PHARMACISTS’COUNCIL OF NIGERIA

NATIONAL PRE-CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS 2017/2018

SUBJECT: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PRACTICE (PPTP)
INSTRUCTION: READ ALL QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND ANSWER APPROPRIATELY
1. Academic pharmacy practice is involved 11. Which of the following regulatory
in the training of Pharmacists and bodies gives certification on the quality
Pharmacy Technicians. A) True. B) of general goods, other than drugs? A)
False. SON. B) NAFDAC. C) PCN. D)
2. In the pharmaceutical industry, quality NDLEA. E) CPC.
control is necessary to be carried out on 12. “NO SMOKING IN THE
raw materials as well as on finished PHARMACY” exemplifies good image
products. At what stage is this quality and self-discipline by the pharmacy
control carried out? A) After technician. A) True. B) False.
production. B) Before production. C) 13. The full meaning of CPC is A)
During production. D) All of the Candidates pharmacy council. B)
above. Consumer Pharmacy Council. C)
3. Counseling patients on drug usage, done Consumer Protection Council. D)
by a Pharmacist, can best be described Coordinating Pharmacy Council. E)
as _______ pharmacy function. A) Consumer Pharmacy Council.
Educational. B) Administrative. C) 14. The pharmacy technician does not have
Clinical. D) Management. E) a working relationship with other health
None of the above care givers. A) True. B) False.
4. The pharmacy technician, under the 15. The federal ministry of health
direct supervision of a Pharmacist, work superintends all health matters, both at
hand-in-hand to ensure that drugs are the national and state levels. A) True.
stored properly as specified by the B) False.
manufacturers. A) True. B) False. 16. The following are under 2nd schedule
5. In drug procurement, the following are poisons except A) Adhesives. B)
considered except __________ A) Ceramics. C) Explosives. D) Ergot.
Availability of cash. B) Prevailing E) Polishes.
disease condition in the area. C) Drug 17. Which professional body secures the
policy. D) Storage. E) Dispensing. establishment and maintenance of
6. In the disposal of poison book, the register of members of the Pharmacy
signature of the dispenser and the profession? A) PSN. B) State ministry
receiver is important. A) True. B) of Health. C) Federal ministry of
False health. D) PCN. E) NDLEA.
7. Issuing supplies from the pharmacy 18. Wearing protective overall is part of the
store, under the direct supervision of a safety precautions to be observed while
Pharmacist, is one of the roles working in the laboratory. A) True.
performed by a pharmacy technician. B) False.
A) True. B) False. 19. In order to gain patients’ confidence, the
8. The pharmacy technician plays a vital pharmacy technician must, at all times,
role in billing of patients’ prescriptions, give correct drug information to the
as well as in documentation. A) True. patients. A) True. B) False.
B0 False. 20. A pharmacy technician can function in
9. Maintaining the integrity of the the pharmaceutical manufacturing
pharmacy is a collective efforts of the industry. A) True. B) False
pharmacist and the pharmacy technician. 21. The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
A) True. B) False. was established in __________ A)
10. The skull and bones symbol on the 1927. B) 1925. C) 1937 D)
poison label is indicative of the risks 1948.
associated with the use of poisons. A) 22. A prescription-only-medicine, POM,
True. B) False. can be dispensed by a pharmacy

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 technician without the supervision of a Over the Counter. D) Overingthe
Pharmacist. A) True. B) False. Counter.
23. In becoming a certified Pharmacy 34. The following are examples of OTC
Technician, the candidate is assessed in drugs except ________ A)
all the following courses except Paracetamol. B) Ascorbic acid. C)
_______ A) Action and uses of Ibuprofen. D) Cefuroxime. E) None
medicines. B) Basic dispensing theory. of the above.
C) Anatomy and physiology. D) 35. Pharmacy technicians are allowed to
Indigenous language. E) Use of counsel a patient, even in the presence
English. of a Pharmacist. A) True. C) False.
24. In delivering quality health care, all 36. A pharmacy technician is expected to
health care providers work in assist the pharmacist in carrying out
collaboration to serve the patient. A) drug related functions, and any other
True. B) False. duty as deemed fit by the Pharmacist.
25. Which of the following drugs is A) True. B) False.
categorized under the D.D.A? A) 37. The following drugs are regarded as
Diclofenac. B) Ibuprofen. C) Indian poisons except ________ A)
hemp. D) Acetaminophen. E) None of Bromazepam. B) Diazepam. C)
the above. Pentazocine. D) Levofloxacin. E) All
26. The full meaning of D.D.A is _______ of the above.
A) Dangerous Drugs in Actions. B) 38. When dispensing poisons, the following
Dangerous Drugs Acts. C) Drug information are required to be
Delivery Atmosphere. D) Drugs and documented except _________ A)
Drugs Alone. E) None of the above. Name of the receiver. B) Name of the
27. The full meaning of PCN is ________. prescriber. C) Name of the dispenser.
A) Pharmacy Council of Nigeria. B) D) Name of the eye witness. E) All of
Pharmaceutical Company of Nigeria. the above.
C) Pharmacist Council of Nigeria. D) 39. Erring pharmacy technician, with
Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria. E) professional misconduct can be
None of the above. extensively disciplined by which
28. A pharmacy technician is an individual professional body? A) CPC. B)
who has been extensively trained to EFCC. C) ICPC. D) NPF. E) PCN.
independently dispense all kinds of 40. A pharmacy technician can
drugs, including poisons. A) True. B) independently set up and register a
False. pharmacy premise with his / her own
29. The generic name of a drug is also license as a pharmacy technician. A)
known as the non-proprietary name. A) True. B) False.
True. B) False. 41. The following are particulars to be kept
30. Which of the following professional if a substance included in Part 1 of the
bodies is responsible for the regulation 1st Schedule Poison is supplied A) The
of controlled drugs such as morphine? name and quantity of the poison
A) PSN. B) PCN. C) NDLEA. D) supplied B) The date on which the
FMH. poison was supplied C) The name and
31. A pharmacy technician can effectively address of the person to whom the
function in a community pharmacy. A) poison was supplied D) The name of
True. B) False. the person who supplied the poison E)
32. ____________ is the chief executive All of the above.
officer of the PCN. A) Registrar B) 42. An example of lead time would be the
Secretary-General. C) Provost D) 3days it takes for your order to get to the
Pro-Chancellor. regional warehouse. A). TRUE
33. The full meaning of OTC as it applies to B). FALSE
drug is _________ A) Over the 43. Opportunities in Pharmacy practice
Counting. B) Overall the Counter. C) may include the following EXCEPT;
A) Industrial Pharmacy B)

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 Administrative Pharmacy C) A) LFN 1992 B) LFN 1991 C) LFN
Hospital Pharmacy D) Pharmacy 1990 D) LFN 1993.
Academics E) Pharmacy 50. The Pharmacy Technician in carrying
Journalism F) All of the out his/her duties in as much as he/she is
above licensed and working under the
44. Hospital Pharmacy functions may supervision a Pharmacist is not bound
include all BUT one of the following; by any legal limitations.
A) Promotion of rational A). TRUE B). FALSE
prescribing and use of drugs B) 51. Name two categories of members of the
influence on drug selection and dosage Pharmacy profession recognized by
regimen C) issuing importation PCN A) Members and associate
license for drugs D) Monitoring members B) Pharmacists and
of patient’s compliance and therapeutic Pharmacy Technicians C) Pharmacists
response to drugs E) and Pharmacy Assistants D) Pharmacy
Assess and monitor patterns of drug Technicians and Pharmacist Assistants
usage and recommend changes where 52. Indicate the function that is one of the
necessary. general duties of Pharmacists Council of
45. The role of a Pharmacy Technician in Nigeria: Determination of the standards
the hospital may include BUT NOT of knowledge and skill for members of
A) Writing of receipts pharmacy profession. B) Secure the
B)Dispensing of establishment and maintenance of
prescription under the supervision of a register for members of the profession.
Pharmacist C) Answering of C) Issuance of practicing license. D)
telephones D) Writing of Reviewing and preparing a statement as
prescriptions E) Directing of patients to to the code of conduct desirable to
the Pharmacists for counseling. pharmacy profession. E) Regulation
46. Drug is defined as any substance of and conduct of the practice of the
vegetable, animal or mineral origin or profession. F) All of the above.
any preparation or admixture thereof, 53. Name two categories of members of
which is used for internal or external Pharmacy profession: A) Pharmacists
application to the human body in the and Pharmacy Technicians. C)
treatment of diseases A) True B) Members and Associate members. D)
False. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Attendants.
47. No person shall sell or delver any patent E) Pharmacy personnel and
or proprietary medicines or packed Pharmacologists.
goods unless he is either a selling 54. The goal of all healthcare personnel is to
dispenser/chemist or the holder of a see to the well-being of their patient
patent and proprietary medicines irrespective of their different functions
certificate A) True B) False. A) True. B) False.
48. The goals of National Drug Policy 55. All drugs can be advertised to the
include the following except A) To general public for patronage, treatment
improve the quality of healthcare or amelioration of diseases and ailments
through the rational use of drugs. B) To A) True. B) False.
issue license for the importation of 56. Pharmacy is not the art of prescribing,
drugs C) To improve on the preparation, compounding and
manufacturing of drugs locally. D) To dispensing of drugs A) True. B)
make available, at all times, in all False.
sectors of the healthcare system, 57. The disciplines in Pharmacy may
adequate supply of drugs that are include these except A)
effective, affordable, safe and of good Pharmacognosy B) Pharmacology
quality. C) Clinical pharmacy D) Deontology
49. Poisons regulations are covered under E) Pharmaceutics F) Pharmaceutical
the Poisons and Pharmacy Act Cap 535 chemistry.

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58. Good interpersonal communication 69. Inventory records should be maintained
skills are not so important when the for all products on the standard list. A)
Pharmacy Technician is relating with True. B) False.
the patient or other health workers A) 70. Complete physical inventory should be
True. B) False. taken at least : A) Twice a year. B)
59. One of these is not a drug under D.D.A Once a year. C) Three times a
A) Coca leaves. B) Raw opium. C) year. D) Four times a year. E) None
Prepared opium. D) Insulin E) Indian of the above.
hemp. 71. A non-proprietary name is also known
60. The Chief Executive Officer of the as generic name. A) True. B) False.
Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria (PCN) 72. FEFO policy is applicable when issuing
is called the A) Chairman supplies from the store. A) True. B)
B) Provost C) Registrar D) Vice False.
Chancellor. 73. NAFDAC means : A) National agency
61. In the performance of his/her duties as a for food and drug control. B) Nigerian
Pharmacy Technician, presenting good agency for food and drug administration
image and self-discipline is a “sine qua council. C) National agency for food
none” A) True. B) False. and drug administration and control.
62. A Pharmacy Technician is a person D) Nigerian agency for food and drug
trained to perform a variety of tasks administration and control. E) National
under the supervision of a licensed agency for food and drug administration
Pharmacist A) True. B) False. and council.
63. P.P.Ameans: A) Poisons and 74. Poisons register has to be kept in the
Pharmacists Acts. B) Poisons and patent medicine store A) True. B)
Pharmacy Act. C) Pharmacy and False.
Pharmaceutical Acts. D) Poisons and 75. Consumer protection council performs
Pharmaceutical Acts. E) Patent and the same functions as the
Proprietary Acts. Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria.
64. Dispensed-to-user data comes only from A) True. B) False.
SDPs. A) True. B) False. 76. Pharmacy technicians as a health worker
65. The career prospects of a pharmacy can unilaterally dispense poisons. A)
technician may include the following True. B) False.
except :A) Prescription writing B) 77. 1st schedule poisons are sub-divided into
Dispensing of prescriptions under the how many parts? A) 3 B) 6 C) 4 D)
supervision of a Pharmacist. C) 5 E) 2.
Answering of telephones. D) Directing 78. NAFDAC is to drugs as _____________
patients to the Pharmacist for is to general goods. A) CPC. B) PSN.
counselling. C) SON. D) PCN. E) NDLEA.
66. The broad functions of Pharmacists have 79. Pharmacists in the states are represented
the following except : A) Clinical in the governing council of PCN by
Pharmacy functions. B) Technical A) The commissioner for health. B)
functions. C) Empowerment functions. The Governor. C) State DPS. D)
D) Administrative functions None of the above. E) All of the above.
67. Adhesives and polishes are examples of 80. Pharmacy technicians, along with
poisons contained under A) 1 st schedule Pharmacists, make use of computers in
poisons B) 2nd schedule poisons. C) drug dispensing. A) True. B) False.
3rd schedule poisons. D) None of the 81. Pharmacy technicians helps in
above monitoring stock levels of drugs in the
68. Pharmacy technician as a health store to avoid stock-out. A) True. B)
professional is not duty-bound to False.
divulge the health records of his patient 82. Penalties for guilty offence against DDA
to a third party A) True. B) False are ___________ and _________ jail
terms A) #1M / 3 yrs. B) #2M / 5 yrs.

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 C) #2M / 10 yrs. D) #5M / 10 yrs. E) Gowon. C) Pharm. N.A.E Mohammed.
#3M / 5yrs. D) None of the above.
83. Narcotics, such as morphine, have 92. In contemporary dispensing practice,
beneficial medicinal properties as computers are used in dispensing of
analgesics. A) True. B) False drugs to patients or clients so as to
84. Pharmacists are ___________ on the facilitate quick service delivery. A)
action and uses of drugs, including their True. B) False.
chemistry, the formulation of medicine 93. Pharmacy has dichotomous definitions,
and the way in which drugs are used to both as a discipline and as a workplace.
manage various diseases. A) A) True. B) False.
Novice. B) Trainee. C) Experts. D) 94. One of the steps in drug procurement is
Illiterate. E) None of the above. selection, which is dependent on one of
85. Drug dispensing is a/an _____________ the following. A) Quantification. B)
function performed by the Pharmacists. Qualification. C) Eradication. D) All
A) Administrative. B) Clinical. C) of the above.
Technical. D) Educational. E) 95. Aside human drugs, Pharmacists have
Amateur. the knowledge in veterinary drugs, and
86. The poison register must be completed can dispense such. A) True. B) False.
before the poison is dispensed. A) 96. The new curriculum designed by the
True. B) False. PCN, in the training of Pharmacy
87. The PCN, NAFDAC, State ministries of Technicians is beneficial to the
Health, all work in collaboration in Pharmacy Technicians. A) True. B)
sanitizing the Pharmacy profession. A) False.
True. B) False. 97. As part of the roles of Pharmacy
88. Does the Pharmacy Technician play any Technicians, record keeping is key. A)
role in the maintenance of patient True. B) False.
medication? A) True. B) False. 98. Pharmacist, as a member of a health
89. As the Red Cross sign is for a medical team, contributes to the delivery of
facility, so is Rx symbol synonymous to effective, affordable, and quality health
__________. A) Pharm. Technician. delivery services. A) True. B) False.
B) Pharmacist. C) Pharmacy. D) 99. _________ is the president of the
None of the above. Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN.
90. A community pharmacist, as an A) Pharm. N.A.E Mohammed. B)
employer of labour, contributes to the Pharm. LoluOjo. C) Pharm. Onasanya
reduction of unemployment. A) True. Isaiah O. D) Pharm. I. Ahmed Yakasai.
B) False. 100. The Out-of-Stock syndrome in
91. The registrar of the Pharmacists Council most government hospitals can be
of Nigeria is _________ A) Pharm. ameliorated with the aid of DRF. A)
Ahmed I. Yakasai. B) Pharm. N.A.E True. B) False.

ANSWERS FOR THE TEST QUESTIONS

PRE-CERTIFICATION TEST
2017/2018.

1. A 10. A
2. D 11. A
3. C 12. A
4. A 13. C
5. E 14. B
6. A 15. B
7. A 16. D
8. A 17. D
9. A 18. A

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 19. A 60. C
20. A 61. A
21. A 62. A
22. B 63. B
23. D 64. A
24. A 65. A
25. C 66. C
26. B 67. B
27. D 68. B
28. B 69. A
29. A 70. A
30. C 71. A
31. A 72. A
32. A 73. C
33. C 74. B
34. D 75. B
35. C 76. B
36. A 77. D
37. D 78. C
38. D 79. C
39. E 80. A
40. B 81. A
41. E 82. C
42. A 83. A
43. B 84. C
44. F 85. C
45. C 86. A
46. D 87. A
47. A 88. A
48. A 89. C
49. B 90. A
50. B 91. C
51. B 92. A
52. F 93. A
53. A 94. A
54. A 95. A
55. B 96. A
56. B 97. A
57. D 98. A
58. A 99. D
59. D 100. A
PTP 4. The CPC as an agency of the federal
1 Improving the quality of healthcare through government is supervised by
the rational use of drugs is one of the goals a. Fed Ministry of Justice b. Fed Min of
a NAFDAC policy b. Min of Health policy Health c. Fed Min of Budget and Planning
c. National Drug Policy d. NDLEA policy d.
2. CPC is 5. One of these is not a role and function of
a. Constitutional Provisional Council b. pharmacy technicians in bulk store and
Consumer Protection Council c. Consumer maintaining records
Provisional Council d. Consumer Protection a. Monitoring stock levels of drugs in the store
Council b. Receiving and checking supplies purchased
3. NAFDAC is to drugs as ________ is to non- c. Role in compounding d. Issuing supplies
drugs and general goods purchased from the store
a. CPC b. PCN c. SON d. PSN

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6. At the federal level, which ministry a. LFN 1992 b. LFN 1991 c. LFN 1990
superintends over the PCN LFN 1993
a. Ministry of Science & Technology b. Min 16. The disciplines in pharmacy may include
of Economic Planning & Budget c. Min of these except
Justice d. Min of Health a. Pharmacognosy b. Pharmacology c.
7. The Chief Executive Officer/DG of NAFDAC Clinical pharmacy d. Deontology
is 17. One of these is not a drug under DDA
a. Prof Aboloma Anthony b. Prof Ishaq a. Coca leaves b. Raw opium c. Prepared
Oloyede c. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye d. opium d. Insulin
Prof Isaac Adewole 18. The Chief Executive Officer of the PCN is
8. The following are under 2 nd schedule poisons called the
except a. Chairman b. Provost c. Registrar d.
a. Adhesives b. Ceramics c. Explosives d. Director general
Ergot 19. PPA means
9. The full meaning of PCN is a. Poisons and Pharmacists Acts b. Poisons
a. Pharmacy Council of Nigeria b. and Pharmacy Act c. Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Company of Nigeria c. Pharmaceutical Acts d. Poison and
Pharmacist Council of Nigeria d. Pharmacists Pharmaceutical Acts
Council of Nigeria 20. The broad functions of pharmacists have the
10. Drugs, cosmetics, goods/products following except
seized/impounded from importers/traders by a. Clinical pharmacy function b. Technical
drug regulatory agencies are functions c. Empowering functions d.
a. re-circulated back into the system b. Sold to Administrative functions
recover some money c. Destroyed to prevent 21. Adhesives and Polishes are examples of
them getting back into circulation d. None of poisons contained under
the options a. 1st schedule poisons b. 2nd schedule
rd
11. The umbrella body of all pharmacists in poisons c. 3 schedule poisons d. None
Nigeria is the of the options
a. NAFDAC b. PCN c. PSN d. NDLEA 22. Complete physical inventory should be taken
12. Hospital pharmacy functions may include all at least
BUT one of the following a. Twice a year b. Once a year c. Three
a. Promotion of rational prescribing and use of times a year d. Four times a year
drugs b. Influence of drug selection and 23. NAFDAC means
dosage regimen c. Issuing importation a. National agency for food and drug control
license for drugs d. Monitoring of patient’s b. Nigerian agency for food and drug
compliance and therapeutic response to drugs administration council c. National agency for
13. The role of pharmacy technician in the food and drug administration and control d.
hospital may include but not Nigerian agency for food and drug
a. Writing receipts b. Dispensing of administration and control
prescription under the supervision of a 24. Pharmacists in the states are represented in
pharmacist c. Answering of telephones d. the governing council of PCN by
Writing of prescriptions a. The commissioner for health b. The
14. The goals of National Drug Policy include governor c. State DPS d. None of the
the following except options
a. To improve the quality of healthcare through 25. In the pharmaceutical industry, quality
the rational use of drugs b. To issue license control is necessary to be carried out on raw
for the importation of drugs c. To improve materials as well as on finished products except
on the manufacturing of drugs locally d. To a. After production b. Before production c.
make available at all times, in all sectors of the During production d. During consumption
healthcare system, adequate supply of drugs that 26. Pharmacists are _____________ on the
are effective, affordable, safe and of good action and uses of drugs, including their
quality chemistry, the formulation of medicine and the
15. This regulations are covered under Poisons way in which drugs are used to manage various
and Pharmacy Act Cap 353 diseases

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a. Novice b. Trainee c. Experts d. a. System software b. Application software
Illiterate c. Utility software d. Modem
27. Drug dispensing is a/an _______ function 38. The induction of successful pharmacy
performed by the pharmacists technician graduand involves
a. Administrative b. Clinical c. Technical a. Dancing and enjoyment b. Oath-taking
d. Educational and presentation certificates c. Writing
28. One of the steps in drug procurement is aptitude test d. Rehearsals for annual
selection, which is dependent on one of the general meeting
following 39. Poisons are enumerated in
a. Quantification b. Qualification c. a. The1st schedule of the poison and pharmacy
Eradication d. All of the options act b. The 2nd schedule of the poison and
29. Erring pharmacy technician with pharmacy act c. The 3 rd schedule of the poison
professional misconduct can be extensively and pharmacy act d. the 4 th schedule of the
disciplined by which professional body poison and pharmacy act
a. CPC b. EFCC c. PCN d. NPF 40. UDDS means
30. What are the logistics records we have a. unitary discovery drugs sign b. unit dosage
a. Bibliography, Pharmacopoeia and Dictionary drugs system c .unit-dose discovery sign d.
b. Stock keeping, Bin card and Transaction unit dose dispensing system
records c. Transaction, Consumption and 41. The dispensing information about
Stock keeping records d. Bin card, Ledger and Omeprazole is best gotten from
Stock book records a. Emdex b. BP c. BPC d. USP
31. When drugs are thermolabile, it means they 42. Common auxiliary labels placed on
are sensitive to medication containers include all except
a. Humidity b. Cold c. Heat d. a. Shake the bottle b. For external use only
Winter c. Take as directed by the physician d. For
32. The necessary data/format for stock keeping topical use only
record are 43. Which of the following is not necessary on
a. Bin card, Stock Card, Stores ledger, Inventory the label of a compounded product
Control Card b. Daily activity register, Tick a. Date of preparation b. Name of preparation
sheet c. Issue receipt voucher, Requisition and c. Pharmacist signature d. For topical use only
Receipt voucher d. All of the options 44. The type of mortar and pestle that is best
33. Documentation of drugs given to the patient used for grinding coarse granules to a fine
on daily record book is done by powder is/are a. Glass b. China c.
a .The prescriber b .The dispenser c. Porcelain d. All of the options
The cashier d. The recorder 45. K is also known as a. b. c.
34. Which of these is not recognized by PCN as Daily sales register d. All of the options
a cadre in the pharmacy profession? 46. Mr. Johnson’s Annual permit registration
a. Pharmacist b. Pharmacy technician c. was withdrawn by the PCN on account of
pharmaceutical technologist d. none of the professional negligence involving a patient
options a. This is a form of hatred and jealousy b.
35. The PCN recommended uniform for This is an example of professional indiscipline
pharmacy technicians in training is c. This is an example of professional discipline
a. Sky blue top with white trouser/skirt b. d. This is an example of rule of law
white top with sky blue collar + sky blue 47. Which of these is odd
trouser /skirt c. Milk top with red trouser/skirt a. Annual licence b. Tally card c. Ledger
+sky blue collar d. white top with sky blue d. Store receipt voucher
collar+red trouser/skirt 48. Which of the skills listed is the most
important aspect of preparing sterile products
36. Electronic mail is best used to a. aseptic technique b. Using 70% alcohol
a. send and receive messages over a network c. Working in a clean laboratory coat d. All of
b. send and receive messages via the internet the options
c. send and receive messages via radio wave 49. Which of these is odd
d. none of the options a. Medical officer b. Pharmacist c. Nurse
37. The operating system (OS) is d. Senator

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50. Pharm N.A.E. Mohammed is 65. Being aware of sound-alike and look-alike
a. The minister of health and human services drugs helps the dispensing process in
b. Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of a. Cost-effective dispensing b. Avoiding
Nigeria c. Registrar, Pharmacists Council of medication errors c. Dispensing potent drugs
Nigeria d. Minister of labour and productivity d. Economy of time
51. One of these is odd 66. Store in a cool place means
a. BP b. BNF c. BPC d. Dictionary a. 8OC – 15 OC b 2 OC – 8 OC c. 15 OC – 25
O
52. The pharmacy technicians role in hospital C d. -20 OC
practice include all except 67. The term prescription regimen means
a. Ensure cleanliness of the environment b. a. Prescribed medication for one course of
Help in extemporaneous compounding c. Help therapy b. One dose of the drug c. One week
in dispensing controlled drugs d. supply of medication d. One day supply of
53 A b. Assist in documentation c. medication
Packaging and labeling of dispensed medication 68. Correct volume of a liquid in a measuring
d. Interpretation of medical laboratory science cylinder is read at eye level to
result a. Get near accurate dose b. Prevent parallax
54. After undergoing training for three (3) years error c. Prevent adherence of liquid to d.
in a college/school of health technology 69. When issuing stock, which of the following
accredited by the PCN, the final examination is helps minimize wastages
called a. Following the order of request b. Following
a. PT examination b. NPCE c. PEP d. the size of the organization that consumes most
All of the options d. Following the FEFO policy d. Insisting on
55. In the dispensing of a prescription, it is payment before issue
certified by 70. Practice setting for a pharmacy technician
a. Medical doctor b. Pharmacist c. Pharmacy includes all these except
technician d. Midwife a. Hospital practice b. Community practice
56. Which of these is schedule drug c. Industrial practice d. Judiciary
a. Diclofenac 50mg b. Printers ink c. 71. Sutures and ligatures includes all of these
Riboflavine d. Chloroform except
a. Chromic 2/0 b. Nylon 2 c. Silk 2 d.
58. One of the most important aspects of Forceps
keeping stocks in dates is 72. All are glass wares except
a. Sending back expiry drugs b. Throwing a. Beaker b. Conical flask c. Measuring
away drugs that are closed to expiry c. cylinder d. liquid mixer
Rotating stock d. None of the options 73. Apothecary means
59. Good label contains all these except a. Pharmacist b. Pharmacy c. Doctor d.
a. name of the pharmacy b. Address of the Nurse
pharmacy c. Medication profile of the patient 74. Taking new prescriptions and entering them
d. Expiration date in the computer are tasks a _____ can do
62. Patient medical profile contains all these a. Pharmacist b. Pharmacy technician c.
except Pharmacy clerk d. Pharmacy attendant
a. Drug history b. Name, age, sex c. 75. The five (5) categories of controlled
Allergies and idiosyncrasies d. Favourite substances are scheduled based on
hobbies a. Cost b. Strength c. Conditions that they
63. A Pharmacy Technician does all these when treat d. Potential for abuse
dispensing a prescription except 76. All are functions of a pharmacist except
a. Calculating and measuring medications b. a. Dispenses poisons and controlled drugs b.
Facilitating patients confidentiality c. Certification of prescriptions before being
Dispensing controlled drugs d. Labelling drug dispensed by a pharmacy technician c. confers
products correctly with registered _______ about best treatment for
64. Consumption of cannabis sativa is controlled _______ d. Counselling patients on
by 77. Identify the wrong statement
a. NAFDAC b. PCN c. NDLEA d. a. A pharmacist manufactures, dispenses and
FMOH compound drugs b. A pharmacy technician

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manufactures, dispenses and compound drugs ceremony c. The FMOH will invite all to a
c. Pharmacy technicians are trained by dinner d. The PSN will invite all to a lunch
pharmacists d. The PCN registers both 87. A pharmacy technician working in a bulk
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians store does the following except
78. The legal instrument that allows a pharmacy a. Monitors stock level of drugs b. Receives
technician to practice in a particular year is and checks supplies c. Issues supplies d.
called Ensures other satellite stores are well stock
a. Hackney permit b. Annual licence c. 88. One of the most important aspects of
Annual permission d. Annual permit keeping stock in date is
79. All are technical repetitive functions of a a. Throwing away drugs that are close to
pharmacy technician except expiring b. Sending back expired drugs c.
a. Pre-packaging of drugs b. Cleaning and Rotating stock to comply with FEFO d.
washing of dispensing equipment c. Taking near to expire drugs to the medical
Measuring and pouring liquid medication into officer
dispensing bottles d. Validation of 89. Ancient man’s empirical knowledge were
prescription useful in all these except
80. Identify which is not a function of PCN a. Use of liquorice roots as cough remedy by
a. Setting up of standards of training for both Babylonians b. Use of Rhubarb roots as
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians b. purgative by the Chinese c. Dried blue berries
Maintains a register for both pharmacists and as antidiarrheal in central Europe d. Use of
pharmacy technicians c. Maintains a register Omeprazole in management of peptic ulcer
of pharmacists only d. Registers diseases
pharmaceutical premises 90. National Pre-Certification Examination
81. The composition of the governing council of (NPCE) for pharmacy technicians leading to the
NAFDAC includes all these except award of Certified Pharmacy Technician
a. Chairman appointed by the president and Certificate commenced in the year
Commander-in-Chief b. Chairman PCN c. a. 2015 b. 2017 c. 2006 d. 2010
Chairman NIPRD d. Chairman MDCN 91. Drug could also mean
82. SON means a. Pharmakon b. Phamakon c.
a. Standard operating nomenclature b. Farmacon d. Pharmacon
Standard organization of Neither land c. 92. A pharmacy technician relationship with
Substandard organ means d. Standard other health workers should be
organization of Nigeria a. Cordial, polite and professional b.
83. Hospital Management Board in the states Distrust and infighting c. To run down the
usually organization d. To engage in dishonest
a. Make policies for the running of state hospital dealing
b`1a. Implements policies for running of state 93. NAFDAC’s mandate include all except
hospitals c. Implements federal government a. Inspecting premises where drugs are
policies d. Implements local government manufactured b. Giving import
policies authorization to prospective importers of drugs,
84. Reasons for failure of DRF includes all processed foods and cosmetics c. Inspection
except of hospitals and clinics to conform with patient
a. Under estimation of seed capital b. Losses traffic d. Inspection of premises where
due to theft and cash c. Delays in cash flow processed foods, fruit juices and package water
d. Prices below replacement cost are to be produced/manufactured
85. Records kept when operating DRF includes 94. The basic operations performed by a
all these except computer
a. Cash receipt b. Bank teller c. SIV/SRVs a. Anathematic operation b. Logical
d. Debtors register operation c. Storage and relation d. All of
86. Upon successful graduation as a certified the options
pharmacy technician 95. The two kinds of main memory are
a. The PCN will induct all at a formal ceremony a. Primary and secondary b. Random and
b. The SMOH will present certificate at a formal sequential c. ROM and RAM d. All of the
options

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96. The brain of any computer system is problem with usability of the system d. The
a. ALU b. Memory c. CPU d. production is time-consuming
Control unit 99. The keyboard is a device used to_____ data
97. Hospital management software is an to the computer
example of a a. Input b. CPU c. Output d. Memory
a. General purpose application b. Special 100. In a community pharmacy setting, the
purpose application c. Hospital application following are a pharmacy technician duties
d. Pharmacy application software except
98. Which of the following is an advantage of a. Extemporaneous compounding b.
developing software in-house Generation of prescription c. Clearing and
a. The company has control over software general sanitation d. Dispensing of
improvement b. The software is difficult to prescription
update to never technology c. There is

PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PRACTICE

1. A pharmacy technician has the 9. Which of the following drugs should not
potentials of working in the following be in the custody of a pharmacy
except: (a) Military (b) Hospitals (c) technician? (a) OTC drugs (b) Drugs in
Prisons (d) As a Pharmacist (e) poison cupboards (c) Multivitamins (d)
Community pharmacy Paracetamol infusion (e) None of the
2. Which of the following overseas the above
training, educating and practice of 10. Which of the following is permitted by
pharmacy technician? (a) NAFDAC (b) the law? (a) Sales of expired drugs (b)
PSN (c) PCN (d) NDLEA (e) Pharmacy Storage of unregistered products (c)
technician Head of department Smuggling of substandard drugs into the
3. What is the full meaning of P.C.N.? (a) country (d) Ensuring patients get
Pharmacists Council (b) Pharmacy NAFDAC registered products (e) None
council of Nigeria (c) Pharmacist Board of the above
(d) Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (e) 11. Which of the following are not
Pharmacists Community of Nigeria examples of abuse illicit drugs? (a)
4. Every role of the pharmacy technician Indian Hemp (b) Cocaine (c) Opium
must be supervised by (a) A pharmacy leaves (d) Heroine (e) Sodium
Technician (b) HOD Pharmacy (c) A Bicarbonate suspension
licensed Pharmacist (d) Doctor (e) None 12. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
of the above who are involved in illegal practices are
5. Which drug below is not a Prescription- subject to which of these? (a) Discipline
only medication? (a)Multivitamin from the council (b) Deregistered by the
Capsules (b) Insulin (c) Warfarin (d) council (c) All of the above (d) Continue
Hydralazine (e) Codeine their practice without council
6. The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria’s intervention (e) None of the above
administration is headed by one of 13. Pharmacy Technician pay an annual fee
these: (a) The Registrar (b) The to the council for: (a) Indexing (b)
President (c) The Chairman (d) The National Examination (c) Retention of
Director-general (e) Health Minister name in the register (d) Annual Licence
7. Who heads The Pharmaceutical Society (e) None of the above
of Nigeris? (a) The Chairman (b) The 14. What is the full meaning of the acronym
President (c) The Registrar (d) Health P.S.N? (a) Pharmacists Society of
Minister (e) None of the above Nigeria (b) Pharmacy Societal Council
8. Which of the following Agencies have a of Nigeria (c) Pharmaceutical Society of
direct effect on pharmacy practice? (a) Nigeria (d) Pharmacists Council of
NDLEA (b) NAFDAC (c) Consumer’s Nigeria (e) Pharmacy School of Nigeria
protection Council (d) UNICEF (e) 15. Which of these is a role function of the
None of the above P.S.N.? (a) To maintain professional
ethics among pharmacy practitioners (b)

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 To guard the interest of pharmacy (c) To NDLEA (c) FMOH (d) All of the above
support any organization to further (e) None of the above
sciences and pharmacy (d) All of the 23. Consumer’s Protection Council (C.P.C.)
above (e) None of the above is involved in the following except: (a)
16. Is a pharmacy technician allowed to Training and education of Pharmacy
dispense poisons? (a) Yes, he is (b) No, staff (b) Provide speedy redress of
he isn’t (c) Yes, Sometimes (d) Yes, consumers complaint (c) Protect
when the pharmacist is not available (e) consumers (d) Cause offenders to
None of the above replace products and compensate
17. Consumer’s protection Council have consumers (e) Seek ways to eliminate
been established to ensure one of the hazardous products and services
following: 24. Pharmacists who work in community
(a) Protection of customers rights from premises have the following roles except
injustices in the market place (b) (a) Health education (b) Respond to
Consumption of goods (c) Consumable symptoms of minor ailments of clients
goods and services are imported (d) (d) Compounding (e) All of the above
Drugs are not consumed because of side (f) Treating livestock
effects (e) Protect the consumer from 25. To achieve proper inventory control, the
over use of the consumables pharmacy technician must be actively
involved in all but one: (a)
18. Which of these is not true about the use Documentation and checking of drugs
of computer in dispensing: (a) Saves on shelves (b) Monitor nurses and
time (b) Is an old traditional practice (c) doctors (c) Computer records and up to
Makes documentation easier (d) date knowledge (d) Report illegality
Requires training (e) Ensures immediately to pharmacist
accountability (e)Filling the tally cards immediately
19. Pharmacists or pharmacy technicians after issuing of drugs
who have been trained abroad can only 26. The pharmacy technician must maintain
practice in Nigeria once they: (a)Present a cordial relationship with other health
their certificate and Passed the worker. This he would achieve by: (a)
prescribed examination by the PCN (b) Mutual Respect (b) Respect others’
Present their certificate and license to opinions (c) Channeling grievances in a
practice in the country they were trained Harsh manner (d) All of the above (e)
(c) Have Nigerian immigration permit None of the above
(d)All of the above (d) None of the 27. The Pharmacy technician is not allowed
above to: (a) Counsel patients (b) Treat
20. Which of the following is not currently patients (c) Receive and dispense oral
being trained in Nigeria by the PCN? (a) prescriptions (d) All of the above (e)
Pharmacy Technicians (b) Pharmacists Compound
(c) Pharmacy technicians and 28. To be a certified pharmacy technician,
pharmacists (d) Doctor of Pharmacy which of the following is required? (a)
graduates (e) Pharmacy assistants Indexing (b) National Pre-certification
21. In the current PCN training programs, Exams (c) Admission into
what are the prospects of Pharmacy colleges/schools of health (d) All of the
technicians? above (e) None of the above
(a) Further education in the universities 29. Which of the following courses is not
(b) Be retrained into Pharmacy absolutely necessary in pharmacy
assistants (c) Become sales boys and technician training? (a) Technical
girls (d) All of the above (e) None of the drawing (b) Chemistry (c) Anatomy (d)
above Dispensing (e) Mathematics
22. Which of the following parastatal does 30. The aim of teaching Principle of
not collaborate with other countries to Pharmacy technician practice is to: (a)
meet its objectives (a) NAFDAC (b) Produce well behave candidates who
work within their jurisdiction (b) To

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 yield candidates who treat patients with NAFDAC (b) NDLEA (c) Federal
drugs (c) To give rise to professionals Government of Nigeria (d) None of the
who spearheads specialize drug above (e) b and c only
treatment (d) None of the above (e) 41. Where was the first pharmacy premises
None of the above located in Nigeria? (a) Kano (b) Onitsha
31. Every role of the pharmacy technician (c) Lagos (d) Jos (e) Gombe
must be supervised by(a) A pharmacy 42. The union operated by dispensers in
Technician (b) HOD Pharmacy (c) A early history of pharmacy practice in
licensed Pharmacist (d) None of the Nigeria does not include one of the
above (e) Provost following: (a) Association of dispensers
32. Which of the following is not example (b) PCN (c) NUP (d) All of the above
of abuse illicit drug? (a) Indian Hemp (e) a & c only
(b) Cocaine (c) Opium leaves (d) 43. Which of the following aspects of drug
Heroine (e) Antacid does NAFDAC regulate? (a)
33. To ensure success in patient Importation (b) Exportation
management in hospital, all health care (c) Advertisement (d) All of the above
providers must: (a) Collaborate (b) (e) None of the above
Participate (c) Be responsible for their 44. Pharmacy practice settings are subject to
actions (d) All of the above (e) None of supervision by which of the following in
the above matters of unwholesome products? (a)
34. What area in the Country is the National NAFDAC (b) NDLEA (c) Federal
office of the Pharmacists Council of Government of Nigeria (d) None of the
Nigeria located? (a) Lagos (b) Abuja (c) above (e) All of the above
Kaduna (d) Kano (e) Ikeja 45. Where was the first pharmacy premises
35. The union operated by dispensers in located in Nigeria? (a) Kano (b) Onitsha
early history of pharmacy practice in (c) Lagos (d) Jos (e) Kaduna
Nigeria does not include one of the 46. Which of the following is not the role of
following: (a) Association of dispensers the pharmacist? (a) Diagnosis (b)
(b) PCN (c) NUP (d) a & c only (e) PSN Research (c) Public education (d)
36. Which of the following aspects of drug Compounding (e) All of the above
does NAFDAC regulate? (a) 47. The pharmacy technician is allowed to
Importation (b) Exportation perform which of the following: (a)
(c) Advertisement (d) All of the above Supervise his fellows
(e) a and c only (b) Performs pharmacy-related functions
37. Pharmacy practice settings are subject to (c) Oversee other Pharmacy technician’s
supervision by which of the following in tasks (d) All of the above (e) None of
matters of unwholesome products? (a) the above
NAFDAC (b) NDLEA (c) Federal 48. Which government parastatal is
Government of Nigeria (d) All of the responsible for the formulation and
above (e) None of the above implementation of national health
38. The union operated by dispensers in policy? (a) PCN (b) Federal
early history of pharmacy practice in Government (c) Federal Ministry of
Nigeria does not include one of the Health (d) W.H.O.
following: (a) Association of dispensers (e) Ministry of Health policy
(b) PCN (c) NUP (d) a & c only 49. The first dispensers to have been trained
(e) All of the above by the European in pharmacy history in
39. Which of the following aspects of drug Nigeria were meant to work in which of
does NAFDAC regulate? (a) the following: (a) Government hospital
Importation (b) Exportation (c) (b) Private sectors (c) Abroad (d) None
Advertisement (d) All of the above (e) of the above (e) b and c only
None of the above 50. In terms of National health disaster such
40. Pharmacy practice settings are subject to as Ebola, which government parastatal
supervision by which of the following in coordinates delivery of health services?
matters of unwholesome products? (a)

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 (a) NEMA (b) FMOH (c) NAFDAC (d) one of the following: (a) Calculations
PCN (e) FERMA (b) Exercise (c) Theory (d) None of the
51. Which of this is not a good quality of a above (e) All of the above
pharmacy technician? (a) Good 61. Which of these is the importance of
communication skills documents generated and stored in
(b) Ability to control self in the mist of hospitals? (a) Litigation purposes (b)
provocation (c) Dislike people (d) Ensure continuity of treatment (c)
Ability to listen well Publicity (d) Research (e) All of the
(e) c and d above
52. The following type of foods are not fit 62. Confidentiality is enhanced by any of
to be registered for use in Nigeria these except: (a) Sharing information
except? (a) Counterfeit (b) with fellow provider for purpose of
Unadulterated (c) Unwholesome (d) helping patient (b) Health provider
Fake (e) all of the above shares patients’ health details with
53. The first informal training of pharmacy his/her own family (c) Disagree to share
in Nigeria was at which location? (a) sensitive details with others outside the
Ogun (b) Lagos (c) Zaria (d) All of the pharmacy unit (d) None of the above (e)
above (e) None of the above All of the above
54. The formal training of Pharmacy in 63. For a layman to understand drugs have
Nigeria was at which location? (a) Ogun been supervised before importation into
(b) Lagos (c) Zaria (d) Abuja (e) All of the country, what identity is common?
the above (a) Good packaging (b) Batch number
55. The main focus in hospitals, without (c) Expiration dates (d) all of the above
whom health providers would not render (e) NAFDAC number
services is? (a) Patient (b) Consultant (c) 64. Which of the following are not under the
Medical Director (d) Chief Medical control of State’s Hospital Management
Director (e) Pharmacist boards? (a) General Hospitals (b)
56. Which of these does not require Cottage hospitals (c) All of the above
registration by the Pharmacists Council (d) Primary Health care facility (e)
of Nigeria? (a) Pharmacist (b) Pharmacy Federal Medical Centres
Premises (c) Pharmacy Technician (d) 65. Which of the following is not advised
Medical Laboratory (e) All of the above for any health worker? (a) Neatness (b)
57. Which of the following statements is Wearing excessive make-up and
correct? (a) All poisons are drugs but jewelries at work (c) Punctuality (d)
not all drugs are poisons (b) All drugs Non-judgmental (e) All of the above
are Poisons but not all poisons are drug 66. Pharmacy was introduced into Nigeria
(c) All drugs must be swallowed or by a/an ___________ (a) European (b)
injected (d) Drugs are meant to harm German (c) Nigerian (d) Jew (e)
patients (e) All drugs are use for American
diagnosis 67. A pharmacist is a professional in one of
58. Ideal prescription should be written on: these: (a) Drug manufacture (b) Proper
(a) Prescription Sheet (b) Medication drug use (c) Drugs side effects and
order adverse effects (d) Surgery (e)
(c) Patient Medication Record (d) All of Pharmacotherapy
the above (e) None of the above 68. What is the full meaning of the acronym
59. For a prescription to be valid, which of N.A.F.D.A.C? (a) Nigerian agency for
the following may not be necessarily drug and control
confirmed: (a) Patient’s details (b) (b) National agency for food and drug
Prescribers details (c) Date and administration and control (c) National
correctness of the prescription agency for food, drug administration
(d) Correctness of dosage form (e) and control (d) National agency for food
Patient’s relative details and drug emergency services (e) Nigeria
60. One distinguishing quality of pharmacy agency for food and drug administration
technicians is that they must be good in and control

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69. The state’s Hospital Management Board computers in dispensing (d) Receive
is responsible for one of these: (a) supplies (e) Compounding
Source equipment for secondary health 78. Which function of the pharmacy
care facility in the state (b) Maintain the technician supports proper inventory
equipment for secondary health care control? (a) Stock taking (b)
facility (c) Monitor, train and discipline Compounding (c) Dispensing (d) All of
personnel within its jurisdiction (d) All the above (e) None of the above
of the above (e) None of the above 79. Which of the following is not a function
70. Which of the following agencies of federal ministry of health? (a)
supervises pharmacy premises in cases Develop National health policy (b)
illegal sales of psychotropic substances? Implement national health policy (c)
(a) NDLEA (b) NAFDAC (c) SON (d) Training of personnel (d) Establish
PCN (e) All of the above hospital management board (e) None of
71. What is the full meaning of N.D.L.E.A? the above
(a) National drug enforcement agency 80. Which of the following best describes
(b) Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement (c) the role of the PCN? (a) Ensure ordinary
National drugs law enforcement means of transport is used for transport
agency(d) National drug and other of illicit drug (b)Regulate, control
psychotropic substances enforcement pharmacy education, training and
agency (e) Nigeria drugs law practice in all aspect (c) To undertake
enforcement agency registration of food, drugs, cosmetics
72. Which role of a Pharmacy technician is and bottled water (d) None of the above
fit for bulk stores? (a) Dispensing (b) (e) All of the above
Counseling 81. Which of the following are not directly
(c) Checking, receiving and issuing under the custody of the federal ministry
supplies (d) All of the above (e) None of of health? (a) All teaching Hospitals (b)
the above All professional boards (c) National
73. Pharmacy laws empowers which of program on Immunization
these to supervise pharmacy practice (d) State Ministry of Health (e) State’s
facilities: (a) PCN specialist hospitals
(b) NAFDAC (c) NDLEA (d) All of the 82. For a pharmacy technician to have a
above (e) None of the above good working relationship with the
74. NDLEA always aims at: (a) Eradicating pharmacist, he/she should not: (a) Be
illicit drug abuse (b) Ensuring proper respectful (b) Be obedient (c) Do task
use of OTC drug (c) Stop legal use of assigned (d) Resolve problems through
narcotics (d) All of the above (e) None proper channels (e) All of the above
of the above 83. Pharmacy is described as any of the
75. Which of the following best explains following except:(a) Art and sciences of
good pharmacy technician? (a) preparation, dispensing and utilization
Haircut/hairdo unfamiliar to people’s of drugs (b) A place where medication
culture (b) Indecent dressing styles (c) are stored, dispensed and sold
Smoking and gum chewing when (c)A professional who practices drugs
attending to patients (d) a and c only (e) (d) A profession which links health
None of the above sciences and chemical sciences (e) All
76. For a pharmacy technician to perform of the above
efficiently, he must: (a) Be able to 84. Which of the following drugs are unfit
Communicate well (b) Easily get twisted for consumption? (a) Unwholesome (b)
over simple issues (c) Be trusted with Adulterated (c) unsafe (d) All of the
confidential information (d) Be tidy, above (e) None of the above
orderly and neat (e) Be care free 85. Who is oversees the Federal Ministry of
77. A pharmacy technician is allowed to Health? (a) Commissioner of health (b)
perform the following except: (a) Minister of Health (c) Pharmacist (d)
Counseling (b) Issue supplies (c) use Medical Practitioner (e) None of the
above

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 86. Who oversees the State’s Ministry of (a) Poison (b) Drug (c) Mixture (d)
Health? (a) Commissioner of health (b) Liniment (e) Paste
Minister of Health (c) Pharmacist (d) 95. Which of the following is not an Over-
Medical Practitioner (e) Director of the-Counter drug? (a) Paracetamol (b)
Hospital services Vitamin C (c) Strepsils (d) Insulin (e)
87. In every state, the Directorate of Ibuprofen
pharmaceutical services is headed by: 96. Which of these drugs are dispensed only
(a) Director Hospital services (b) by licensed pharmacists to patients with
Medical Director (c) Director of Health prescription from a licensed medical
Services (d) Director of Hospital practitioner? (a) Codeine Cough syrups
Services (e) Director of Pharmaceutical (b) Paracetamol (c) Yeast tablets (d)
services Lozenges (e) Multivitamin syrup
88. Before disciplinary action is taken on 97. What is the full meaning of the acronym
any pharmacist or pharmacy technician, S.O.N? (a) Society of Nigerian
which of the following is not often Technicians (b) Standard Observatory
exercise? (a) Investigation (b) Fair Network (c) Standard Organization of
hearing (c) National examination Nigeria (d) All of the above (e) None of
(d) Formal invitation by disciplinary the above
committee (e) All of the above 98. What is the role of S.O.N? (a) Develop,
89. Which of the following should enforce guidelines on quality of
Pharmacy technicians be involved in? products in commerce and industries (b)
(a) Consultation (b) Counseling (c) Issue NAFDAC numbers to products of
Compounding (d) All of the above (e) good quality (c) Develop training
None of the above manual for Pharmacy technician
90. Which of the following States have students (d) All of the above (e) None of
dense population of pharmacy premises? the above
(a) Lagos (b) Kano (c) Gombe (d) a & b 99. Whenever a pharmacy technician sees
only (e) None of the above people involved in drug trafficking,
91. When was the first pharmacy which of these agencies should he report
established in Nigeria? (a) 1997 (b) to? (a) N.A.F.D.A.C. (b) N.D.L.E.A. (c)
1897 (c) 1887 (d) 1889 (e) 1777 S.O.N. (d) None of the above
92. If any patient is not satisfied with the 100. Which of the following is the
product or services rendered by a role of a licensed pharmacist in relations
pharmacy technician, where can this be to a pharmacy technician? (a) Supervise
report to? (a) NAFDAC (b) CPC (c) All all Pharmacy technician’s activities (b)
of the above (d) None of the above Assigning tasks (c) Delegate tasks
(e) PSN where the law allows (d) All of the
93. A pharmacy technician is expected to following
respect patients: (a) Opinion (b) Choices Which of the following products are under the
(c) Culture control of NAFDAC in Nigeria?
(d) All of the above (e) None of the (a) Drugs (b) Cosmetics (c) Bottled water (d) All
above of the above
94. Any substance that produces a harmful
effect to the human body is termed as:

COURSE: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACY TECHNICIANS PRACTICE

Instruction: Answer all the Questions. Circle the correct option Time: 1 Hour 45 mins

1. The technique of preparing and 2. Which area of Pharmacy deals with the
dispensing drugs is known as: a. study of drugs of plant origin?
Pharmaceutical Technology b. a. Pharmaceutical Chemistry b.
Pharmacy Technician c. Pharmacy Pharmaceutics c. Pharmacognosy
d. Pharmacology d. Pharmaceutical Microbiology

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3. A Pharmacy Technician can perform all 10. Which of the following is not a job skill
except one of the following roles: requirement of pharmacy technicians?
a. Stocking and storage of drugs b. a. Customer Service Skills b.
Providing drug information c. Attention to Detail c. Organization
Drug prescribing d. Aggressiveness
d. Compounding and labelling of 11. Pharmacy technicians need good traits,
drugs which of this is not required:-
4. Which drug regulatory agency was a. Self- serving b. Integrity c.
established by Decree 91 of 1992? Honesty d. Loyalty
12. A successful Pharmacy Technician
a. National agency for Food, Drug must possess all these except:-
Administration and Control b. a. Right attitude b. Enthusiasm c.
Pharmacists Council of Nigeria c. Unethical conduct d. Good focus
National Drug Law Enforcement 13. Apart from being relationship oriented,
Agency d. States Committee on Fake a Pharmacy Technician must be all
and Counterfeit Drugs. except being:
5. National Drug Law Enforcement a. Emotionally incompetent b. Hard
Agency was established by: a. Decree working c. Friendly
53 of 1994 d. Intelligent
b. Decree 91 of 1990 c. Decree 48 of 14. The following except one are the
1989 d. Decree 48 of 1988 strategies of NDLEA:
6. Pharmacy technicians perform the a. Investigation b. Drug-Demand-
following roles in health care settings Reduction c. Training, Research,
except: and Development
a. Taking medication histories and d. Assets-building
performing reconciliations. b. Managing 15. The Secretary to the Pharmacists’
inventory Council of Nigeria is the
c. Patient discipline d. Quality a. Registrar b. Provost c.
control Marshal d. Chief Executive
7. One of the following is NAFDAC 16. The mandate of Standard Organisation
statutory function of Nigeria includes
a. Ensuring compliance to standard b. a. preparation of Standards relating
Investigating into Production houses products, measurements, materials,
c. Compiling standard specification for processes and services amongst
production, importation etc others
d. Registration and licensing of b. promotion at National, Regional
personnel and International levels;
8. NAFDAC was established to certification of products
checkmate c. assistance in the production of low
a. illicit and counterfeit products b. quality goods and services;
create opportunities for health workers d. improvement of measurement
c. war against local manufacturers accuracies and circulation of
d. limit local production information relating to standards
9. The National Drug Law Enforcement 17. SON's primary responsibility is to
Agency (NDLEA) is a Federal agency. ensure that locally manufactured
Which of these is not their duty? products
a. charged with eliminating the growing a. conform to standard b. are
of hard drugs b. eliminating the available c. are accessible
processing and manufacturing of hard d. are affordable
drugs c. selling, exporting, and 18. Procurement, Drug Selection,
trafficking of hard drugs Purchasing Authority, Responsibility,
d. prosecuting sentencing and jailing and Control
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 a. are solely the duty of the a. Links health sciences with the
Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician biological sciences b. Links health
b. must follow due process sciences with the chemical sciences
c. is the duty of both the Chief c. Links health sciences with
Medical Doctor and Head of the physical sciences d. Links health
Pharmacy department sciences with the technical sciences
d. is the duty of Procurement officer 28. After graduation, a Pharmacy
19. Medication Distribution (Unit Dose Technician is expected to be registered
System) is the responsibility of and licensed by: a. National agency for
a. Pharmacist/Pharm. Technicians Food, Drug Administration and Control
and Nurses b. Pharmacist b. Pharmacists Council of Nigeria
and Nurses c. National Drug Law
c.Doctors and Nurses d. Pharmacy Enforcement Agency d. States
and Therapeutic committee Committee on Fake and Counterfeit
20. Medication orders should be written Drugs.
legibly in ink and should include all but 29. Which Government Agency has the
one of the following: mandate to appoint pharmaceutical
a. Patient’s social economic status inspectors to ensure the enforcement of
b. Name of medication. the provisions of the law by inspection
c. Route of administration d. and monitoring of premises where
Signature of the physician pharmaceutical activities take place?
21. Which of the following is not a Drug a. National Drug Law
regulatory agency? Enforcement Agency b. National agency
a. PCN b. SON c. NDLEA for Food, Drug Administration and
d. PPMVL Committee Control c. Standard Organisation of
22. The current Registrar of Pharmacists’ Nigeria d. Pharmacists Council of
Council of Nigeria is: Nigeria
a. Pharm. Gloria Abumere b. 30. Which of the following products cannot
Pharm. Ahmed Mora c. be regulated or controlled by NAFDAC?
Pharm.N.Elijah Mohammed a. Lucozade boost b. Kelloggs
d. Pharm. Janet Okafor corn flakes c. Needle and Syringe
23. Which of the following is not the d. Face towel
function of a Pharmacist? 31. Some of the roles of a Pharmacy
a. Drug information b. Drug Technician in the hospital include all
formulation c. Drug prescription d. except one of the following: a.
Compounding and dispensing Receiving written prescription b.
24. Which area of Pharmacy practice has to dispensing of prescription
do with policy making? c. Compounding d. Taking
a. Academic Pharmacy b. patients job history
Hospital Pharmacy c. Industrial 32. Pre -packaging and repackaging of
Pharmacy medicines is one of the duties of a: a.
d. Administrative Pharmacy Medical Practitioner b. Community
25. A Pharmacy technician must be Health Worker c. Pharmacy
registered by a. NAFDAC b. PIC c. Technician d. Pharmacy Assistant
PCN d. PSN 33. Preparation of weekly and monthly
26. Decree 48 of 1989 controls report and stock taking of drugs is the
a. Illicit cultivation and traffic in responsibility of: a. Store officer
narcotic drugs b. practice of pharmacy b. Store keeper c. Pharmacist
and pharmacy Technician d. Logistics
c. registration of medical officer
devices d. inspection of imported drugs 34. Products regulated by NAFDAC include
27. Pharmacy is a health profession that: all except one of the following:
a. Foods and Medical Devices b.
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 Packaged Water and Cosmetics d. a. Working stock and stock- taking
Drugs and Toothpastes b. Working stock and storage
35. Repacked medication is stock
a. Refilling of drugs c. Working stock and buffer stock
b. Reselling of drugs d. Working stock and checking
c. Repacking manufactures supply of stocks
medication for easy use 44. What is short dated item?
d. Resealing of drugs. a. Expired item b. Item that will expire
36. Prescription is next day c. Item expiring in one
a. Written verbal/electronic order from a year
practitioner to a pharmacist for a d. Item expiring in three months
medication for a specific patient 45. A vital role a Pharmacy Technician
b. Written Verbal / electronic from a performs includes the following except
practitioner to a co-practitioner for a a. Compounding b. Dispensing c.
specific patient Inventory control d. Pivoting and
c. Written Verbal/ electronic from a procrastinating
Practitioner to a medical Record officer 46. In selecting inventory control, ABC
for a specific Patient means
d. Written Verbal / electronic from a a. Alpha Beta Canon b. Always Best
Practitioner to the Nursing sister in- Consumption c. Adding Better
charge for a specific Patent Control
37. Prescription formatting includes d.Always Better Control
a. Closing , Medium and Title b. 47. VED Means
Heading , Body and Title a. Vital, Efficient, Desirable b. Vital,
c. Heading, Body and Closing d. Essential, Desirable
Heading, Closing and Body c.Vital, Essential, Desirable d. Vital,
38. Prescription handling steps include Effective, Dosage B or C
a. Validity, Processing, Dispensing 48. HML- High, Medium, Low does not
b. Checking, Signing, depend on
Dispensing c. Validity, Scrutiny, a. Utilization b. Consumption
Legality d. Validity, c. BML d. Blood Pressure
Handling, Referral 49. An efficient inventory control system
39. The following can write a prescription pivots the following except
except a. Increased Efficiency of man and
a. Physician b. Dentist c. machine b. Improved liquidity
Health Records Officer d. Veterinary c. Improved procrastination d.
Doctor Improved service delivery
40. The contents of prescriptions include the 50. The following are the factors involved
following except in determination of Inventory policy
a. Strength of the drug b. Quantity of except
Drug c. Colour of drug d. a. What to order b. Which personnel to
Dosing Content bring in the order c. When to order
41. In maintaining patients safety, a d. How much to order
Physician must 51. There are ---- -- types of lead time
a. Dress gorgeously b. Abbreviate a. 5 b. 4 c. 2 d. 3
seriously c. Be doubtful d. 52. NDLEA was promulgated by Decree
Always write legibly a. 48 of 1999 b. 48 of 1998 c. 48 of
42. Inventory management in summary is 1948 d. 48 of 1989
a. Window shopping b. Judicious 53. Which of the following is a function of
prudent management of items for stock Consumers Protection Council?
c. Health care system cost d. Items a. Publishing from time to time list of
for inventory Management products whose consumption and sale
43. Stock on hand consists of two have been banned, withdrawn, severally
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 restricted or not approved by the Federal c. Being friendly and cooperative
Government d. Assisting others when you see they need
b. To ensure equitable distribution and help
judicious use of drugs; 59. Whose duty is it to ensure new
c. inspection of imported drugs prescriptions do not interact with a
d. Improvement of measurement accuracy patient’s current medications? a.
and circulation of information relating to Medical Practitioner b. Community
standards. Health Officer c. Pharmacist
54. One of the following is not part of the d.Patent medicine vendor
scope of Pharmacy practice 60. Pharmacy derived from the word
a. the synthesis of chemical PHARMA was used as a term since the
compounds of medicinal value a. 1600-1800s b. 1200-1400s c.
b. the analysis of medicinal agents. 1400-1600s d. 1200-1800s
c. compounding and dispensing 61. The practice of pharmacy means the
medications following except
d. promoting health particularly among a. Drug or drug related research b.
groups who have traditionally Proper administration of normal saline
lacked access to care. c. Drug regimen reviews d. The
55. Which of the following is not true about Interpretation, evaluation and
the functions of Pharmacists Council of implementation of medical orders
Nigeria? 62. Team work simply means
a. To regulate and control the a. Working in a conducive environment
practice of the profession in all its b. Becoming a conflict
aspects resolutionist
b. Establishes and maintains a register of c. Two or more people is interdependent
pharmacists and secures the publication interaction with a common purpose
from time to time of the list of those d. Being loyal to one another
names as entered in the register. 63. Characteristics of team work include the
c. Appoints pharmaceutical inspectors to following except
ensure the enforcement of the provisions a. High and fairness b. Mutual
of the law by inspection and monitoring respect c. Synergy d. Goal clarity
of premises where pharmaceutical 64. The following are the characteristics of
endeavours take place. a good health worker except
d. To ensure equitable distribution and a. Empathy b. Envy
judicious use of drugs; c. Dependability d.
56. Pharmacy is Honesty
a. The science and technique of accepting 65. Here are the most prevalent dispensing
patients into the hospital, especially on errors except
first visit. a. Failure to identify drug Interaction and
b. The science and technique of preparing contraindications b. Dosage
the bed-days a patient has stayed. miscalculations
c. The health profession that links Health c. Accurate checks d. Incorrect dispensing
Sciences with Physician on the of medication, dosage strength or form.
administration of injectables. 66. PCN was established by decree
d. The art and science of preparing and a. 95 of 1995 b. 97 of 1992 c. 91 of
dispensing drugs and medicine 1992 d. 95 of 1992
57. The word PHARMACY is derived from 67. NAFDAC is an acronym for
a. Latin b. Greek c. Arabic a. National Agent for Food Drugs
d. India Administration and Control
58. Which of the following is not a good b. National Agency for Food, Drug
attribute of a Pharmacy professional? Administration and Control
a. Grumbling c. Nigeria Agent for Food Drugs
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d. Nigerian Agency for Food, Drug 74. CPC is a parastatal of the
Administration and Control Federal Government of Nigeria
68. NDLEA stands for established by
a. Nigeria Law Drug Enforcement Agency a. 66 of 1996 b. 66 of 1992 c. 66 of
b. National Drug Law 1986 d. 66 of 1999
Enforcement Agency 75. Standard Organisation of Nigeria was
c.National Directorate of Law Enforcement established by SON Act
Agency d. Nigeria Drug law a. 15 of 2015 b. 14 of 2014 c. 14 of
Enforcement Agency 2011 d. 14 of 2015
69. NDLEA was Nigeria’s deliberate 76. Following are the ways CPC works
attempt to except
a. joining the rest of the world in getting a. Broadcasts messages on radio and
rid of the canker worm of drug abuse television
within her border b. House to house mobilization for drug
b. joining the rest of the word to fight administration
corruption c. Put up public notices in the print and
c. joining the rest of the world to defeat electronic media
cancer d. Erect bill boards, produce journals,
d. joining the rest of the world to fight pamphlets, leaflets etc
sickle cell 77. Areas of Pharmacy Practise includes the
70. The Federal Ministry of Health is following except
concerned majorly with a. Community Pharmacy b. Hospital
a. Formulating and implementation of Pharmacy
policies related to Health c. Clinical Pharmacy d. Outstanding
b. Encouraging pharmaceutical service pharmacy
home and abroad 78. Administrative pharmacy
c. Training the nurses and mid-wives involves the following except
d. Encouraging the proper records a. Policy making b. Research
documentation performance c. Policy formulation
71. The primary mandate of Hospitals d. Employment bureau
Management Board is 79. Clinical Pharmacy involves the
a. To provide Jobs following except
b. To train the doctors a. Provision of drug information
c. Provide an integrated health care service b. Participation in patient care rounds
to the people of the state through the c. Collaborate with patient in tooth
management of Secondary Health removal
Facilities d. Collaboratively work with physicians,
d. To dissuade adequate access to Primary nurses and other health care personnel in
Health Care various medical areas.
72. The following are the objectives of 80. Industrial Pharmacist can function in
Hospitals Management Board except the following except
a. To recruit, promote, train and discipline a. Synthesis and research of new
all grades of its officer medicines
b. To ensure equitable distribution and b. Have opportunities in formulation and
judicious use of drugs product information
c. To unlicense a group of practitioners c. Marketing of new medicine
d. To improve the general health policies d. Self administration of the newly
approved by the Government improved drugs.
73. CPC is 81. Consultant pharmacist
a. Consumer Perfecting Corporation a. Practise is based more on medication
b. Consumers Protection regimen review than on actual
Council dispensing of drug.
c. Consumer Perfection Council d. b. Make photocopies of drug leaflet
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c. Sweep the floor of the hospital 91. The pharmacist’s role is to take the
compound technician’s observations seriously and
d. Can also serve as hospital check master then make a professional decision about
82. Veterinary Pharmacy is also called each prescription.
a. Consultant Pharmacy b. Animal a. Technicians decision is final b.
Pharmacy c. Formulation Pharmacy d. Pharmacist decision is final
Advanced Pharmacy c. Patient can decide on his or her
83. Prescription handing involves the own d. Conflict is part of jobs and
following except should not be resolved
a. Legality b. Validity c. 92. Which of the following
Scrutiny d. Interviewing statements is correct?
84. Pharmacy informatics means a. NAFDAC focus is on drugs b. PCN
a. The combination of Pharmacy Practice focus is on drugs
Science and applied Information c. NAFDAC focus is on personnel and
Science premises d. PCN are under NAFDAC
b. Applied Information Science 93.One of the following is NAFDAC’s
c. Pharmacy Practice Science statutory function
d. Public Relations Officer a. Ensuring compliance to standard
85. Nuclear Pharmacy b. Investigating into Production
a. Is the same as Community Pharmacy houses
b. Is Hospital Pharmacy c. Compiling standard specification for
c. Focuses on preparing radioactive production, importation etc d. Registration
materials for diagnostic tests for treating and licensing of personnel
certain disease 94. Which of the following statements is
d. Works with Industrial Pharmacy correct about products manufactured within
86. Any substance that can cause severe Nigeria or imported into the country?
organ damage or death if ingested, a. Until these products are approved
breathed in, or absorbed through the by NAFDAC, such foods or drugs are
skin is: a. a toxic agent b. an antidote c. not consumable.
a poison b. Protocol can be broken
d.a pathogenic agent. c. The importing countries
87. The following are substandard drugs: guarantees is sufficient
a. Banned and unregistered drugs d. The small scale consumption is
b. Fake and Counterfeit Drugs allowed by NAFDAC
c. Expired and Adulterated Drugs d. All 95. Ethical values expected of a
of the above. Pharmacy Technician include the
88. Pharmacy managers often look to following except
technicians to suggest ways to a. A pharmacy technician’s first
a.Improve efficiency b. consideration is to ensure the health and
Boost patient care c. Contribute to safety of the patient, and to use
waste knowledge and skills to the best of
d. Feedback mechanism his/her ability in serving patients.
89. Increased autonomy and pharmacist- b. A pharmacy technician should support
technician partnership is sure to lead to and promote honesty and integrity in the
a. increased efficiency b. better patient profession, which includes a duty to
care observe the law, maintain the highest
c. higher job satisfaction d. Litigation moral and ethical conduct at all times
and frustration and uphold the ethical principles of the
90. Pharmacy technicians acting as Police profession.
officer of the pharmacy will lead to c. A pharmacy technician should assist and
a. Conflict b. Efficiency support the pharmacists in the safe and
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 distribution of health services and d. A drug is abused when it is used according to
healthcare resources. medical advice.
d. A pharmacy technician should not work 99. One of the following is a physical sign of
under the supervision of a pharmacist. drug abuse
96. One of the following is not a Drug a. Drop in attendance and performance at work
regulatory agency or school.
a. Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria b. Unexplained need for money or financial
(PCN) problems. May borrow or steal to get it.
b. Nigerian Agency for Food, Cosmetics and c. Engaging in secretive or suspicious
Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) behaviours.
c. National Agency for Food, Drug d. Bloodshot eyes, pupils larger or smaller than
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) usual
d. National Drug Law Enforcement 100. Clinical Pharmacy involves all of the
Agency (NDLEA) following except one
97. Which Nigerian government agency is a. Caring for patients in all health care
responsible for regulating and controlling the settings but the clinical pharmacy
manufacture, importation, exportation, movement initially began inside
advertisement, distribution, sale and use of hospitals and clinics.
drugs? b. Collaborating with physicians and
a. NDLEA b. NAFDAC c. PIC d. PCN other healthcare professionals to
98. Which of the following is not a definition of improve pharmaceutical care.
drug abuse according to NDLEA? c. Being an integral part of the
a. A drug is abused when its use is not medically interdisciplinary approach to patient
necessary. care.
b. A drug is abused when its use is forbidden by d. Working in public health services
law or it is socially unacceptable. and at various government agencies
c. A drug is abused when it is used extensively and drug regulatory agencies.
even though it is socially tolerated.
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