Question

a pharmacy technician has just filled a prescription for penicillin vk. which of the following actions should the technician take before filling a prescription for lisinopril (zestril)?

don gloves before counting the second medication.
dispose of the tray and spatula.
replace the spatula with a stainless steel model.
clean the tray and spatula.

Explanation:

To prevent cross - contamination between different medications, it is important to clean the tray and spatula that were used for the first medication (penicillin VK) before using them for the second medication (lisinopril). Gloving is a general practice but not the most crucial action here. Disposing of the tray and spatula is wasteful and not necessary. Replacing the spatula with a stainless - steel model is not the standard preventive measure for this situation.

Answer:

Clean the tray and spatula.