NEW PTCB EXAM / PTCB ACTUAL EXAM 2024/2025
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION) |GUARANTEED
PASS. (BRAND NEW!!) PTCB EXAM
Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the
body? - ANSWER: Ointments
If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire? - ANSWER: The
last day of March 2006
Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct? - ANSWER:
Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
What does the suffix -ectomy mean? - ANSWER: Removal
How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin? - ANSWER:
20
What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent? - ANSWER: Drug
manufacturer
Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform? -
ANSWER: Counseling a patient
By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken? - ANSWER: PR
Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin? - ANSWER: Lorabid
Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity? - ANSWER: 4
When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"? - ANSWER: Before a
meal
What is the meaning of AAC? - ANSWER: Actual acquisition cost
What does "NPO" mean on a medication order? - ANSWER: Nothing by mouth
Which of the following medications is not measured International Units? - ANSWER:
Vitamin B
Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy? -
ANSWER: Warfarin
, How many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric acid
solution?
Boric acid 50 g
Purified water qs to make 1000 mL - ANSWER: 6 g
Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed out of
the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant? - ANSWER: MAOIs
What is a drug monograph? - ANSWER: Literature on the drug
What is the percentage strenght of a solution that is made by adding 100 mL of
purified water to 600 mL of a 25% solution? - ANSWER: 21.4%
What is the cost for 24 mg of an active ingredient used in a compound if the bulk
bottle of the active ingredient costs $250.00/g? - ANSWER: $6.00
You have received a medication order to prepare 500 mL of a 1:500 solution. The
pharmacy has in stock a concentrate of 80%. How much of the concentrate will you
need to use? - ANSWER: 1.25 mL
Which medication should not be prescribed for young males? - ANSWER: Desyrel
How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were "i cap
qid"? - ANSWER: 10 days
What should a pharmacy technician do while processing a prescription if he or she
receives a contraindication message on the pharmacy terminal screen? - ANSWER:
Inform the pharmacist of the message
Where should used needles be placed after use? - ANSWER: In a sharps container
Which organization is responsible for drug recalls? - ANSWER: FDA
How many times a day would a patient take medication if it is prescribed "tid"? -
ANSWER: Three
Which of the following is an example of drug duplication? - ANSWER: Calan and
Isoptin
Which of the following drugs would not be used to treat COPD? - ANSWER:
Guaifenesin
What does the word root cardio mean? - ANSWER: Heart
Which of the following is the federal legend that must appear on all prescriptions? -
ANSWER: Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION) |GUARANTEED
PASS. (BRAND NEW!!) PTCB EXAM
Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the
body? - ANSWER: Ointments
If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire? - ANSWER: The
last day of March 2006
Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct? - ANSWER:
Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
What does the suffix -ectomy mean? - ANSWER: Removal
How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin? - ANSWER:
20
What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent? - ANSWER: Drug
manufacturer
Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform? -
ANSWER: Counseling a patient
By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken? - ANSWER: PR
Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin? - ANSWER: Lorabid
Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity? - ANSWER: 4
When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"? - ANSWER: Before a
meal
What is the meaning of AAC? - ANSWER: Actual acquisition cost
What does "NPO" mean on a medication order? - ANSWER: Nothing by mouth
Which of the following medications is not measured International Units? - ANSWER:
Vitamin B
Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy? -
ANSWER: Warfarin
, How many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric acid
solution?
Boric acid 50 g
Purified water qs to make 1000 mL - ANSWER: 6 g
Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed out of
the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant? - ANSWER: MAOIs
What is a drug monograph? - ANSWER: Literature on the drug
What is the percentage strenght of a solution that is made by adding 100 mL of
purified water to 600 mL of a 25% solution? - ANSWER: 21.4%
What is the cost for 24 mg of an active ingredient used in a compound if the bulk
bottle of the active ingredient costs $250.00/g? - ANSWER: $6.00
You have received a medication order to prepare 500 mL of a 1:500 solution. The
pharmacy has in stock a concentrate of 80%. How much of the concentrate will you
need to use? - ANSWER: 1.25 mL
Which medication should not be prescribed for young males? - ANSWER: Desyrel
How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were "i cap
qid"? - ANSWER: 10 days
What should a pharmacy technician do while processing a prescription if he or she
receives a contraindication message on the pharmacy terminal screen? - ANSWER:
Inform the pharmacist of the message
Where should used needles be placed after use? - ANSWER: In a sharps container
Which organization is responsible for drug recalls? - ANSWER: FDA
How many times a day would a patient take medication if it is prescribed "tid"? -
ANSWER: Three
Which of the following is an example of drug duplication? - ANSWER: Calan and
Isoptin
Which of the following drugs would not be used to treat COPD? - ANSWER:
Guaifenesin
What does the word root cardio mean? - ANSWER: Heart
Which of the following is the federal legend that must appear on all prescriptions? -
ANSWER: Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription
