PTCB EXAM- STUDY GUIDE - Practice Exam Graded A 2023

Side Effect Of Steroidal Meds - Bruising Moon Face Weight Gain Cephalexin - Keflex Amoxcillin clavulanate - Augmentin Bacteriostatic - prevents the growth of bacteria, but does not kill bacteria Clozapine - is an antipsychotic agent Antoconvulsant agent - Carbamazepine Clonazepam Phenytoin Forms of Estradiol - Climara Estrace Estraderm Premarin - contains conjugated estrogens CMS - sets regulations regarding standards for resident care as a result of OBRA 87 Pseudoephedrine - is contraindicated for an individual with hyper tension Amantadine ( Symmetrel) - used as influenza A treatment Acyclovir ( Zovirax) - used to treat genital herpes cidofovir(Vistide) - is used to treat cytomegalvirus Vidarabine (Vira A) - opthalamic agent Diuretics - have a tendency to remove potassium from body DUE - is mandated under OBRA 90 0.96 liters or 1 liter - 1 qt The maximum #of different Sched II drugsallowed on a form 222 is - 10 USP DI, Volume II - provides info to assist the pharmacist in counseling patients Drug Facts & comparisons - provide info on brand, generic, orphanand investigational meds It also provides drug monograms and drug identifications and calculations USP DI, Volume I - provides info for labeled and unlabeled use of meds USP DI Volume III - contains state and federal requirements of meds Cocaine is a sched II drug - MAOIs and SSRIs must not be taken together Digoxin Lanoxin - is a cardiac glycoside diltiazem - cortiazem verapamil - Isoptin nifedipine - Procardia Chemotherapy products - should be prepared in a horizontal flow hood What type of ointment base is hydrous lanolin? - Water/oil emulsion base fluvastatin - LEscol pravastatin - Pravachol simvastatin - Mevacor Drugs used to treat COPD - Albuterol Ipratropium bromide Salmeterol Guaifensin - is an expectorant THE CMS - replaced HCFA For whom is trazodone contraindicated? - For young men Aseptic technique - is used in the preparation of intraveneous products Synergistic effect - When two or more drugs combine to previde a response that is greater than the sum of two individual drugs Cascara Sagrada - herbal product used as laxative Inventory - merchandise available for sale Home infusion therapies include - Pain management chemotherapy Antiinfective agents In what multiples of whaat # should tablets or capsules be counted with a spatula? - 5 1 gr - 65 mg APAP - possesses analgesic and antipyretic activity Zyban - smoking cessation aid disulfiram - will produce an adverse effectif alcohol is consumed during course of therapy horizontal - front to back DAW code 2 - should be used if the physician authorizes the use of a generic drug but the patient request the brand name drug Avandia - rosiglitazone pioglitazone - Actos glimepiride - Amaryl laminar flow hoods - should be cleaned at the beginning of every shift TJC - establishes standards of care for hospitals and long term care facilities Capoten - is a beta blocker Avapro, Cozaar and Diovan - are angiotensin II agonists Pharmokinetics - the study of drugs within the body, absorption , distribution, metabolism, excretion Pharmocology - the study of how drugs work( mechanism of action) DEA Form 222 - is valid 60 days after being written Heparin i - is available only as injectable solution