PTU Rite Aid Exam Questions And Answers
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A pharmacy technician who meets predetermined qualifications specified by an organization is
considered: - Answer✔Certified
What are the five components of Pharmacist Patient Care Process? - Answer✔Collect, assess,
plan, implement, follow up (CAPIF)
Which organization offers national pharmacy certification by exam? - Answer✔PTCB
What is the poison prevention packaging act of 1970? - Answer✔requires all OTC and rx drugs
be subject to special packaging requirements - child-resistant container. Not required if
prescriber authorizes or the patient requests.
How many grains in 1 milligram? - Answer✔.0154
How many grams are in an ounce? - Answer✔28.3
Why is calculating days supply correctly important? - Answer✔It ensures proper billing to
insurance
What is parenteral nutrition? - Answer✔nutritional feeding through the vein
What are milliequivalents? - Answer✔Express concentration of electrolytes
What are electrolytes for? - Answer✔1. Acid-Base balance
2. Regulate metabolism
3. Control body water
How to calculate ITOR? - Answer✔Cost of goods sold/ average inventory
What is term for amount pharmacy pays for drug? - Answer✔Cost
What is best definition for selling price? - Answer✔Price a business charges for a product
What is the markup percentage? - Answer✔Selling price - cost/cost
Can you substitute different dosage forms? - Answer✔No. Ex syrup compared to tablet
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Benefits of different dosage forms - Answer✔1. Improved tolerability
2. Bioavailability
3. Absorption
4. Stability
What are capsules? - Answer✔Gelatin containers filled with medication
Why should capsules not be opened? - Answer✔1. Taste bad
2. Irritate GI tract
3. Destroys mechanism
4. Can cause overdose
5. Can harm patient
Where to find info about opening capsules? - Answer✔In the package insert. Dosage and
administration section
What other ingredients are present in capsules? - Answer✔1. Disintegrates
2. Diluent
3. Preservative
What other ingredients do tablets have? - Answer✔1. Diluent
2. Binder
3.Lubricating agent
4. Disintegrant
What is purpose of medication coating? - Answer✔To prevent inactivation by stomach acids
and to prevent stomach Lining from damage
Where does aspirin dissolve? - Answer✔In the small intestine rather than the stomach to
prevent damage to the stomach
Should pills with special coating always be swallowed whole? - Answer✔YES
What are buccal tablets? - Answer✔Tablets that are placed between cheek and gum and
dissolve in the mouth
What are advantages of buccal tablets? - Answer✔1. Absorbed directly into bloodstream; work
quickly
2. Cannot be damaged by acidic environment of stomach
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