Question

a patient arrives at the pharmacy to pick up their prescription. in addition to the patient’s name, which of the following patient information should the pharmacy technician obtain to ensure they are giving the prescription to the correct patient?
name before marriage
work phone number
prescribers name
date of birth

Explanation:

Date of birth is a unique identifier for patient - identification in a pharmacy setting. Name before marriage may not be unique or commonly used, work phone number is not as reliable for identification as it could be shared or not up - to - date, and prescriber's name is related to the prescription source, not patient identification.

Answer:

Date of birth