NHA Practice

1. According to USP <797>, how many times must negative gloved fingertip sampling be demonstrated prior to preparing sterile products?

• One time
• Two times
• Three times
• Four times

2. A pharmacy technician is required to include a patient package insert when dispensing which of the following medications to a patient?

• Esomeprazole (Nexium)
• Drospirenone (Yasmin)
• Simvastin (Zocor)
• Oxycodone (Percocet)

3. A pharmacy technician receives a request from a patient to fill a prescription for an SSRI medication. The technician should identify which of the following medication is classified as an SSRI?

• Buspirone (BuSpar)
• Paroxetine (Paxil)
• Alprazolam (Xanax)
• Duloxetine (Cymbalta)

4. A pharmacy technician discovers that medication was dispensed to the wrong patient. After reporting the error to the pharmacist, to which of the following organizations should the error be reported?

• DEA
• ASHP
• MERP
• OSHA

5. Personnel who are authorized to enter the sterile compounding room should recieve training in accordance with which of the following organizations?

• United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• The Department of Public Health
• The Joint Commission (TJC)

6. A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does this compound fall under?

• Low-risk
• Medium-risk
• High-risk
• Immediate-use

7. A pharmacy technician should assign which of the following expiration dates to a magic mouthwash that contains water?

• 7 days
• 14 days
• 30 days
• 60 days

8. A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for the vitamin B12?

• Cyanocobalamin
• Pyridoxine
• Riboflavin
• Pantothenic Acid

9. Which of the following parts of Medicare should harmacy technician billa 70-year-old patient's blood glucose test strips?

• Medicare Part D
• Medicare Part A
• Medicare Part C
• Medicare Part B

10. Which of the following vitamins should a pharmacy technician identify as fat-soluble?

• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin K