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  1. A pharmacy technician working in a hospital setting is responsible for filling automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) stock. An ADC override is used when:

    Answer: A clinician needs urgent patient-specific medication before a pharmacist verifies the order

    ADC overrides allow nurses to access urgent medications before pharmacist order verification in time-critical clinical situations.

  2. What does the term 'days supply' mean when processing a prescription claim?

    Answer: The number of days the dispensed quantity should last based on the prescribed directions

    Days supply is calculated by dividing the total dispensed quantity by the daily dose, representing how long the medication should last.

  3. A pharmacy technician working at a long-term care facility is preparing blister packs. Which task requires pharmacist final approval before the packs are delivered?

    Answer: Verifying the accuracy of the filled blister pack contents

    The pharmacist must perform a final product verification check to confirm the blister pack contents are correct before delivery.

  4. Under USP , which of the following personnel are required to use double gloves when handling hazardous drugs?

    Answer: All personnel who handle hazardous drugs in any form

    USP requires double chemotherapy-rated gloves for all pharmacy personnel who handle hazardous drug packages, even in receiving.

  5. A patient asks a pharmacy technician whether a generic version of their brand-name drug is available. The technician should:

    Answer: Check the system for therapeutically equivalent generics and involve the pharmacist for substitution decisions

    Technicians can look up generic equivalents, but the decision to perform a generic substitution must involve the pharmacist per state law.

  6. Which record must a pharmacy maintain for all dispensed Schedule II controlled substances?

    Answer: DEA Form 222 or CSOS electronic records for ordering and a perpetual inventory log

    Schedule II ordering requires DEA Form 222 or CSOS records, and pharmacies must maintain a perpetual inventory for accountability.

  7. When a pharmacy technician is unsure whether a prescriber's order is appropriate, the correct action is to:

    Answer: Flag the order and bring it to the pharmacist's attention

    All clinical questions and order concerns must be escalated to the pharmacist, who is licensed to evaluate and act on them.