PTCB ACTUAL PREP EXAM 2024-2025\\COMPLETE TEST
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Prescriptions must be kept B) 2
on file at the pharmacy -Federal law requires prescriptions to be kept on file at
for a minimum of the pharmacy for a minimum of 2 years from the date
__________________ year of last dispensing.
s
according to federal law.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Federal law requires a full C) Every 2 years
inventory of all pharmacy -According to federal law, all pharmacies must
items to be performed how complete a full inventory every 2 years. The inventory
frequently? may be completed any day within 2 years of the last
A) Every 6 months
inventory.
B) Yearly
C) Every 2 years
D) Every 3 years
D) Medicare Part D
Which of the following
-Part A (Standard)-hospital inpatient services, nursing facilities,
Medicare programs covers
and hospice care
prescription drugs? -Part B (optional, additional premium)-outpatient
A) Medicare Part A
services, doctor visits, medical supplies, and certain
B) Medicare Part B
pharmacy medications
C) Medicare Part C
D) Medicare Part D -Part C (Medicare Advantage Plans)-parts A and B
benefits offered by private insurers
-Part D (optional, additional premium)-Medicare prescription
drug plan
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Which of the following B) Tricare
insurance plans -Tricare is a federal program that provides health
provides coverage to active- coverage to military members, military retirees,
duty military personnel? and their families
A) Medicaid
B) Tricare
C) AARP
D) Medicare
A patient drops off a D) Dispense only the brand-name product Coumadin.
prescription for Coumadin -DAW CODE 1-Substitution is NOT allowed by the
at your pharmacy. You prescriber; use the branded product.
notice that the prescriber
has written "DAW 1" under
the directions. You
should:
A) Dispense the generic
product warfarin if you do
not have the brand-name
product Coumadin in
stock
B) Dispense the generic
equivalent, warfarin.
C) Do not dispense the
prescription because
handwritten prescriptions
are not valid.
D) Dispense only the brand-
name product Coumadin.
Which of the following A) Lot number
insurance
information is NOT
needed to submit a
point-of-sale
prescription claim?
A) Lot number
B) BIN number
C) Cardholder ID number
D) Patient's gender
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Which of the following B) Private insurance plan
insurance plans should be -If the patient has a private insurance plan as well as a
billed first? government insurance plan (eg. Medicare, Medicaid,
A) Tricare Tricare), the private insurance must always be billed
B) Private insurance plan
first.
C) Medicaid
D) A manufacturer coupon card
Which of the following C) Influenza vaccine
medications may be required -Some insurance plans require vaccinations, medical
to be billed to a patient's equipment, medical devices, home infusions, and
medical plan rather than certain medications to be billed to the medical plan.
their pharmacy plan?
A) Ramipril tablets
B) ProAir HFA metered-dose
inhaler
C) Influenza vaccine
D) Cosopt ophthalmic solution
An unlicensed pharmacy staff B) Enter new prescription information into the pharmacy's
member may perform all of computer system
-Unlicensed personnel CANNOT answer questions about
the following tasks EXCEPT:
A) Receive the pharmacy medications, enter new prescription information into
order, unpack
the computer system, receive prescription refill
medications, and put stock
away on shelves requests over the phone, or be involved in the
B) Enter new prescription dispensing process.
information into the
pharmacy's computer
system
C) Act as a cashier
D) Send pharmacy orders
and update drug quantities
and prices in the
pharmacy's
computer system
A patient turns in a C) 25 days
prescription for Xalatan -General formula to calculate days' supply:
0.005% ophthalmic solution. Total # of units prescribed / # of units per dose/ # of doses per
day
The directions are 1 gtt ou
nightly. How many days will
a
2.5ml bottle last the patient?
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(conversion factor: 20
drops/ml)
A) 50 days
B) 28 days
C) 25 days
D) 18 days
All of the following B) EpiPen
medications must be stored -EpiPen is an injection used to treat severe, emergent
in a refrigerator EXCEPT: allergic reactions that involve anaphylaxis. EpiPens
A) NovoLog should be stored at room temperature. The injection is
B) EpiPen
sensitive to and should not be exposed to cold
C) NuvaRing
temperatures or heat.
D) Pneumovax 23
Most vaccines must be B) Varivax (varicella vaccine)
stored in the -There are two vaccines that must be stored in a freezer.
refrigerator. However, Varivax (varicella vaccine), which protects against
there are a few vaccine chicken pox, and Zostavax (herpes zoster vaccine),
products that must be which
protects against shingles but is no longer available in the US.
kept in a freezer. Which
of the following vaccine
products must be stored
in a freezer?
A) Flulaval (influenza vaccine)
B) Varivax (varicella vaccine)
C) Measles, mumps, and
rubella vaccine
D) Adacel (tetanus, diptheria,
and pertussis vaccine)
Which of the following D) Depo-Testosterone (testosterone)
medications is classified -
as a schedule III
controlled substance?
A) Klonopin (clonazepam)
B) Lomotil
(diphenoxylate/atropine)
C) Qdolo (tramadol)
D) Depo-Testosterone
(testosterone)
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