PTCB Exam Practice Questions and Answers
Federal regulations require a Patient Package Insert (PPI) to be dispensed each time
when what medication is dispensed? - Answer Estrogens
The poison prevention packaging act requires childproof packaging on all medications
except: - Answer Nitroglycerin
What would be found on a MAR (medication administration record) but not on a paper
prescription? - Answer Diagnosis
What must be present on a written prescription at the time of acceptance? - Answer The
prescribers signature & The exact name, strength, and form of the drug
A prescription for flexeril includes the sig "i tab qd hs" what auxiliary label should be
placed on the medication container? - Answer May cause drowsiness (muscle relaxant)
The dosage strength of a medication dispensed may not appear on the label if: -
Answer The drug is a combination drug or the drug only comes as one strength
What are things involved in the practice of aseptic technique? - Answer Clean hands,
Use of a laminar air flow hood & alcohol disinfectant.
The best way to determine the storage conditions for a particular drug is to - Answer
refer to the manufactures label
Drugs in inventory that are "slow mover's" should be" - Answer Ordered less frequently
A drug label says to store a drug between 15 and 25 degrees Centigrade. The drug
should be stored? - Answer In a cool room
The selling price of a medication is based on the: - Answer Cost price to the pharmacy
The listing of drugs that are stocked in the pharmacy is called a(n): - Answer Formulary
(what you carry)
The listing of a inventory shows: - Answer How much you have of the medications
Drugs that are on the shelf stored in opaque bottles and dispensed in amber bottles
because: - Answer These drugs are sensitive to light
When dealing with a spill of a toxic drug on your skin you should: - Answer Gently blot
the drug solution from the area with an absorbent
, Wearing protective clothing and gloves is sufficient to protect the worker from toxic
effects of antineoplastic drugs unless: - Answer The technician rubs his or her eyes or
nose while working with those drugs
A patient has a temperature of 37 Degrees Celsius, he is: - Answer Perfectly normal
To reconstitue a drug you would: - Answer Add water to it
How many numbers are in each segment of a NDC? - Answer 5,4,2
Where is intron stored? - Answer In the refrigerator
Which insulin is allowed in an IV bag? - Answer Regular
What is the meaning of the abbreviation of "ung?" - Answer Ointment
Which dosage form releases carbon dioxide when placed in water? - Answer
Effervescent
To calculate the price of a prescription, how would you do so? - Answer Cost+Fee
What is room temperature? - Answer 59-86 Degrees F (15-30 Degrees C)
Which class of antidepressants requires a wash out period before starting a new class
of antidepressants? - Answer MAOI
A expiration date on a bottle of Cipro 500 mg tablets states 4/07. When does the drug
expire? - Answer Midnight, 4/30/2017
The different sets of digits in a NDC number represent? - Answer First: manufacture.
Second: Drug. Third: Package size.
Pseudoephedrine is contraindicated in which of the following disease states? - Answer
Hypertension (Blood Pressure)
The directions for use of a medication is "i sl prn" The meaning of sl is: - Answer
sublingual
Amoxicillin oral suspension is stable in a refrigerator for how many days after
reconstitution? - Answer 14 days.
Digoxin belongs to which drug classification? - Answer Cardiac Glycoside (Lanoxin)
Federal regulations require a Patient Package Insert (PPI) to be dispensed each time
when what medication is dispensed? - Answer Estrogens
The poison prevention packaging act requires childproof packaging on all medications
except: - Answer Nitroglycerin
What would be found on a MAR (medication administration record) but not on a paper
prescription? - Answer Diagnosis
What must be present on a written prescription at the time of acceptance? - Answer The
prescribers signature & The exact name, strength, and form of the drug
A prescription for flexeril includes the sig "i tab qd hs" what auxiliary label should be
placed on the medication container? - Answer May cause drowsiness (muscle relaxant)
The dosage strength of a medication dispensed may not appear on the label if: -
Answer The drug is a combination drug or the drug only comes as one strength
What are things involved in the practice of aseptic technique? - Answer Clean hands,
Use of a laminar air flow hood & alcohol disinfectant.
The best way to determine the storage conditions for a particular drug is to - Answer
refer to the manufactures label
Drugs in inventory that are "slow mover's" should be" - Answer Ordered less frequently
A drug label says to store a drug between 15 and 25 degrees Centigrade. The drug
should be stored? - Answer In a cool room
The selling price of a medication is based on the: - Answer Cost price to the pharmacy
The listing of drugs that are stocked in the pharmacy is called a(n): - Answer Formulary
(what you carry)
The listing of a inventory shows: - Answer How much you have of the medications
Drugs that are on the shelf stored in opaque bottles and dispensed in amber bottles
because: - Answer These drugs are sensitive to light
When dealing with a spill of a toxic drug on your skin you should: - Answer Gently blot
the drug solution from the area with an absorbent
, Wearing protective clothing and gloves is sufficient to protect the worker from toxic
effects of antineoplastic drugs unless: - Answer The technician rubs his or her eyes or
nose while working with those drugs
A patient has a temperature of 37 Degrees Celsius, he is: - Answer Perfectly normal
To reconstitue a drug you would: - Answer Add water to it
How many numbers are in each segment of a NDC? - Answer 5,4,2
Where is intron stored? - Answer In the refrigerator
Which insulin is allowed in an IV bag? - Answer Regular
What is the meaning of the abbreviation of "ung?" - Answer Ointment
Which dosage form releases carbon dioxide when placed in water? - Answer
Effervescent
To calculate the price of a prescription, how would you do so? - Answer Cost+Fee
What is room temperature? - Answer 59-86 Degrees F (15-30 Degrees C)
Which class of antidepressants requires a wash out period before starting a new class
of antidepressants? - Answer MAOI
A expiration date on a bottle of Cipro 500 mg tablets states 4/07. When does the drug
expire? - Answer Midnight, 4/30/2017
The different sets of digits in a NDC number represent? - Answer First: manufacture.
Second: Drug. Third: Package size.
Pseudoephedrine is contraindicated in which of the following disease states? - Answer
Hypertension (Blood Pressure)
The directions for use of a medication is "i sl prn" The meaning of sl is: - Answer
sublingual
Amoxicillin oral suspension is stable in a refrigerator for how many days after
reconstitution? - Answer 14 days.
Digoxin belongs to which drug classification? - Answer Cardiac Glycoside (Lanoxin)
