Medco Pharmacy Tech Laws And Regulation Practice Exam
This practice test focuses on the various, regulations as practiced by Florida pharmacists, pharmacy techs and Medco Team Members. Select the answers that provide the best solution to each of the following questions.
- 1.The definition of a pharmacist is someone who is licensed to prepare and dispense drug and compounds and is knowledgeable concerning their pracitce.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The definition of a pharmacy technician is a pharmacy staff member who:
- A.
Performs many non clinical pharmacy-related functions
- B.
Works under the direction of a licensed pharmacist
- C.
Does not answer clinical questions
- D.
AOTA (All Of The Above)
- 3.Which one of the following is NOT a job classifcation at Medco:
- A.
CST
- B.
CSR
- C.
HE
- D.
OC
- 4.A patient's confidentiality must be kept confidential and only used in the course of your job function.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Check all of the below that represent different pharmacy types:
- A.
Nuclear
- B.
Mail Order
- C.
Internet
- D.
International
- E.
Hospital
- 6.HIPAA is an acronym for Heath Insurance Protection and Accountability Act.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Check all of the below that are considered IHI.
- A.
Name
- B.
Credit Card Number
- C.
Address
- D.
Prescribed Medication HX
- 8.How can you proctect a patient's IHI?
- A.
Make sure that unattended computers are locked
- B.
Refraining from dicussing any vendor or patient information until you have left the building.
- C.
Take your work home with you so that they cannot be accessed at your work station.
- D.
Check your relatives records frequently to be sure no errors have been made on any of their orders.
- 9.When speaking to a patient about their medications, it is approprate to ask for their "invoice number."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Laws can be created by:
- A.
House of Representatives
- B.
Senate
- C.
FDA
- D.
A and B only
- 11.The FDA is an example of a:
- A.
Regulatory Agency
- B.
Part of Congress
- C.
Legal body of the supreme courts
- D.
Presedential advising comittee
- 12.The DEA was created in which year?
- 13.In 1982, Tylenol aduteration with cyanide leads to:
- A.
OBRA
- B.
Tamper Evident Packaging
- C.
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
- D.
Medicare Medicade
- 14.The Durhame-Humphrey Law requires that medications be divided into the following groups: legal and illegal.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The Kefauver-Harris Drug Admentments were established in
- A.
2003
- B.
1962
- C.
1906
- D.
1952
- 16.Check all that accurately describe the regulations for members of the Board of Pharmacy:
- A.
9 members are appointed by the state governor
- B.
2 cannot be connected to the practice of pharmacy
- C.
1 must be a community pharmacist
- D.
None are required to be class II institutional pharmacists
- 17.Check all that should show the prescription of Morphine:
- A.
Pharmacist's initials
- B.
Patient Name
- C.
Patient Address
- D.
Directions
- 18.A pharmacist must dispense brand name medications when "Medically Necessary" is physically written on a given prescription.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.A pharmacist who receives a prescription for a brand name drug shall, unless requested otherwise by the purchaser (patient), substitute a less expensive generically equivalent drug.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.An experienced pharmacy technician does not need to work under the supervision a pharmacist.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.How many hours of medication error must a pharmacy technician take every two years ?
- A.
1
- B.
3
- C.
4
- D.
2
- 22.If a prescriber faxes a prescription or prescribes electronically and overtly indicates that s/he wants the brand name, we will dispense the brand.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.The FDA was created in :
- A.
1905
- B.
1982
- C.
1990
- D.
1906
- 24.CST's are Call In Support Technicians.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.To protect a patient's IHI, any actions violating HIPAA regulations should be kept to oneself and never mentioned to any one else in your department.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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