Deck 10: Additional Pharmacy Practice Settings

Question 1

Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies hire pharmacy technicians to:

A)Process claims for members according to their benefits.
B)Provide benefit information to patients.
C)Prepare mail-order prescriptions.
D)Perform all of the above tasks.

Answer 1

D
The responsibilities of the managed care pharmacy technician include providing benefit information to the patient or consumer, determining the proper use of benefits, receiving and entering clinical data, processing claims for members according to their benefits, troubleshooting rejected claims, and entering and preparing mail-order prescriptions.

Question 2

Which type of advanced position involves traveling to the client's site to promote a medication?

A)Pharmaceutical sales representative
B)Managed care technician
C)Medication reconciliation technician
D)Pharmacy informatics technician

Answer 2

A
The responsibilities of a pharmaceutical sales representative include traveling to their clients' sites to promote their assigned medications.

Question 3

For which type of pharmacy technician position is it preferred that the technician have a bachelor's degree in computer science?

A)Pharmacy technician educator
B)Pharmacy informatics technician
C)Nuclear pharmacy technician
D)Medication reconciliation technician

Answer 3

B
No additional education is required for a pharmacy informatics technician position; however, most employers seek candidates that possess a bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science and applicants who have knowledge in pharmacology.

Question 4

Which of the following is(are) required for a pharmacy technician to teach at an accredited college?

A)National certification
B)Retail and hospital pharmacy experience
C)An associate or bachelor's degree
D)All of the above

Question 5

One of the reasons that nuclear pharmacy technicians usually make a higher salary than those in traditional settings is that:

A)Nuclear pharmacy technicians require an associate's degree.
B)Opportunities for jobs are limited in this field.
C)Risks are associated with this position.
D)Nuclear pharmacies are in remote areas.

Question 6

Employing a medication reconciliation technician can help prevent:

A)Drug omissions and duplications
B)Dosing errors
C)Drug-drug interactions
D)All of the above

Question 7

In what type of pharmacy setting are the pharmacist and technician not in direct contact with one another?

A)Nuclear pharmacy
B)Inpatient pharmacy
C)Telepharmacy
D)Retail pharmacy

Question 8

Which of the following universities offer nuclear pharmacy training for technicians?

A)University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
B)Purdue University
C)Ohio State University
D)All of the above

Question 9

The provision of pharmaceutical care through the use of telecommunications and information technologies to patients at a distance is called:

A)Wireless pharmacy
B)Telecomm pharmacy
C)Techno pharmacy
D)Telepharmacy

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of a pharmaceutical sales representative position?

A)The annual pay is approximately $20,000 more than traditional technician jobs.
B)One must possess exceptional communication skills.
C)National certification is required.
D)Associate or bachelor's degree is required.

Question 11

The increase in the number of older adult patients is attributable to:

A)Improved health care
B)Discovery of more effective treatments for medical conditions and diseases
C)People having more money
D)A and B

Question 12

Which of the following advanced practice positions involve(s) communication with patients?

A)Pharmacy purchasing agent
B)Medication reconciliation technician
C)Managed care pharmacy technician
D)B and C

Question 13

Many of the nontraditional settings for pharmacy technicians require:

A)Previous experience as a technician
B)National certification
C)Advanced degrees
D)All of the above

Question 14

The job of a pharmacy purchasing agent may include:

A)Meeting with sales representatives
B)Negotiating prices and contracts
C)Placing orders
D)All of the above

Question 15

The specific class of drugs used in a nuclear pharmacy is known as:

A)Nuclear medicines
B)Radiopharmaceuticals
C)Radiotherapies
D)Radioactive medicines

Question 16

What is medication reconciliation?

A)Ensuring all of the prescriptions are correctly filled
B)Ensuring all of the ordered prescriptions are filled
C)Comparing patients' medication orders with the medications they were taking before admission to the hospital
D)All of the above

Question 17

Between 2010 and 2020, the expected employment growth in the pharmacy technician field is:

A)18%
B)32%
C)55%
D)74%

Question 18

Which of the following reasons account for the expected growth in employment opportunities for pharmacy technicians?

A)Medication safety regulations
B)Increasing number of medications being developed
C)Growth of the older adult population
D)All of the above

Question 19

Radiopharmaceuticals can be administered by:

A)Mouth
B)Injection
C)Installation in the bladder
D)All of the above

Question 20

A technician who does the purchasing for the department may be called the:

A)Pharmacy procurement specialist
B)Pharmacy purchasing agent
C)Pharmacy buyer
D)All of the above