RX1010: Week 3 Assignment
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Why is joining a professional
Pharmacy Technician organization important to my career?
This assignment helps you apply your knowledge from this week’s modules
and readings.
As future Pharmacy Technicians, it is important to understand the use of
professionalism and soft skills when working with customers of the
pharmacy. This is a large part of the job and goes a long way to help the
customers trust your pharmacy to care for their families.
Pharmacy Law and Ethics
Using Chapter 3 of your Pharmacy Technician textbook, answer the questions below.
1. What are your state’s pharmacy technician requirements? (Hint: See this link: NABP)
State pharmacy law requires minimal qualifications for a class of individuals who are involved with
pharmacy practice.
2. Match the legislation with the regulations it enforces.
B.
Effective and safe
C.
Prescription and nonprescription drugs
A.
Drug schedules
D.
New drug application
6. The official DEA form that pharmacies use to document the destruction of controlled substances is
form
☒ DEA–222
☐ DEA–41
☐ DEA–106
☐ DEA–510
7. Patient counseling, as required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1990, should
include
A. Controlled Substances Act
C. Durham-Humphrey Act
D. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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☒ the name and description of the drug
☐ all possible side effects of the drug
☐ the name of the manufacturer
☐ the pharmacokinetics of the drug
8. Standards of behavior considered appropriate within a profession are called:
☒ etiquette
☐ ethics
☐ philosophy
☐ morals
9. Pharmacy practice regulation is primarily a function of the:
☒ DEA.
☐ federal government.
☐ state board of pharmacy.
☐ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10. The Pure Food and Drug Act was established in what year?