PTCE - Pharmacology for Technicians
Final Exam and All Correct Anwers
2026-2027 Updated.
Which of the following drugs are the same as prescription drugs?
-legend
-dietary supplement
-orphan
-over-the-counter - Answer Legend
Methylphenidate is a medication used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
in children. It works as a _______ in children, but it works as a _______ in adults.
-stimulant, depressant
-depressant, stimulant
-decongestant, antihistamine
-anticholinergic, anticonvulsant - Answer Depressant, stimulant
A patient presents with a prescription for Biaxin. However, the cost for Biaxin is out of the
patient's budget. Meanwhile, erythromycin, which has similar pharmacologic activity, is also
available. A pharmacist would have to determine if erythromycin is a _______. If so, the
pharmacist can then consult with the patient's physician.
-therapeutic equivalent
-therapeutic substitution
-therapeutic reason
-brand name - Answer Therapeutic substitution
A pharmacist does not need to consult a patient's physician to use a _______ to the prescribed
drug.
-therapeutic substitution
-therapeutic equivalent
-formulary alternative
-none of the above - Answer Therapeutic equivalent
,A patient presents to the counter with a prescription for INH and B6. To fill the prescription
correctly, the pharmacy technician should pull which of the following off of the shelf?
-Rifampin and Pyridoxine
-Isoniazid and Pyridoxine
-Quinine and Thiamine
-Isoniazid and Thiamine - Answer Isoniazid and Pyridoxine
Tenormin is a medication categorized as a ______ blocker.
-alpha
-beta
-uni
-bi - Answer Beta
Anti-epileptic drugs are used to treat which of the following?
-seizures
-hypertension
-pulmonary embolism
-cardiac arrhythmia
-both a and c - Answer Seizures
Pharmacy technicians can refer to the _______ Book to find out of if two drugs are equivalent.
-blue
-orange
-green
-white - Answer Orange
Prescriptions for Lantus, Glucophage and Pioglitazone are generally used to treat which of the
following conditions?
-hypertension
,-diabetes
-hyperlipidemia
-rheumatoid arthritis - Answer Diabetes
Which of the following is an example of a rapid acting insulin?
-lantus
-levemir
-apidra
-byetta - Answer Apidra
Docusate calcium and docusate sodium are both prescribed to patients for their stool softening
effects. When a patient experiencing constipation presents with a prescription for Surfak, and
requests the generic equivalent, which medication should the pharmacy technician use to fill
the prescription?
-docusate calcium
-docusate sodium
-belladonna alkaloids
-dicyclomine - Answer Docusate calcium
Which of the following brand name products may have pseudoephedrine as an ingredient?
-sudafed
-claritin-D
-benadryl
-all of the above
-both a and b - Answer Both a and b
Which of the following is TRUE about pharmacotherapeutics?
-drugs used to cure disease
-testing of drugs
-studying of drugs
-drugs used to achieve desired effects - Answer drugs used to achieve desired effects
, Medications with __________ pharmacological therapeutic effect are called placebos.
-no
-some
-significant
-total - Answer No
Pharmacodynamics is the study of the alteration of human __________.
-consciousness
-physiology
-anatomy
-structure - Answer Physiology
Systemic action pertains to action throughout the body and not at the __________ of
administration.
-site
-time
-source
-method - Answer Site
What is the study of the history and origin of drugs called?
-pharmacogenetics
-pharmacodynamics
-pharmacognosy
-pharmacogenomics - Answer Pharmacognosy
Which of the following is essential to drug absorption?
-perspiration
-urine flow
-air intake
-blood flow - Answer Blood Flow
Final Exam and All Correct Anwers
2026-2027 Updated.
Which of the following drugs are the same as prescription drugs?
-legend
-dietary supplement
-orphan
-over-the-counter - Answer Legend
Methylphenidate is a medication used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
in children. It works as a _______ in children, but it works as a _______ in adults.
-stimulant, depressant
-depressant, stimulant
-decongestant, antihistamine
-anticholinergic, anticonvulsant - Answer Depressant, stimulant
A patient presents with a prescription for Biaxin. However, the cost for Biaxin is out of the
patient's budget. Meanwhile, erythromycin, which has similar pharmacologic activity, is also
available. A pharmacist would have to determine if erythromycin is a _______. If so, the
pharmacist can then consult with the patient's physician.
-therapeutic equivalent
-therapeutic substitution
-therapeutic reason
-brand name - Answer Therapeutic substitution
A pharmacist does not need to consult a patient's physician to use a _______ to the prescribed
drug.
-therapeutic substitution
-therapeutic equivalent
-formulary alternative
-none of the above - Answer Therapeutic equivalent
,A patient presents to the counter with a prescription for INH and B6. To fill the prescription
correctly, the pharmacy technician should pull which of the following off of the shelf?
-Rifampin and Pyridoxine
-Isoniazid and Pyridoxine
-Quinine and Thiamine
-Isoniazid and Thiamine - Answer Isoniazid and Pyridoxine
Tenormin is a medication categorized as a ______ blocker.
-alpha
-beta
-uni
-bi - Answer Beta
Anti-epileptic drugs are used to treat which of the following?
-seizures
-hypertension
-pulmonary embolism
-cardiac arrhythmia
-both a and c - Answer Seizures
Pharmacy technicians can refer to the _______ Book to find out of if two drugs are equivalent.
-blue
-orange
-green
-white - Answer Orange
Prescriptions for Lantus, Glucophage and Pioglitazone are generally used to treat which of the
following conditions?
-hypertension
,-diabetes
-hyperlipidemia
-rheumatoid arthritis - Answer Diabetes
Which of the following is an example of a rapid acting insulin?
-lantus
-levemir
-apidra
-byetta - Answer Apidra
Docusate calcium and docusate sodium are both prescribed to patients for their stool softening
effects. When a patient experiencing constipation presents with a prescription for Surfak, and
requests the generic equivalent, which medication should the pharmacy technician use to fill
the prescription?
-docusate calcium
-docusate sodium
-belladonna alkaloids
-dicyclomine - Answer Docusate calcium
Which of the following brand name products may have pseudoephedrine as an ingredient?
-sudafed
-claritin-D
-benadryl
-all of the above
-both a and b - Answer Both a and b
Which of the following is TRUE about pharmacotherapeutics?
-drugs used to cure disease
-testing of drugs
-studying of drugs
-drugs used to achieve desired effects - Answer drugs used to achieve desired effects
, Medications with __________ pharmacological therapeutic effect are called placebos.
-no
-some
-significant
-total - Answer No
Pharmacodynamics is the study of the alteration of human __________.
-consciousness
-physiology
-anatomy
-structure - Answer Physiology
Systemic action pertains to action throughout the body and not at the __________ of
administration.
-site
-time
-source
-method - Answer Site
What is the study of the history and origin of drugs called?
-pharmacogenetics
-pharmacodynamics
-pharmacognosy
-pharmacogenomics - Answer Pharmacognosy
Which of the following is essential to drug absorption?
-perspiration
-urine flow
-air intake
-blood flow - Answer Blood Flow
