PTCB EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
BANK; COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A DEA Form 222 is required in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Ordering schedule II controlled substances
B) Selling controlled substances to a prescriber for office use
C) Reporting a theft or loss of controlled substances
D) Returning a schedule II controlled substance to a reverse
distributor - correct answer- C) Reporting a theft or
loss of controlled substances
-A DEA Form 222 is required to order, sell, or transfer schedule I
or II controlled substances between distributors, pharmacies, or
practitioner's office.
-DEA Form 106: to report theft or loss of controlled substances
A patient drops off a prescription for Coumadin at your
pharmacy. You notice that the prescriber has written "DAW 1"
under the directions. You should:
A) Dispense the generic product warfarin if you do not have the
brand-name product Coumadin in stock
B) Dispense the generic equivalent, warfarin.
,C) Do not dispense the prescription because handwritten
prescriptions are not valid.
D) Dispense only the brand-name product Coumadin. -
correct answer- D) Dispense only the brand-name
product Coumadin.
-DAW CODE 1-Substitution is NOT allowed by the prescriber; use
the branded product.
A patient drops off a prescription for levothyroxine 0.125 mg
tablets, dispense #30 tablets, take 1 am. You notice that the
bottles of levothyroxine in your pharmacy are labeled in
micrograms (mcg). What strength of levothyroxine tablets would
be equivalent to the 0.125 mg tables prescribed?
A) 1.25 mcg
B) 12.5 mcg
C) 125 mcg
D) 1,250 mcg - correct answer- C) 125 mcg
-Micrograms (mcg) are 1,000,000 times smaller than a gram. To
convert grams to micrograms, the decimal place must be moved
to the right six places.
A patient hands you a prescription for zolpidem 5 mg tablets,
dispense #30 with eight refills. How should you proceed?
,A) Enter the prescription into the computer system as written,
and give the patient eight refills as instructed by the prescriber
B) Enter the prescription into the computer system, and give the
patient five refills because this is the maximum allowed by law
C) Allow the patient to refill the prescription as many times as
desired until the expiration date of 12 months from the date it
was written
D) Contact the prescriber to get a new prescription because
Zolpidem is not available in 5mg tablets - correct answer-
B) Enter the prescription into the computer system, and give the
patient five refills because this is the maximum allowed by law
-Zolpidem is a schedule IV medication. Schedules III-IV controlled
substances can be refilled up to five times (a total of six fills).
A patient is currently taking oral prednisolone, a corticosteroid,
for a severe asthma flare-up. Which of the following would be a
side effect of prednisolone?
A) Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
B) Weight loss
C) Increased risk of infection
D) Fluid loss - correct answer- C) Increased risk of
infection
, -They are used to reduce inflammation, but they also reduce the
body's immune response. Therefore, they increase the risk of
infection.
A patient is receiving total parenteral nutrition. The prescription
order is for 1500mL to be administered over 12 hours. What
rate, in mL/min, should the nurse set the infusion at?
A) 1.25 mL/min
B) 2.08 mL/min
C) 25 mL/min
D) 125 mL/min - correct answer- B) 2.08 mL/min
-Flow rate = mL of solution / hours or minutes
First, we must figure out how many minutes are in 12 hours.
Therefore, we need to multiply 12 hours by 60 minutes, which
equals 720 minutes.
Flow rate = 1500 mL / 720 min = 2.08 mL / min
A patient turns in a prescription for Xalatan 0.005% ophthalmic
solution. The directions are 1 gtt ou nightly. How many days will
a 2.5ml bottle last the patient? (conversion factor: 20 drops/ml)
A) 50 days
B) 28 days
BANK; COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A DEA Form 222 is required in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Ordering schedule II controlled substances
B) Selling controlled substances to a prescriber for office use
C) Reporting a theft or loss of controlled substances
D) Returning a schedule II controlled substance to a reverse
distributor - correct answer- C) Reporting a theft or
loss of controlled substances
-A DEA Form 222 is required to order, sell, or transfer schedule I
or II controlled substances between distributors, pharmacies, or
practitioner's office.
-DEA Form 106: to report theft or loss of controlled substances
A patient drops off a prescription for Coumadin at your
pharmacy. You notice that the prescriber has written "DAW 1"
under the directions. You should:
A) Dispense the generic product warfarin if you do not have the
brand-name product Coumadin in stock
B) Dispense the generic equivalent, warfarin.
,C) Do not dispense the prescription because handwritten
prescriptions are not valid.
D) Dispense only the brand-name product Coumadin. -
correct answer- D) Dispense only the brand-name
product Coumadin.
-DAW CODE 1-Substitution is NOT allowed by the prescriber; use
the branded product.
A patient drops off a prescription for levothyroxine 0.125 mg
tablets, dispense #30 tablets, take 1 am. You notice that the
bottles of levothyroxine in your pharmacy are labeled in
micrograms (mcg). What strength of levothyroxine tablets would
be equivalent to the 0.125 mg tables prescribed?
A) 1.25 mcg
B) 12.5 mcg
C) 125 mcg
D) 1,250 mcg - correct answer- C) 125 mcg
-Micrograms (mcg) are 1,000,000 times smaller than a gram. To
convert grams to micrograms, the decimal place must be moved
to the right six places.
A patient hands you a prescription for zolpidem 5 mg tablets,
dispense #30 with eight refills. How should you proceed?
,A) Enter the prescription into the computer system as written,
and give the patient eight refills as instructed by the prescriber
B) Enter the prescription into the computer system, and give the
patient five refills because this is the maximum allowed by law
C) Allow the patient to refill the prescription as many times as
desired until the expiration date of 12 months from the date it
was written
D) Contact the prescriber to get a new prescription because
Zolpidem is not available in 5mg tablets - correct answer-
B) Enter the prescription into the computer system, and give the
patient five refills because this is the maximum allowed by law
-Zolpidem is a schedule IV medication. Schedules III-IV controlled
substances can be refilled up to five times (a total of six fills).
A patient is currently taking oral prednisolone, a corticosteroid,
for a severe asthma flare-up. Which of the following would be a
side effect of prednisolone?
A) Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
B) Weight loss
C) Increased risk of infection
D) Fluid loss - correct answer- C) Increased risk of
infection
, -They are used to reduce inflammation, but they also reduce the
body's immune response. Therefore, they increase the risk of
infection.
A patient is receiving total parenteral nutrition. The prescription
order is for 1500mL to be administered over 12 hours. What
rate, in mL/min, should the nurse set the infusion at?
A) 1.25 mL/min
B) 2.08 mL/min
C) 25 mL/min
D) 125 mL/min - correct answer- B) 2.08 mL/min
-Flow rate = mL of solution / hours or minutes
First, we must figure out how many minutes are in 12 hours.
Therefore, we need to multiply 12 hours by 60 minutes, which
equals 720 minutes.
Flow rate = 1500 mL / 720 min = 2.08 mL / min
A patient turns in a prescription for Xalatan 0.005% ophthalmic
solution. The directions are 1 gtt ou nightly. How many days will
a 2.5ml bottle last the patient? (conversion factor: 20 drops/ml)
A) 50 days
B) 28 days
