Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Practice Exam Practice Question

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Reporting this situation as a near miss is appropriate because it involves a medication error that was caught before the patient received the incorrect dosage. A near miss indicates that an error occurred but was intercepted, preventing potential harm.

Option B, adverse drug reaction, refers to negative effects experienced after drug administration, which did not occur here. Option C, drug allergy, involves an immune response to a medication, which is unrelated to this scenario. Option D, sentinel event, describes a serious, unexpected occurrence resulting in death or serious injury, which does not apply since no harm occurred.