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1. Some states require ____ when filling certain prescriptions.

a. A PO Box
b. An email address
c. A street address
d. An informal address

2. Once a patient fills out a new patient profile form, a pharmacy technician can

a. Translate the information loosely, as they see fit.
b. Transfer the information to the prescribing physician for approval.
c. Transgress ethical boundaries without consequences.
d. Transcribe the written information into an electronic patient record.

3. By thoroughly reviewing a patient's profile, the pharmacy technician helps ensure patient

a. Compliance.
b. Health for a lifetime.
c. Safety.
d. Complaints are minimized.

4. Not entering a patient's allergy data into the computer system can have ____ consequences.

a. No
b. Lethal
c. Minimal
d. Acceptable

5. The phrases "No Known Allergies" and "No Known Drug Allergies" have different meanings, but can be interchanged without consequence.

a. True
b. False

6. A patient must provide a filled-out patient profile form to the pharmacy staff when establishing a patient record. Why shouldn't the patient save time and just orally communicate the information to the pharmacy staff member while standing at the counter?

7. Suppose that a patient has submitted an incomplete patient profile form. Think about what a pharmacy technician must do to get complete information - such as for allergies, medical conditions, or insurance - for the form. With a partner, role-play a scenario like this one in which one of you, as a technician, interviews the other, as patient, to complete a blank patient profile. form. Write down how you would approach a patient to ask for the incomplete information.