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PTCE Practice Questions With Correct
Answers A+
What is the body surface area for a child who is 90lb and 165cm tall?
A. 1.3m2
B. 1.4m2
C. 4.7m2
D. 2.2m2 - Answer✔B.1.4m2
BSA=[square root of (weight(kg)*height(cm)]/3600 or
[square root of weight(lb)*height(in)]/3131
1kg=2.2lb
1in=2.54cm
A medication that has an expiration date of 12/14 would expire on:
A. the last day of December 2014
B. 12/01/14
C. 12/14/14
D. December of 2012 - Answer✔A. the last day of December 2014
In the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers?
A. the manufacturer
B. the package size
C. the product name, strength, and dosage form
D. the number of tablets in the medication package - Answer✔C. the produc name, strength, and
dosage form
The NDC is 10 digits long and comprised of 3 sets of numbers that are divided as follows:
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1. The first set can be comprised of 4-5 digits and represents the manufacturer.
2. The second set is comprised of 3-4 digits and represents the product name, strength, and
dosage form
3. The third set is comprised of 2 digits and represents the package size
The Orange Book is most often used to find:
A. compatibility of medications given parenterally
B. average wholesale prices
C. manufacturer's standards
D. therapeutic equivalents - Answer✔D. therapeutic equivalents
*The Injectable Drug Handbook is a reference source for compatibility of medications given
parenterally.
*The Red Book is a reference source for the average wholesale prices.
*The manufacturer's standards are referenced in the Physician's Desk Reference(PDR), which is
a compilation of package inserts for FDA-approved drugs.
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. refilling medications
B. answering patients' questions regarding their medications
C. answering insurance-related questions
D. reviewing prescription orders for accuracy of information - Answer✔B. answering patients'
questions regarding their medications
Only pharmacists can counsel patients regarding their medications.
Which of these drugs does not belong to the penicillin class of antibiotics?
A. Unasyn
B. Augmentin
C. tetracycline
D. Pen Vee K - Answer✔C. tetracycline
Belongs to the tetracycline class of antibiotics.
A pharmacy technician is given 120mL of a 20% dextrose solution and is told to dilute it with
6oz of sterile water. What would be the final percent concentration?
A. 13%
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B. 8%
C. 14%
D. 20% - Answer✔B. 8%
1oz=30mL, so 6oz=6*30mL=180mL
Use the dilution equation:
Concentration1(C1)*Quantity(1)=Concentration(2)*Quantity(2)
C1=20%, Q1=120mL, Q2=180mL+120mL=300mL
20%(120mL)=X(300mL)
X=2400/300=8%
Which act distinguished between legend and nonlegend drugs?
A. the 1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment
B. the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendment
C. the 1983 Orphan Drug Act
D. the 1914 Harrison Narcotic Act - Answer✔A. the Durham Humphrey Amendment
*The Durham Humphrey Amendment distinguished between prescription and over-the-counter
(nonlegend) drugs prohibiting the sale of legend (prescription) drugs without a prescription.
*The Kefauver-Harris Amendment requires drugs to be proven pure, safe, and effective.
*The Orphan Drug Act encourages finding drug treatments for rare (orphaned) diseases.
*The Harrison Narcotic Act limits the transport, manufacture, and the sale of opium and any of
its derivatives. It requires a written prescription to purchase any of the aforementioned drugs.
What s the maximum number of refills permitted for a C2 medication?
A. no refills are allowed
B. six refills within 5 months, whichever occurs first
C. five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first
D. three refills within 90 days - Answer✔C. five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first.
C3-C5 medications can be refilled up to 5 times within 6 months, whichever occurs first.
Thereafter, a new prescription is required.
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the label
placed on the patient's medication read?
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A. two drops in both ears two times daily
B. two drops in both eyes two times daily
C. two drops in the right ear three times a day
D. two drops in the left eye two times daily - Answer✔A. two drops in both ears two times daily
What is CCXLIX equivalent to?
A. 254
B. 269
C. 240
D. 249 - Answer✔D. 249
C=100
L=50
X=10
Glyburide is classified into which drug class?
A. anticonvulsant
B. hypertension
C. antidiabetic
D. proton pump inhibitor - Answer✔C. antidiabetic
Reducing a substance to fine particles using a mortar and pestle is known as which of the
following?
A. blending
B. triturating
C. sifting
D. tumbling - Answer✔B. triturating
*Blending is the mixing together of two different substances until a homogenous mixture is
achieved.
*Sifting is the process of eliminating large particles by using a sifter
*Tumbling is the process of mixing by adding different ingredients into a bag or jar and shaking
them until a homogenous mixture is achieved.
Which of the following is an automated dispensing machine?
PTCE Practice Questions With Correct
Answers A+
What is the body surface area for a child who is 90lb and 165cm tall?
A. 1.3m2
B. 1.4m2
C. 4.7m2
D. 2.2m2 - Answer✔B.1.4m2
BSA=[square root of (weight(kg)*height(cm)]/3600 or
[square root of weight(lb)*height(in)]/3131
1kg=2.2lb
1in=2.54cm
A medication that has an expiration date of 12/14 would expire on:
A. the last day of December 2014
B. 12/01/14
C. 12/14/14
D. December of 2012 - Answer✔A. the last day of December 2014
In the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers?
A. the manufacturer
B. the package size
C. the product name, strength, and dosage form
D. the number of tablets in the medication package - Answer✔C. the produc name, strength, and
dosage form
The NDC is 10 digits long and comprised of 3 sets of numbers that are divided as follows:
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1. The first set can be comprised of 4-5 digits and represents the manufacturer.
2. The second set is comprised of 3-4 digits and represents the product name, strength, and
dosage form
3. The third set is comprised of 2 digits and represents the package size
The Orange Book is most often used to find:
A. compatibility of medications given parenterally
B. average wholesale prices
C. manufacturer's standards
D. therapeutic equivalents - Answer✔D. therapeutic equivalents
*The Injectable Drug Handbook is a reference source for compatibility of medications given
parenterally.
*The Red Book is a reference source for the average wholesale prices.
*The manufacturer's standards are referenced in the Physician's Desk Reference(PDR), which is
a compilation of package inserts for FDA-approved drugs.
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. refilling medications
B. answering patients' questions regarding their medications
C. answering insurance-related questions
D. reviewing prescription orders for accuracy of information - Answer✔B. answering patients'
questions regarding their medications
Only pharmacists can counsel patients regarding their medications.
Which of these drugs does not belong to the penicillin class of antibiotics?
A. Unasyn
B. Augmentin
C. tetracycline
D. Pen Vee K - Answer✔C. tetracycline
Belongs to the tetracycline class of antibiotics.
A pharmacy technician is given 120mL of a 20% dextrose solution and is told to dilute it with
6oz of sterile water. What would be the final percent concentration?
A. 13%
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B. 8%
C. 14%
D. 20% - Answer✔B. 8%
1oz=30mL, so 6oz=6*30mL=180mL
Use the dilution equation:
Concentration1(C1)*Quantity(1)=Concentration(2)*Quantity(2)
C1=20%, Q1=120mL, Q2=180mL+120mL=300mL
20%(120mL)=X(300mL)
X=2400/300=8%
Which act distinguished between legend and nonlegend drugs?
A. the 1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment
B. the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendment
C. the 1983 Orphan Drug Act
D. the 1914 Harrison Narcotic Act - Answer✔A. the Durham Humphrey Amendment
*The Durham Humphrey Amendment distinguished between prescription and over-the-counter
(nonlegend) drugs prohibiting the sale of legend (prescription) drugs without a prescription.
*The Kefauver-Harris Amendment requires drugs to be proven pure, safe, and effective.
*The Orphan Drug Act encourages finding drug treatments for rare (orphaned) diseases.
*The Harrison Narcotic Act limits the transport, manufacture, and the sale of opium and any of
its derivatives. It requires a written prescription to purchase any of the aforementioned drugs.
What s the maximum number of refills permitted for a C2 medication?
A. no refills are allowed
B. six refills within 5 months, whichever occurs first
C. five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first
D. three refills within 90 days - Answer✔C. five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first.
C3-C5 medications can be refilled up to 5 times within 6 months, whichever occurs first.
Thereafter, a new prescription is required.
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the label
placed on the patient's medication read?
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A. two drops in both ears two times daily
B. two drops in both eyes two times daily
C. two drops in the right ear three times a day
D. two drops in the left eye two times daily - Answer✔A. two drops in both ears two times daily
What is CCXLIX equivalent to?
A. 254
B. 269
C. 240
D. 249 - Answer✔D. 249
C=100
L=50
X=10
Glyburide is classified into which drug class?
A. anticonvulsant
B. hypertension
C. antidiabetic
D. proton pump inhibitor - Answer✔C. antidiabetic
Reducing a substance to fine particles using a mortar and pestle is known as which of the
following?
A. blending
B. triturating
C. sifting
D. tumbling - Answer✔B. triturating
*Blending is the mixing together of two different substances until a homogenous mixture is
achieved.
*Sifting is the process of eliminating large particles by using a sifter
*Tumbling is the process of mixing by adding different ingredients into a bag or jar and shaking
them until a homogenous mixture is achieved.
Which of the following is an automated dispensing machine?
