PrescriptionsChapter 5

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Who can write prescriptions for drugs?

Medical doctors

Nurse practitioners

Dentists

All of the above

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What is the NOT the responsibility of the pharmacy technician in

processing a prescription?

Collecting or confirming the patient’s information

Entering the prescription data into the computer system

Processing the insurance and billing information

Providing counseling on all new prescriptions

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What is the NOT the responsibility of the pharmacy technician in

processing a prescription?

Preparing the prescription

Performing the final check to make sure the prescription is prepared as prescribed

Making the label

Giving the prescription to the patient

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As a technician, it’s important to enter patient information accurately. Which

statement is NOT accurate?

Always confirm the patient information on file is current.

Nicknames or initials are acceptable when confirming patient information.

Check with the pharmacist on all Schedule II prescriptions for a patient.

Check with the pharmacist if the prescription can be filled if it is more than a few days old.

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Being aware that serious medication errors can happen is the first step in preventing them. Medication errors

include:

The wrong medication

The wrong strength

A medication is written on a forged or altered prescription

All of the above

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What is NOT a role of the pharmacy technician?

Informing the patient how to take the medication and how and when to refill it

Consulting formularies and responding appropriately to third-party adjudication messaging

Checking the work of other technicians, as instructed by the pharmacists

Recording the dispensing of controlled drugs

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What is a role of the pharmacist?

Ensuring correct medication, strength, and dosage form is dispensed to the correct patient

Making sure the patient knows how to take the medication and how and when to refill it

Ensuring that the prescriber has been contacted regarding the prescription, if appropriate

All of the above

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In institutional pharmacy, who is responsible for referring to the most recent physician’s instructions in the

patient’s chart?

The patient

The pharmacy technician

The nurse

The pharmacist

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HIPAA stands for

Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act

Health Insurance Profitability and Accountability Act

Health Insurance Protection and Accountability Act

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Which is NOT an accurate statement about the Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?

Pharmacies are required to provide a written notice of their privacy practices to their patients.

HIPAA states that a pharmacy cannot disclose protected health information (PHI) without patient approval to business associates that perform services on behalf of the patient.

All personnel who have access to PHI must be formally trained annually regarding HIPAA.

Computer specialists who come to the pharmacy to service computers must be HIPAA trained.

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