Free NHA Medication Dispensing and Compounding Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of an auxiliary label on a prescription vial?

Accepted Answer

To provide additional warnings or instructions for the patient

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To provide the pharmacy's phone number

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To state the drug's manufacturer-assigned expiration date

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To list the medication's NDC number

Question 2

The first segment of a National Drug Code (NDC) number identifies the:

Accepted Answer

Manufacturer or labeler

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Drug product and strength

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Package size and type

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Drug's therapeutic class

Question 3

A pharmacy technician compounds a non-sterile aqueous oral suspension. What term is used for the date after which this preparation should not be used?

Accepted Answer

Beyond-Use Date (BUD)

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Expiration Date

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Manufacturing Date

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Dispensing Date

Question 4

The compounding process of grinding a tablet into a fine powder in a mortar and pestle is known as:

Accepted Answer

Trituration

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Levigation

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Spatulation

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Geometric dilution

Question 5

When preparing a sterile intravenous (IV) solution, the most critical principle to follow to prevent contamination is:

Accepted Answer

Aseptic technique

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Geometric dilution

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Proper inventory rotation

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Tall man lettering

Question 6

A pharmacy stores hydrALAZINE and hydrOXYzine on separate shelves. This strategy is designed to prevent errors involving which type of medication?

Accepted Answer

Look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) drugs

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High-alert medications

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Controlled substances

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Hazardous drugs