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PTCE - Ch 4 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
Drugs in which classification should not be taken with potassium-sparing diuretics? -
Answer✔ACE inhibitors
Which interpretation of the following instructions is correct? 30ml MOM PO ac and hs prn -
Answer✔Take 1 oz of MOM by mouth before meals and at bedtime as needed
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription to make 4 oz of a 10% solution and has a 25%
stock solution on hand. How much diluent will be added to fill this prescription? - Answer✔72
ml
What type of solution has greater osmolarity than blood? - Answer✔Hypertonic
Which of the following dosage forms is not a solid dosage form? - Answer✔Elixir
A 180 lb man is to receive 1.75 mg of tobramycin per kg per day. The phamacy technician is to
prepare the tobramycin in 100ml of D5W, and it is to be given three times per day. The drug is
available in a 40 mg/ml vial and is to be administered over 30 min. How much medication will
the patient receive each day? - Answer✔143 mg
Which of the following drugs is not a beta blocker? - Answer✔Nifedipine
Which of the following terms does not mean a "proprietary" drug? - Answer✔Generic
If a patient is hypokalemic, the patient has which of the following? - Answer✔low potassium
What is not found in a total nutrient admixture? - Answer✔Protein
What does UTI stand for? - Answer✔Urinary tract infection
Which of the following is not a required text in a pharmacy? - Answer✔Drug facts and
comparisons
How many teaspoon doses are in a pint of elixir? - Answer✔96
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Which of the following is not an advantage of a plastic bag IV parenteral system? -
Answer✔plastic bag takes less room for storage and disposal, plastic bag is light and cheap to
transport, quantity remaining in the bag is easy to read
What does FDA refer to? - Answer✔Food and Drug administration
Drugs in which classification may yield side effects such as dry eyes, dry mouth, or difficult
urination or defecation? - Answer✔anticholinergics
Which vitamin will increase the blood coagulation of a patient taking coumadin? -
Answer✔Vitamin K
Which of the following must appear on a unit-dose product label? - Answer✔dose strength of the
medication, expiraton date of the medication, medication name
How many days will 40 tablets last if the patient is taking the medication "ii bid"? - Answer✔10
days
A potassium chloride solution has a concentration of 1.5 mEq, how many mL's? - Answer✔20
ml
What is the maximum number of refills allowed for a schedule IV drug? - Answer✔five
How many days will the following prescription last?
Ampicillin 250mg #40
a cap PO qid
ref x ii - Answer✔10
How many times a day would a patient take a medication if it was "q6h"? - Answer✔4
How many millititers are in 1 pt? - Answer✔480ml
Which organ would be affected if the root word "nephro" was indicated? - Answer✔kidney
Which of the following would require a potassium supplement? - Answer✔lasix
Which of the following drugs would be administered to a patient if he or she had received an
overdose of heparin? - Answer✔protamine sulfate
How many units of heparin are in 50 ml of 100,000 units/L? - Answer✔5000 units
What does the term "od" mean? - Answer✔right eye
You have received the following prescription for Robitussin A-C; "1 tsp qid for 10 days". How
much would you dispense? - Answer✔200ml
What is the generic name for Lodine? - Answer✔Etodolac
PTCE - Ch 4 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
Drugs in which classification should not be taken with potassium-sparing diuretics? -
Answer✔ACE inhibitors
Which interpretation of the following instructions is correct? 30ml MOM PO ac and hs prn -
Answer✔Take 1 oz of MOM by mouth before meals and at bedtime as needed
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription to make 4 oz of a 10% solution and has a 25%
stock solution on hand. How much diluent will be added to fill this prescription? - Answer✔72
ml
What type of solution has greater osmolarity than blood? - Answer✔Hypertonic
Which of the following dosage forms is not a solid dosage form? - Answer✔Elixir
A 180 lb man is to receive 1.75 mg of tobramycin per kg per day. The phamacy technician is to
prepare the tobramycin in 100ml of D5W, and it is to be given three times per day. The drug is
available in a 40 mg/ml vial and is to be administered over 30 min. How much medication will
the patient receive each day? - Answer✔143 mg
Which of the following drugs is not a beta blocker? - Answer✔Nifedipine
Which of the following terms does not mean a "proprietary" drug? - Answer✔Generic
If a patient is hypokalemic, the patient has which of the following? - Answer✔low potassium
What is not found in a total nutrient admixture? - Answer✔Protein
What does UTI stand for? - Answer✔Urinary tract infection
Which of the following is not a required text in a pharmacy? - Answer✔Drug facts and
comparisons
How many teaspoon doses are in a pint of elixir? - Answer✔96
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Which of the following is not an advantage of a plastic bag IV parenteral system? -
Answer✔plastic bag takes less room for storage and disposal, plastic bag is light and cheap to
transport, quantity remaining in the bag is easy to read
What does FDA refer to? - Answer✔Food and Drug administration
Drugs in which classification may yield side effects such as dry eyes, dry mouth, or difficult
urination or defecation? - Answer✔anticholinergics
Which vitamin will increase the blood coagulation of a patient taking coumadin? -
Answer✔Vitamin K
Which of the following must appear on a unit-dose product label? - Answer✔dose strength of the
medication, expiraton date of the medication, medication name
How many days will 40 tablets last if the patient is taking the medication "ii bid"? - Answer✔10
days
A potassium chloride solution has a concentration of 1.5 mEq, how many mL's? - Answer✔20
ml
What is the maximum number of refills allowed for a schedule IV drug? - Answer✔five
How many days will the following prescription last?
Ampicillin 250mg #40
a cap PO qid
ref x ii - Answer✔10
How many times a day would a patient take a medication if it was "q6h"? - Answer✔4
How many millititers are in 1 pt? - Answer✔480ml
Which organ would be affected if the root word "nephro" was indicated? - Answer✔kidney
Which of the following would require a potassium supplement? - Answer✔lasix
Which of the following drugs would be administered to a patient if he or she had received an
overdose of heparin? - Answer✔protamine sulfate
How many units of heparin are in 50 ml of 100,000 units/L? - Answer✔5000 units
What does the term "od" mean? - Answer✔right eye
You have received the following prescription for Robitussin A-C; "1 tsp qid for 10 days". How
much would you dispense? - Answer✔200ml
What is the generic name for Lodine? - Answer✔Etodolac
