PTCB Exam IV Questions With Verified Answers

you have received a medication order to prepare a 250ml bag of NS with 1g of Kefzol. the patient is to receive a 250 mg dose per hour. the infusion is calibrated at 10gtt/ml. what flow rate is needed to deliver the dose? - Answer 10 gtt/min what process brings a drug from the administration site into the bloodstream? - Answer absorption what is the generic name for lotensin - Answer benazepril how many inches inside a laminar airflow hood should one prepare a sterile product? - Answer 6 inches which dosage form features a gelatin shell? - Answer capsule which law is being violated if a drug is dispensed without a valid prescription - Answer Durham-Humphrey Amendment What does AWP represent? - Answer average wholesale price when a pharmacy technician is performing geometric dilution when does the technician add the most potent ingredient which may also have the smallest weight or smallest volume to the mortar? - Answer As the first ingredient how many days will the following prescription last? ampicillin 250mg #40 i cap po qid ac and hs - Answer 10 days which of the following is a calcium channel blocker? a. atenolol b. cavedilol c. diltiazem d. lisinopril - Answer Diltiazem How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin? - Answer 20 which of the following might be used to treat arthritis? a. feverfew b. ginger c. gingko d. glucosamine - Answer glucosamine what agent is used to increase the viscosity of a suspension? - Answer thickening agents which of the following is true regarding sign in or computer access codes? a. all employees have the same sign in b. a sign in identifies the individual using the computer system c. all pharmacists and pharmacy techs have the same level of security d. the state board of pharmacy assigns sign in codes to all certified pharmacy techs - Answer a sign in identifies the individual using the computer system what is the generic name for fosamax? - Answer alendronate which therapeutic equivalence codes states that the product meets the necessary bioequivalence requirements? - Answer aa what is an example of a health maintenance organization ( h m o) - Answer Kaiser permanente which of the following would not be a reason an prescription is denied by an insurance company? a. compounded drugs with one ingredient being a legend drug b. wrong NDC number c. invalid id number d. prescription coverage has expired - Answer compounded drugs with one ingredient being a legend drug what is the generic name for zyprexa - Answer olanzapine how many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric acid solution? Boric acid 51 g purified water qs to make 1000ml - Answer 6g what type of label is placed on medications to warn patients or provide additional information? - Answer auxiliary label which of the following is not an input device for a computer? a. bar code technology b. keyboard c. printer d. touch screen applications - Answer printer