CVS CVS Assessment Medication Safety and Error Prevention Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the 'five rights' of medication dispensing at CVS?

Accepted Answer

To ensure the right patient gets the right drug, dose, route, and time

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To speed up prescription processing

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To meet corporate sales targets

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To reduce pharmacist workload

Question 2

A customer hands you a prescription and the drug name looks similar to another medication on the shelf. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Alert the pharmacist immediately before proceeding

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Fill the one you recognize and check later

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Ask the customer which one they usually take

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Dispense the lower-risk drug to be safe

Question 3

Which practice best prevents a medication mix-up when filling multiple prescriptions at once?

Accepted Answer

Keep each patient's prescriptions physically separated at all times

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Work quickly to keep the queue moving

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Rely on memory for frequent customers

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Group prescriptions by drug type for efficiency

Question 4

What should a CVS pharmacy technician do if they notice a potential drug-drug interaction while entering a prescription?

Accepted Answer

Flag it for the pharmacist to review before dispensing

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Override the alert to save time

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Ignore it if the prescriber is well-known

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Tell the customer to consult their doctor later

Question 5

High-alert medications at CVS require extra verification steps primarily because:

Accepted Answer

Errors with these drugs are more likely to cause serious patient harm

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They are the most expensive drugs in the pharmacy

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They are frequently counterfeited

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They expire faster than other medications

Question 6

After filling a prescription, what is the best final safety check before handing medication to a patient?

Accepted Answer

Verify the label matches the original prescription in drug, strength, quantity, and patient name

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Confirm the price matches the receipt

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Check that the bottle cap is child-resistant

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Confirm the insurance was billed correctly