Question

a pharmacy technician confirms that a patient has no medication allergies. which of the following actions should the technician take?

○ leave the profile as is because nothing additional is needed.

○ add
o known drug allergies\ (nkda) in the patient’s profile.

○ ask the pharmacist to add a note to the patient’s profile.

○ call the prescriber’s office to confirm any allergies.

Explanation:

In pharmacy practice, when a patient has no medication allergies, it's standard to document this as "No Known Drug Allergies" (NKDA) in the patient's profile. Leaving the profile as is is incorrect as documentation of no allergies is needed. Asking the pharmacist or calling the prescriber's office is unnecessary here since the technician already confirmed no allergies.

Answer:

B. Add "No Known Drug Allergies" (NKDA) in the patient’s profile.