PTCB Practice Test 1 Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
How many mL of 70% and 40% alcohol elixirs should be missed to prepare 300mL of 60% alcohol? -
Answer: 200 mL of 70%, 100 mL of 40%
Which of the following vaccines should be kept in the freezer? - Answer: Varicella vaccine
Which of the following is an example of a Class II recall? - Answer: foreign objects that pose a physical
hazard
The Roman numeral XXXVI is equal to - Answer: 36
Many terminally ill patients on pain medications require increasingly higher doses to obtain pain relief.
This is known as - Answer: tolerance
A Class III prescription balance requires recertification every - Answer: year
The physician orders cefaclor 450 mg TID. The drug is available as a 375 mg/5 mL suspension. How many
mL should be given for each dose? - Answer: 6 mL
What is the appropriate form required for a pharmacy to order Schedule II medications from a
distributor? - Answer: DEA form 222
Hydrocortisone 0.5% cream in a 1 ounce tube contains - Answer: hydrocortisone 141.75 mg in 28.35 g of
cream
How many prednisone 5mg tablets are needed to fill a prescription with the following directions?
prednisone 5mg tablets
Complete Solutions Graded A+
How many mL of 70% and 40% alcohol elixirs should be missed to prepare 300mL of 60% alcohol? -
Answer: 200 mL of 70%, 100 mL of 40%
Which of the following vaccines should be kept in the freezer? - Answer: Varicella vaccine
Which of the following is an example of a Class II recall? - Answer: foreign objects that pose a physical
hazard
The Roman numeral XXXVI is equal to - Answer: 36
Many terminally ill patients on pain medications require increasingly higher doses to obtain pain relief.
This is known as - Answer: tolerance
A Class III prescription balance requires recertification every - Answer: year
The physician orders cefaclor 450 mg TID. The drug is available as a 375 mg/5 mL suspension. How many
mL should be given for each dose? - Answer: 6 mL
What is the appropriate form required for a pharmacy to order Schedule II medications from a
distributor? - Answer: DEA form 222
Hydrocortisone 0.5% cream in a 1 ounce tube contains - Answer: hydrocortisone 141.75 mg in 28.35 g of
cream
How many prednisone 5mg tablets are needed to fill a prescription with the following directions?
prednisone 5mg tablets
