PTCB 2023 Exam Study Guide – Practice Questions with Answers. GRADED A+. Updated 2026

PTCB 2023 Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Answers. GRADED A+. Updated
2026



A pharmacy technician should identify that a varicella vaccine should be stored
in which of the following locations?
a. Freezer
b. Narcotic Vault
c. Medication Storage Bin

d. Hazardous Medication Area - Ans✔✔-a. Freezer


A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following tasks is
within a technician's scope of practice?
a. Perform and document final product verification
b. Recommend OTC medications
c. Counsel patient about prescribed medication use

d. Prepare insurance claims for online adjudication - Ans✔✔-d. Prepare
insurance claims for online adjudication


Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technician's scope of
practice?

,a. Compounding IV chemotherapy medications
b. Perform medication therapy management
c. Witness controlled substance disposal

d. Recommend therapy regimens to prescribers - Ans✔✔-a. Compounding IV
chemotherapy medications


If a manufacturer refuses to recall a medication and there is clear evidence of
risk to human health, a pharmacy technician should recognize that which of
the following government agencies can enforce a recall?
a. Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

d. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSRA) - Ans✔✔-c. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)


Which of the following agencies should a pharmacy staff member contact if
controlled substances are stolen from the pharmacy?
a. CDC
b. OSHA
c. FDA

d. DEA - Ans✔✔-d. DEA


Which of the following forms should a pharmacy technician use to request
permission to destroy expired controlled substances?
a. DEA Form 106
b. DEA Form 41
c. DEA Form 222

,d. DEA Form 224 - Ans✔✔-b. DEA Form 41


Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy technician complete when
assisting a pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)?
a. Perform patient assessment
b. Schedule patient appointments
c. Set up medication treatment plans

d. Monitor efficacy of medication therapy - Ans✔✔-b. Schedule patient
appointments


A pharmacy technician should report adverse drug events to which of the
following?
a. FDA MedWatch
b. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
c. Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP)

d. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) - Ans✔✔-a. FDA MedWatch


The prefix "hypo-" has which of the following meaning?
a. After or behind
b. Too much or above
c. Too little or below

d. Around or surrounding - Ans✔✔-c. Too little or below


Which of the following references should a pharmacy technician use to look up
the compatibility of two intravenous solutions?
a. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

, b. Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)
c. Orange Book

d. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable Drugs - Ans✔✔-d. Trissel's Handbook on
Injectable Drugs


Translate "ii tsp po bid ac"
a. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
b. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day after meals
c. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day before meals

d. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day after meals - Ans✔✔-a. Take 2
teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals


Which of the following medication should be flushed for disposal?
a. Amoxicillin capsules
b. Warfarin tablets
c. Cyclosporine solution

d. Fentanyl patches - Ans✔✔-d. Fentanyl patches


Which of the following references lists FDA approved medications and their
therapeutic equivalents?
a. USP
b. Pink Book
c. Orange Book

d. The Merck Index - Ans✔✔-c. Orange Book


Which of the following medications should be dispose in a hazardous bin?