Pharmacy Tech Section 2A Outline

Front 1

What type of compounding has diminished due to the accessibility of a greater number of commercially available products.

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Extemporaneous compounding

Front 2

It may be necessary to alter standard adult strengths and dosage forms for which two populations

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the pediatric and geriatric populations

Front 3

Preparations of dermatological products when combinations of various medications commonly prescribed by dermatologists are not what?

Back 3

commercially available

Front 4

Weighing is measured by what means?

Back 4

a balance

Front 5

What class balance Has a sensitivity requirement of 6 mg

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Class A Prescription Balances

Front 6

How many mg of a substance will move the pointer of a Class A Prescription Balances

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6 mg

Front 7

What is the minimum weight a Class A Prescription Balances can weigh

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120 mg

Front 8

What is the maximum weight a Class A Prescription Balances can weigh

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120 g

Front 9

Bulk Balances are less accurate than?

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class A balances

Front 10

Large quantities of material are weighed on what balance

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a Bulk Balance

Front 11

What balance are sensitive to the tenth of a milligram

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Digital Balances

Front 12

What balance is primarily used in place of a Class A balances in pharmacies

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Digital Balances

Front 13

What are the 3 type of balances?

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Class A Balances, Bulk Balance, Digital Balances

Front 14

The weights are made from what material?

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brass

Front 15

Weights should never be touched by hand but rather manipulated with...

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tweezers

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Weights must be in what type of state?

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a clean state

Front 17

Weights may never be dropped or...

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dented

Front 18

How often must the weights be calibrated?

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Once a year

Front 19

What are the 3 types of mortars?

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Wedgwood Mortars, Glass Mortars, Porcelain Mortars

Front 20

What type of mortar has a rough surface making them well suited for grinding crystalline substances into fine powder

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Wedgwood Mortars

Front 21

What type of mortar is porous and will stain easily so it must be rinsed well after use

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Wedgwood Mortars

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What type of mortar is designed primarily for the user in preparing solutions and suspensions of liquid materials

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Glass Mortars

Front 23

What type of mortar cannot be used for the trituration of hard solids

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Glass Mortars

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What type of mortar has an external surface that is glazed and is less porous than Wedgwood

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Porcelain Mortars

Front 25

What type of mortar should be used for the combination of soft aggregates or crystals

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Porcelain Mortars

Front 26

What type of mortar is most commonly used for the blending of powders

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Porcelain Mortars

Front 27

Pestels are made from the same material as the...

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Mortars

Front 28

What is used to transfer solid ingredients from bottle to weighing pans

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Spatulas

Front 29

What are the two types of spatulas?

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Stainless Steel Spatulas and Hard Rubber or Plastic Spatulas

Front 30

What type of spatula can bend and conform to the inner curve of the mortar

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Stainless Steel Spatulas

Front 31

Weights must be in what type of state?

Back 31

a clean state

Front 32

Weights may never be dropped or...

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dented

Front 33

How often must the weights be calibrated?

Back 33

Once a year

Front 34

What are the 3 types of mortars?

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Wedgwood Mortars, Glass Mortars, Porcelain Mortars

Front 35

What type of mortar has a rough surface making them well suited for grinding crystalline substances into fine powder

Back 35

Wedgwood Mortars

Front 36

What type of mortar is porous and will stain easily so it must be rinsed well after use

Back 36

Wedgwood Mortars

Front 37

What type of mortar is designed primarily for the user in preparing solutions and suspensions of liquid materials

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Glass Mortars

Front 38

What type of mortar cannot be used for the trituration of hard solids

Back 38

Glass Mortars

Front 39

What type of mortar has an external surface that is glazed and is less porous than Wedgwood

Back 39

Porcelain Mortars

Front 40

What type of mortar should be used for the combination of soft aggregates or crystals

Back 40

Porcelain Mortars

Front 41

What type of mortar is most commonly used for the blending of powders

Back 41

Porcelain Mortars

Front 42

Pestels are made from the same material as the...

Back 42

Mortars

Front 43

What is used to transfer solid ingredients from bottle to weighing pans

Back 43

Spatulas

Front 44

What are the two types of spatulas?

Back 44

Stainless Steel Spatulas and Hard Rubber or Plastic Spatulas

Front 45

What type of spatula can bend and conform to the inner curve of the mortar

Back 45

Stainless Steel Spatulas

Front 46

What type of spatula is for the removal of caked ingredients from the mortar?

Back 46

Stainless Steel Spatulas

Front 47

What type of spatula is the preferred spatula for the majority of compounds?

Back 47

Stainless Steel Spatulas

Front 48

What type of spatula is used to compound ingredients that react with metal such as iodine or the mercuric salts?

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Hard Rubber or Plastic Spatulas

Front 49

You have to weigh on what type of counter?

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a level and firm counter

Front 50

A scale must be balanced when?

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each time it is moved or its location is changed

Front 51

Pointer should move an equal number of lines to the left and right what?

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of the center line

Front 52

Does the pointer have to be stationary at the center line for the scale to be properly balanced

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no

Front 53

Weighing papers on the left pan should be properly ... to properly insure no spillage when removing from the pan

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folded

Front 54

How must the paper be folded?

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from the lower left corner to upper right, and fold the paper again from the lower right corner to the upper left

Front 55

It should be balanced with weighing papers on what?

Back 55

both pans

Front 56

Neither the weights nor any substances should be placed on the pans while the beam is what?

Back 56

free to oscillate

Front 57

Desired weights should be placed on the... pan and the substance is on the... pan

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right, left

Front 58

When adding or removing substances from the balance, always make sure the lever is in the what position

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locked

Front 59

When is the lever turned to release the beam and the oscillations are observed

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after the addition or removal of a substance

Front 60

A balance must be cleaned after use and stored in an what type of area?

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in an area free of dampness, dust or corrosive vapors

Front 61

When mixing ingredients in a mortar, always place the drug with the... amount into the mortar first.

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smallest

Front 62

After you add the first ingredient to the mortar what do you add?

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add equal amounts of the remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly between additions

Front 63

What are the two types of Graduates?

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Conical Graduates, Cylindrical Graduates

Front 64

What tpye of graduate is this: As the diameter of the graduate increases its accuracy decreases but it is used because liquids may be stirred in them and they are easy to clean

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Conical Graduates

Front 65

Which graduate has the greater degree of accuracy?

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Cylindrical Graduates

Front 66

What type of liquid measuring device is not accurate enough for pharmaceutical measurements

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Beakers

Front 67

Avoid measurements of volumes below what percentage of the graduated total capacity

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20%

Front 68

Measurements should never be made in what portion of the graduate

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the unmarked portion

Front 69

For measurements below 20 ml it is often preferable to use what?

Back 69

a calibrated oral syringe

Front 70

Measurements should be made at eye level, reading the bottom of what?

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the meniscus

Front 71

Graduates are either marked ... or ...

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TD or TC

Front 72

Graduates are held at the bottom with what?

Back 72

thumb and finger

Front 73

Bottle is grasped with the right hand, label is against what?

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the palm of the hand to prevent soiling the label

Front 74

Where is the graduate raised when the liquid is poured?

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at eye level

Front 75

The liquid is poured until when?

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the bottom of the meniscus reaches the required mark

Front 76

• Many oral liquids, especially antibiotics, are pharmaceutically prepared and stored in what form because they are more stable.

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their powder forms

Front 77

The stability of the liquid is different than that of the powder, the new expiration date must be recalculated and indicated on where?

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the prescription label or an accompanying auxiliary label

Front 78

What are the 4 Techniques for Reconstitution of Nonsterile Oral Powders

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1. Measure the amount of “distilled water” or proper diluent as indicated on the manufacturer’s label.
2. Shake powder to loosen packed areas.
3. Add the required amount of diluent in divided portions as indicated on the label. Shake vigorously between additions.
4. If stock bottle, indicate date and time of reconstitution. Always indicate the new calculated expiration date on the product when dispensed and be sure to affix a “SHAKE WELL” auxiliary label if the product is a suspension.