacy technician should: Correct Answer-page the pharmacist to come back to dispense the digoxin A logical and systematic process used to help identify what, how, and why something happened in order to prevent recurrence is referred to as: Correct Answer-root cause analysis. Which of the following medications would require extra security if placed in a point-of-care automated dispensing unit Correct Answer-Hydromorphone 2 mg ampules According to the ISMP, which of the following drug classifications is considered high-alert in a community pharmacy setting? Correct Answer-Antiretrovirals A physician writes a prescription for "lactulose syrup 1 tbsp PO b.i.d." What volume, in mL, should the patient take per day? Correct Answer-30 The theft or loss of significant quantities of controlled substances must be reported to the: Correct Answer-DEA A pharmacy technician receives the following order: Synalar crm 0.010 g Menthol 300 mg Salicylic acid 2% Sulfur 2% White petrolatum q.s. ad 120 g Sig: Apply to scalp ut dict How much white petrolatum, in g, should be used to compound this prescription? Correct AnswerAccording to federal law, a complete inventory of the controlled substances on hand in a pharmacy must be made every: Correct Answer-2 years Medical device safety alerts are issued by the FDA when a device: Correct Answer-may present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm