Patient Safety & Quality AssuranceQuestion 72 of 100
Which step must be performed by the pharmacist before a completed prescription is released to the patient?
a.Counting or measuring the medication
b.Applying the auxiliary labels to the container
c.The final clinical and product verification of the finished prescription
d.Scanning the barcode on the stock bottle
Explanation
Final verification is where a licensed pharmacist confirms that the right drug, strength, quantity and directions match the prescription and that the therapy is appropriate for that patient, and it cannot be delegated to a technician. Counting, labeling and barcode scanning are all technical tasks a technician performs, and none of them substitutes for the pharmacist's clinical review.
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