Question

question 50
a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is an example of a look-alike/sound-alike (lasa) drug pair that poses a significant patient safety risk?

• hydroxyzine and hydralazine
• lisinopril and lithium
• atorvastatin and amoxicillin
• metformin and metronidazole

question 51
a pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following federal laws requires pharmacies to offer counseling to medicaid patients receiving new prescription medications?

• the durham-humphrey amendment
• the kefauver-harris amendment
• the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1990 (obra

Explanation:

Analyze Question 50

This question asks to identify a look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) drug pair that poses a significant patient safety risk.

• Hydroxyzine (an antihistamine) and hydralazine (a vasodilator/antihypertensive) are highly notorious LASA drugs because their prefixes and suffixes are extremely similar, often leading to dispensing errors.
• The other options (Lisinopril/lithium, Atorvastatin/amoxicillin, Metformin/metronidazole) do not share the same high degree of visual and phonetic similarity.

Analyze Question 51

Using the OBRA-90 Regulations and Patient Counseling Requirements knowledge points
This question asks which federal law requires pharmacies to offer counseling to Medicaid patients receiving new prescription medications.

• The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90) mandated that pharmacists must offer counseling to Medicaid patients (and in practice, most states expanded this to all patients) regarding their medications.
• The Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 established the difference between prescription and OTC drugs.
• The Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962 required drugs to be proven safe and effective.

Answer:

Question 50

• (A) Hydroxyzine and hydralazine (Correct answer)
• (B) Lisinopril and lithium
• (C) Atorvastatin and amoxicillin
• (D) Metformin and metronidazole

Question 51

• (A) The Durham-Humphrey Amendment
• (B) The Kefauver-Harris Amendment
• (C) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90) (Correct answer)