Which of the following is NOT a duty of the pharmacy technician in a hospital?
Compounding medications
Maintaining inventory
Counseling patients
Preparing labels
Counseling patients
Rationale: Counseling patients is a duty of the pharmacist, not the pharmacy technician. Technicians may compound medications, maintain inventory, and prepare labels.
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a. Brush away as much of the powder as possible and then have the patient hold his hands under running water from a faucet or garden hose. b. Have the fire department connect to a hydrant and spray the patient down from head to toe. c. Brush away as much powder as possible and then pour a bottle of sterile saline solution over the patient's hands. d. Brush away the powder and then bandage the patient's hands in a position of function.
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A. 10 B. 20 C. 50 D. 100