WALGREENS PTCB SESSION 1 EXAM
PTCB 2024 Order Entry and Processing Test Answers: Good luck! You've got
this!
Complete the following and explain why ____ is excluded from being supplied
in a child-resistant container. OPTIONS INCLUDE - atorvastation, isosorbide
dinitrate, naproxen, sodium fluoride - ANSWER Isosorbide dinitrate, which is
used to treat angina (chest discomfort), must be widely accessible, just as
nitroglycerin.
Answer the following questions and explain why. When a prescription is made
for a gallon of PEG 3350, what volume is entered into the computer system?
OPTIONS INCLUDE: 480 ml, 960 ml, 3840 ml, and 7680 ml. ANSWER: 3840
ml. I am not sure.
Answer the following questions and explain/show your work. The pharmacy
receives a prescription for warfarin 5 mg #45 tk 1 and 1/2 t po qd to treat blood
clotting. How many days will this medication last? OPTIONS INCLUDE - 15
days, 30 days, 45 days, and 60 days - ANSWER 30 days since the patient takes
1 and 1/2 tablet(s) by mouth every day, for a total of 45 tablets. 45 divided by
1.5 equals thirty.
Which auxiliary labels are suitable for a suspension? Explain why. Options
include: for ears only, for external use only, for eyes only, and shake well.
Shake well since a suspension is a liquid dosage form made up of finely divided
particles that eventually gets diluted, thus it would have to be shaken properly to
acquire a fair amount of medication with each dose.
Complete the following and explain why. An amber unit-dose blister pack is
used for ___ and ___. Options include - creams and ointments, oral liquids and
, suspensions, suppositories and transdermal gels, and tablets and capsules. -
ANSWER Suppositories and transdermal gels because... I am not sure.
Answer the following questions and explain why. If an individual's patient
profile reveals that they have COPD, what is the patient's condition? Options
include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congested obstructive
pulmonary disease, constipation, and Chron's disease. - ANSWER Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the pharmaceutical term for an
inflammatory lung illness that prevents airflow from and to the lungs.
Answer the following questions and explain why. A prescriber writes "brand
name medically necessary". What DAW should be assigned to this prescription?
OPTIONS INCLUDE - daws 0, 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER Daw 1 because this
"dispense as written" code implies substitution is not allowed by the prescriber,
which allows the brand med to ONLY be dispensed; daw 0 = no product
selection; daw 2 = substitution allowed and patient selected product; daw 3 =
substitution allowed and pharmacy requested product.
Complete the following and explain why. When a patient receives a prescription
for coumadin (warfarin), they should receive a ___ Options include:
pharmaceutical guide, MSDS, package insert, and SDS. - ANSWER A
medication guide is a paper handout that contains all of the dangers, facts, and
instructions for using the medicine. While an MSDS is a material safety data
sheet that has all types of dangerous directions of the drug, a package insert
gives specific information and distribution of the manufacturer, and an SDS is a
safety data sheet discussing vital factors of disposing this medication
appropriately.
What does "dtd" imply on a prescription? Explain why. OPTIONS INCLUDE:
Give such doses, of each, weight, and write on label - ANSWER. Give such
doses because the sig code "dtd" shows it, thus while of each does not have a sig
code, weight does not have a sig code, only abbreviations such as lb, kg, etc.,
and write on label is stated to be the genuine "sig" code.
PTCB 2024 Order Entry and Processing Test Answers: Good luck! You've got
this!
Complete the following and explain why ____ is excluded from being supplied
in a child-resistant container. OPTIONS INCLUDE - atorvastation, isosorbide
dinitrate, naproxen, sodium fluoride - ANSWER Isosorbide dinitrate, which is
used to treat angina (chest discomfort), must be widely accessible, just as
nitroglycerin.
Answer the following questions and explain why. When a prescription is made
for a gallon of PEG 3350, what volume is entered into the computer system?
OPTIONS INCLUDE: 480 ml, 960 ml, 3840 ml, and 7680 ml. ANSWER: 3840
ml. I am not sure.
Answer the following questions and explain/show your work. The pharmacy
receives a prescription for warfarin 5 mg #45 tk 1 and 1/2 t po qd to treat blood
clotting. How many days will this medication last? OPTIONS INCLUDE - 15
days, 30 days, 45 days, and 60 days - ANSWER 30 days since the patient takes
1 and 1/2 tablet(s) by mouth every day, for a total of 45 tablets. 45 divided by
1.5 equals thirty.
Which auxiliary labels are suitable for a suspension? Explain why. Options
include: for ears only, for external use only, for eyes only, and shake well.
Shake well since a suspension is a liquid dosage form made up of finely divided
particles that eventually gets diluted, thus it would have to be shaken properly to
acquire a fair amount of medication with each dose.
Complete the following and explain why. An amber unit-dose blister pack is
used for ___ and ___. Options include - creams and ointments, oral liquids and
, suspensions, suppositories and transdermal gels, and tablets and capsules. -
ANSWER Suppositories and transdermal gels because... I am not sure.
Answer the following questions and explain why. If an individual's patient
profile reveals that they have COPD, what is the patient's condition? Options
include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congested obstructive
pulmonary disease, constipation, and Chron's disease. - ANSWER Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the pharmaceutical term for an
inflammatory lung illness that prevents airflow from and to the lungs.
Answer the following questions and explain why. A prescriber writes "brand
name medically necessary". What DAW should be assigned to this prescription?
OPTIONS INCLUDE - daws 0, 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER Daw 1 because this
"dispense as written" code implies substitution is not allowed by the prescriber,
which allows the brand med to ONLY be dispensed; daw 0 = no product
selection; daw 2 = substitution allowed and patient selected product; daw 3 =
substitution allowed and pharmacy requested product.
Complete the following and explain why. When a patient receives a prescription
for coumadin (warfarin), they should receive a ___ Options include:
pharmaceutical guide, MSDS, package insert, and SDS. - ANSWER A
medication guide is a paper handout that contains all of the dangers, facts, and
instructions for using the medicine. While an MSDS is a material safety data
sheet that has all types of dangerous directions of the drug, a package insert
gives specific information and distribution of the manufacturer, and an SDS is a
safety data sheet discussing vital factors of disposing this medication
appropriately.
What does "dtd" imply on a prescription? Explain why. OPTIONS INCLUDE:
Give such doses, of each, weight, and write on label - ANSWER. Give such
doses because the sig code "dtd" shows it, thus while of each does not have a sig
code, weight does not have a sig code, only abbreviations such as lb, kg, etc.,
and write on label is stated to be the genuine "sig" code.
