PTC 1 Midterm Exam
Questions Answers
Updated 2026
5BcoreBcomponentsBofBtheBPPCPBinBSelf-CareB-
BAnswerB1.BCollect:BSubjective/ObjectiveBinfo,BcurrentBmedicationB(thinkBSCHOLAR-
MAC)
2.BAssess:BcurrentBstatus,BgoalsBofBtherapy,BDTP'sB(Indication,BEffectiveness,BSafety,BAd
herence),BresolutionBtoBDTP's,BsuccinctBrationalB
3.BPlan:BStop/Start/Use/FollowBupB
4.BImplement:BPharmacistBimplementsBtheBcareBplanBinBcollaborationBwithBotherBheal
thBcareBprofessionalsBandBtheBpatient/Bcaregiver
5.BFollowBup:BPharmacistsBmonitorsB&BevaluatesBeffectivenessBofBplanBandBmodifiesB
accordingly
CommonBmedicationBrelatedBproblemsBcommonlyBseenBinBtheBself-
careBenvironmentB-BAnswerBupperBrespiratoryBissues
externalBanalgesics
footcare
medicatedBskinB(firstBaid)
internalBanalgesics
antidiarrheal
eczemaB&Bpsoriasis
acne
heartburn
GIBsymptoms
sleepingBaids
,WhatBareBtheBcommonBcomponentsBassociatedBwithBselfBcare?B(7BpillarsBofBselfBcare
)B-BAnswerBKnowledgeBandBHealthBliteracyB
MentalBwellbeing
PhysicalBactivity
HealthyBeating
riskBavoidance
goodBhygiene
rationalBuseBofBproductsBandBservices
WhatBareBtheB3BroutesBtoBswitchBaBprescriptionBmedicationBtoBanBOTCBproduct?B-
BAnswerB1.BSubmitBaBsupplementalBNDAB(newBdrugBapp)
2.BPetitionBFDA
3.BAmendBtheBdrugBmonographB(CaresBAct:BreformedBOTCBmonographs)
WhatBareBtheBgeneralBcharacteristicsBforBOTCBmeds?***B-BAnswerB-
B(G)enerallyB(R)ecognizedB(A)sB(S)afeBandB(E)ffectiveB(GRASE)
-B**BENEFITSBOUTWEIGHBRISK**
-BLowBpotentialBforBmisuseBandBabuse
-BAppropriateBforBconsumerBuseBforBself-diagnosedBconditions
-BCanBbeBlabeledBappropriately
-B**CanBbeBusedBsafelyBandBeffectivelyBwithoutBhealthcareBpractitionerBoversight**
WhatBisBaBproductBlineBextension?B-BAnswerB-
BaddingBadditionalBproductsBtoBanBexistingBproductBline
-
BthisBcanBconfuseBtheBconsumerBandBcauseBconcernBbecauseBtheBproductsBcontainBd
ifferentBactiveBingredients
-
BEx:BMaaloxBadvancedBcontainsBaluminumBhydroxideBwhileBMaaloxBtotalBreliefBhasBbi
smuthBsubsalicylate.
, WhatBareBtheB4BOTCsBthatBareBmostBcommonlyBabused?B-
BAnswerB1.BDextromethorphan
2.BLoperamide
3.BDiphenhydramine
4.BDimenhydrinate
DextromethorphanB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BDelsym,BRobitussinBcough,BVicksB44
AbusiveBproperty:BPsychoactiveBandBsometimesBpsychedelicBaffectBwhenBovertaking
StreetBname:BPoorBMan'sBPCP,BRobo,BRobotripping,BSkittles,BTripleBC,BVelvet,BCandy,B
Drank,BRedBDevils,BPoorBMan'sBecstasy
LoperamideB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BImodiumBA-D
AbusiveBproperty:BEuphoriaBifBtakenBinBhigherBthanBrecommendedBdosesB
StreetBname:BLopeBDope,BPoorBMan'sBmethadone
DiphenhydramineB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BBenadryl,BNytol,BSominex
AbusiveBproperty:BAntihistBthatBcanBleadBtoBelevatedBmoodBandBenergyBlevelsBandBli
mitedBeuphoria
StreetBname:BN/A
DimenhydrinateB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BDramamine
AbusiveBproperty:BAntihistBthatBcanBcauseBEuphoriaBandBhallucinationsBinBdoubleBtha
nBmaxBrecBdose
StreetBname:Bdime,BdimeBtabs,BD-Q,BsubstanceBD,Bd-house,Bdrams
5BstepsBofBtheBPPCPBinBaBself-careBconsultationB-BAnswerB1.BCollect:BSCHOLAR-MAC
2.BAssess:BMedBassessment,BPHB&BRiskBassess,BPreventativeBcareBassess,BExclusionBof
BselfBtreatment
Questions Answers
Updated 2026
5BcoreBcomponentsBofBtheBPPCPBinBSelf-CareB-
BAnswerB1.BCollect:BSubjective/ObjectiveBinfo,BcurrentBmedicationB(thinkBSCHOLAR-
MAC)
2.BAssess:BcurrentBstatus,BgoalsBofBtherapy,BDTP'sB(Indication,BEffectiveness,BSafety,BAd
herence),BresolutionBtoBDTP's,BsuccinctBrationalB
3.BPlan:BStop/Start/Use/FollowBupB
4.BImplement:BPharmacistBimplementsBtheBcareBplanBinBcollaborationBwithBotherBheal
thBcareBprofessionalsBandBtheBpatient/Bcaregiver
5.BFollowBup:BPharmacistsBmonitorsB&BevaluatesBeffectivenessBofBplanBandBmodifiesB
accordingly
CommonBmedicationBrelatedBproblemsBcommonlyBseenBinBtheBself-
careBenvironmentB-BAnswerBupperBrespiratoryBissues
externalBanalgesics
footcare
medicatedBskinB(firstBaid)
internalBanalgesics
antidiarrheal
eczemaB&Bpsoriasis
acne
heartburn
GIBsymptoms
sleepingBaids
,WhatBareBtheBcommonBcomponentsBassociatedBwithBselfBcare?B(7BpillarsBofBselfBcare
)B-BAnswerBKnowledgeBandBHealthBliteracyB
MentalBwellbeing
PhysicalBactivity
HealthyBeating
riskBavoidance
goodBhygiene
rationalBuseBofBproductsBandBservices
WhatBareBtheB3BroutesBtoBswitchBaBprescriptionBmedicationBtoBanBOTCBproduct?B-
BAnswerB1.BSubmitBaBsupplementalBNDAB(newBdrugBapp)
2.BPetitionBFDA
3.BAmendBtheBdrugBmonographB(CaresBAct:BreformedBOTCBmonographs)
WhatBareBtheBgeneralBcharacteristicsBforBOTCBmeds?***B-BAnswerB-
B(G)enerallyB(R)ecognizedB(A)sB(S)afeBandB(E)ffectiveB(GRASE)
-B**BENEFITSBOUTWEIGHBRISK**
-BLowBpotentialBforBmisuseBandBabuse
-BAppropriateBforBconsumerBuseBforBself-diagnosedBconditions
-BCanBbeBlabeledBappropriately
-B**CanBbeBusedBsafelyBandBeffectivelyBwithoutBhealthcareBpractitionerBoversight**
WhatBisBaBproductBlineBextension?B-BAnswerB-
BaddingBadditionalBproductsBtoBanBexistingBproductBline
-
BthisBcanBconfuseBtheBconsumerBandBcauseBconcernBbecauseBtheBproductsBcontainBd
ifferentBactiveBingredients
-
BEx:BMaaloxBadvancedBcontainsBaluminumBhydroxideBwhileBMaaloxBtotalBreliefBhasBbi
smuthBsubsalicylate.
, WhatBareBtheB4BOTCsBthatBareBmostBcommonlyBabused?B-
BAnswerB1.BDextromethorphan
2.BLoperamide
3.BDiphenhydramine
4.BDimenhydrinate
DextromethorphanB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BDelsym,BRobitussinBcough,BVicksB44
AbusiveBproperty:BPsychoactiveBandBsometimesBpsychedelicBaffectBwhenBovertaking
StreetBname:BPoorBMan'sBPCP,BRobo,BRobotripping,BSkittles,BTripleBC,BVelvet,BCandy,B
Drank,BRedBDevils,BPoorBMan'sBecstasy
LoperamideB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BImodiumBA-D
AbusiveBproperty:BEuphoriaBifBtakenBinBhigherBthanBrecommendedBdosesB
StreetBname:BLopeBDope,BPoorBMan'sBmethadone
DiphenhydramineB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BBenadryl,BNytol,BSominex
AbusiveBproperty:BAntihistBthatBcanBleadBtoBelevatedBmoodBandBenergyBlevelsBandBli
mitedBeuphoria
StreetBname:BN/A
DimenhydrinateB-BAnswerBOTCBproducts:BDramamine
AbusiveBproperty:BAntihistBthatBcanBcauseBEuphoriaBandBhallucinationsBinBdoubleBtha
nBmaxBrecBdose
StreetBname:Bdime,BdimeBtabs,BD-Q,BsubstanceBD,Bd-house,Bdrams
5BstepsBofBtheBPPCPBinBaBself-careBconsultationB-BAnswerB1.BCollect:BSCHOLAR-MAC
2.BAssess:BMedBassessment,BPHB&BRiskBassess,BPreventativeBcareBassess,BExclusionBof
BselfBtreatment