Which of the following is the first step a pharmacy technician should take if he or she discovers a prescription error?

Inform the pharmacist
Apologize to the patient
File a report with MEDMARX
Contact the physician

Inform the pharmacist

Rationale: The first step a pharmacy technician should take if a prescription error is discovered is to inform the pharmacist immediately.

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Devices for maintaining airway patency in a five-year-old patient include all of the following EXCEPT a(n):

A) endotracheal tube. B) oropharyngeal airway. C) suction unit. D) pharyngotracheal lumen airway.

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