PTCB TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
A medication used to treat flatulence is:
Gas-X
Simethicone
Mylicon
all the above - Answer all the above
Drug Examples of which may be used as anti-convulsant is:
Aspirin.
Levothyroxine.
Phenobarbital.
Lithium. - Answer phenobarbital
Define rhino:
Ear
Nose
Blood
Intestine - Answer nose
Lanoxin would fall under which category?
Antiarrhythmic
Anticoagulant
Anti-infective
Antiulcer - Answer Antiarrhythmic
,Pharmacodynamics involves:
It follows the sequence of absorption, distribution, excretion, and metabolism in the
body, in that order.
It is the action of the drug on the body.
It is also the action of the body on the drug following the order in the body: absorption,
distribution, metabolism, and then excretion.
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 ADR processes might a technician be involved with?
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 cause 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 best defines the term therapeutic equivalence?
Two drugs are of the same size, shape and color
Two drugs are in the same therapeutic class and have the same therapeutic effect
Two drugs contain the same quantity of active ingredient
Two drugs are of equal strength and dosage and are equally effective Answer Two drugs
come under the same therapeutic class and produce the same therapeutic effect
Which of the following can give rise to the development of heart failure?
Cardiomyopathy
Heart attack
Hypertension
All of the above - Answer All the above
With regard to drug interactions that occur between two drugs, a synergistic interaction
occurs when:
Two drugs interact to produce a response which is equal to the sum of the drug's
individual responses.
Effect A + B > effect A + effect B
Equals 0 + 1 > 1
Equal to potentiation. -Answer Effect A + B > effect A + effect B.
A technician has been given 250 ml's of 15% acetic acid solution. The pharmacist has
asked the tech to dilute the solution to 500 ml's with sterile water and to label the
A medication used to treat flatulence is:
Gas-X
Simethicone
Mylicon
all the above - Answer all the above
Drug Examples of which may be used as anti-convulsant is:
Aspirin.
Levothyroxine.
Phenobarbital.
Lithium. - Answer phenobarbital
Define rhino:
Ear
Nose
Blood
Intestine - Answer nose
Lanoxin would fall under which category?
Antiarrhythmic
Anticoagulant
Anti-infective
Antiulcer - Answer Antiarrhythmic
,Pharmacodynamics involves:
It follows the sequence of absorption, distribution, excretion, and metabolism in the
body, in that order.
It is the action of the drug on the body.
It is also the action of the body on the drug following the order in the body: absorption,
distribution, metabolism, and then excretion.
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 ADR processes might a technician be involved with?
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 cause 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 best defines the term therapeutic equivalence?
Two drugs are of the same size, shape and color
Two drugs are in the same therapeutic class and have the same therapeutic effect
Two drugs contain the same quantity of active ingredient
Two drugs are of equal strength and dosage and are equally effective Answer Two drugs
come under the same therapeutic class and produce the same therapeutic effect
Which of the following can give rise to the development of heart failure?
Cardiomyopathy
Heart attack
Hypertension
All of the above - Answer All the above
With regard to drug interactions that occur between two drugs, a synergistic interaction
occurs when:
Two drugs interact to produce a response which is equal to the sum of the drug's
individual responses.
Effect A + B > effect A + effect B
Equals 0 + 1 > 1
Equal to potentiation. -Answer Effect A + B > effect A + effect B.
A technician has been given 250 ml's of 15% acetic acid solution. The pharmacist has
asked the tech to dilute the solution to 500 ml's with sterile water and to label the
