PTCB PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● An example of a drug used as an anti-convulsant is:
Aspirin.
Levothyroxine.
Phenobarbital.
Lithium.. Answer: phenobarbital
● Define rhino:
Ear
Nose
Blood
Intestine. Answer: nose
● Lanoxin would be classified into which of the following categories?
Antiarrhythmic
Anticoagulant
Anti-infective
,Antiulcer. Answer: Antiarrhythmic
● Pharmacodynamics involves:
Absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism in that order in the
body.
The action of the drug on the body.
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion in that order in the
body and is also known as the action of the body on the drug.
Such technical terms as a drug's half-life which is the time required for
the total amount of the drug in the body to diminish by one-half..
Answer: The action of the drug on the body.
● The process that moves a drug from the bloodstream to the area where
it will exert its pharmacological effect is called:
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion. Answer: distribution
● Which of the following adverse drug reaction (ADR) processes might
a technician be involved in?
Analyzing the ADR
Documenting the ADR
Identifying the ADR
, All of the above. Answer: all the above
● Which of the following drug-drug interactions would NOT result in
death?
Astemizole-erythromycin
Chlorpheniramine-pseudoephedrine
Terfenadine-itraconazole
Terfenadine-ketaconazole. Answer: Chlorpheniramine-pseudoephedrine
● Which of the following is NOT a narcotic analgesic?
Codeine
Percocet
Demerol
Dolobid. Answer: Dolobid
● Which of the following is the best definition for therapeutic
equivalence?
Two drugs are the same size, shape and color
Two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce the
same therapeutic effect
Two drugs have the same amount of active ingredient
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● An example of a drug used as an anti-convulsant is:
Aspirin.
Levothyroxine.
Phenobarbital.
Lithium.. Answer: phenobarbital
● Define rhino:
Ear
Nose
Blood
Intestine. Answer: nose
● Lanoxin would be classified into which of the following categories?
Antiarrhythmic
Anticoagulant
Anti-infective
,Antiulcer. Answer: Antiarrhythmic
● Pharmacodynamics involves:
Absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism in that order in the
body.
The action of the drug on the body.
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion in that order in the
body and is also known as the action of the body on the drug.
Such technical terms as a drug's half-life which is the time required for
the total amount of the drug in the body to diminish by one-half..
Answer: The action of the drug on the body.
● The process that moves a drug from the bloodstream to the area where
it will exert its pharmacological effect is called:
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion. Answer: distribution
● Which of the following adverse drug reaction (ADR) processes might
a technician be involved in?
Analyzing the ADR
Documenting the ADR
Identifying the ADR
, All of the above. Answer: all the above
● Which of the following drug-drug interactions would NOT result in
death?
Astemizole-erythromycin
Chlorpheniramine-pseudoephedrine
Terfenadine-itraconazole
Terfenadine-ketaconazole. Answer: Chlorpheniramine-pseudoephedrine
● Which of the following is NOT a narcotic analgesic?
Codeine
Percocet
Demerol
Dolobid. Answer: Dolobid
● Which of the following is the best definition for therapeutic
equivalence?
Two drugs are the same size, shape and color
Two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce the
same therapeutic effect
Two drugs have the same amount of active ingredient
