Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) Exam
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According to the manufacturer, Risperdal Consta remains stable at room temperature for a maximum of:
Which of the following medications is commercially available as both an oral tablet and an injection solution?
Which of the following medications is commercially available as an oral suspension that remains stable for a maximum of 10 days after reconstitution?
According to federal law, a reverse distributor must issue a DEA Form 222 or electronic equivalent to a pharmacy requesting destruction of:
A patient presents the following prescription:
Lisinopril 20 mg tablets
Take 1 tab PO q8h
#30 with 12 refills
In order to fill this prescription, the pharmacy must clarify the:
Lorazepam oral concentrate should be stored in a pharmacy under the sametemperature conditions as:
According to theFDA,heparin strength per total volumeshould be the primary and prominent expression on the manufacturer’s label, followed by the:
The administration of ciprofloxacin tablets with milk could cause the inhibition of what pharmacokinetic process?
Behind-the-counter decongestant products containingpseudoephedrinemust be used with caution in patients with:
Which of the following statements regardingspecific patient medication returns in the hospital settingis correct?
Which of the following medications should be dispensed with a calibrated oral syringe?
Themost effectiveway toprevent the spread of infectionwithin a pharmacy is to:
Which of the following drugs must be dispensed with a patient package insert?
If atoxic materialcomes in contact with theskin or eyes, the immediate response should be to:
According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards, a drug with an expiration date of 3/2025 should only be used by the patient through:
Which of the following questions from a nurse must be referred to a pharmacist?
Which of the following medications is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program?
A prescription foracetaminophen 325 mg tabletswas inadvertently filled withacetaminophen 500 mg tablets, but the verifying pharmacist caught and corrected the mistake before dispensing. It would be most appropriate to report this situation as a(n):
According to federal law, the receiving pharmacy must note which of the following on a transferred controlled substance prescription?
If 120 g of cream contains 3 g of drug, how many g of drug are in 2 oz of cream?
If 120 g of cream contains 3 g of drug, how many g of drug are in 2 oz of cream?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), handwashing helps prevent illness because:
Which of the following medications usually end in "-pril" and are used torelax blood vessels?
A prescriber orders1000 mgof a medication. If the stock bottle label stateseach tablet contains 0.1 g, how many tablets should the patient receive?
Which of the following medications is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program because current patients should avoid becoming pregnant?
A prescription for 1 pint of rifampin 1% suspension. 2 tbsp daily, will be compounded using how many 300 mg capsules of the drug?
A prescription reads:
Famotidine 40 mg/5 mL
Quantity: 50 mL
Sig: 0.4 mL PO t.i.d.
What amount of medication, in mg, is given each day?
A prescription calls foramoxicillin 500 mg PO t.i.d.Which of the following must be provided by the prescriber in order for the prescription to be filled?
Which of the following is a method that can reduce the likelihood ofdispensing an expired medication?
According to theInstitute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), IVpropranololis considered ahigh-alert medicationinacute care settingsbecause it is a(n):
Nurtec ODT must be stored in the original packaging until ready to use because it is sensitive to:
What volume, inmL, of morphine sulfate that comes in10 mL vials at a concentration of 5 mg/mLwill be needed to fill an order for25 mg?
What is the w/w percentage strength of a zinc oxide ointment compounded by mixing 4.5 g of zinc oxide powder with enough ointment to obtain 30 g of final product?
According toUSP, the breaking or separation of an oil phase that is not easily dispersed is indicative of a reaction in a(n):
To decrease the risk of incorrectly filling a prescription for a drug that has a look-alike/sound-alike name, the pharmacy could:
During final verification, a pharmacist identifies that a prescription written for ampicillin was entered as amoxicillin. The pharmacist corrects the error and the patient receives the prescribed ampicillin. This situation may be reported as a(n):
A patient picking up a prescription for lisinopril should be directed to the pharmacist if they:
Which of the followingmedications should be pulled from inventorydue to incorrect storage?
According to theDEA, how often must aphysical inventory of all controlled substancesbe performed?
Which of the following auxiliary labels would be most appropriate to affix to a bottle ofcephalexin oral suspensionafter reconstitution?
If a prescription for amoxicillin 150 mg PO q8h for 10 days is filled with a 250 mg/5 mL suspension, how many mL would the patient take per dose?
Addyi is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program because it:
A medication quantity was omitted from a prescription. This occurrence may best be described as which type of error?
According to USP, which of the following may be used todecontaminate human skin?
Which of the following suppositories should be shipped to the pharmacy in arefrigerated container?
Potassium chloride for injection is considered high-alert in acute care settings because:
Aspacerwas prescribed to accompany ametered dose inhaler (MDI), but the patient never picked it up. The spacer should be returned to:
According to the FDA, a Medication Guide must be given to the patient when dispensing:
Due to a drug-drug interaction, patients taking tetracycline should avoid simultaneous use of:
Eliquis is considered ahigh-alert medicationbecause it can cause potentially fatal:
According to federal law, pharmacies must use controlled substance ordering to receive stock bottles of which of the following medications?
While unpacking today's shipment, a pharmacy technician notices that a vial of Apidra arrived frozen. The technician's best course of action is to prepare the item to be:
An order for furosemide 120 mg IV STAT will be dispensed using furosemide 40 mg/2 ml. What volume, in ml of the stock injection will be required to deliver the requested dose?
Which of the following is an OTC medication indicated to treat motion sickness?
ReconstitutedArexvymust be discarded if it is not used within a maximum of:
Which of the following medication pairs is an example of aLook-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) errorin which an antifungal drug is dispensed instead of an anesthetic drug?
A patient picking up a prescription for lisinopril should be directed to the pharmacist if they:
Which of the following medications is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program because current patients should avoid becoming pregnant?
What volume (in mL) of adexamethasone injection (20 mg/mL)is required to administer a30 mg dose?
If M-M-R II antigen were inadvertently reconstituted with a stock vial of normal saline, pharmacy staff should:
If250 mL of a 15% solutionis diluted to1.2 L, what is the resulting percentage strength?
According toUSP Chapter 800, a reusable counting tray used to count outcyclophosphamidecapsules must be:
Which of the following over-the-counter pain medications would be most appropriate for a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease?
What is the first thing a pharmacy technician should do when a body area is exposed to a hazardous substance?
A company that is able to receive and dispose of expired medications from a pharmacy is called a:
A patient presents the following prescription:
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL
1 tsp tid x 10 days
How much of the medication, in mL, will be used during the first 5 days of therapy?
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), which of the following is an example of a look-alike/sound-alike medication pair?
A patient who has been receiving cimetidine 400 mg one tablet b.i.d. is switched to the liquid, which is available as 300 mg/5 mL. The volume of solution, in mL, required for each dose is: