PTCB MTM Exam Preparation – Therapeutic Equivalence, Lab Values, and FDA Ratings with Verified Answers

PTCB MTM Exam Preparation questions with
accurate answers
"A" rating Ans✓✓✓ drugs that are therapeutically equivalent to the
reference drug, with no known bioequivalence problems


"AB" rating Ans✓✓✓ therapeutically equivalent to each other; known
or potential bioequivalence problems may exist but have been found to
meet standards for bioequivalence


"B" rating Ans✓✓✓ not therapeutically equivalent to other
pharmaceutical products; actual or potential bioequivalence problems
have not been resolved


A1C Ans✓✓✓ glycosylated hemoglobin


normal <5.7%
prediabetes = 5.7% - 6.4%
diabetes >6.5%


A1C = BG
7=152
8-183
9=212
10=240

, AA Ans✓✓✓ conventional dosage forms


AN Ans✓✓✓ solutions and powders for aerosolization


AO Ans✓✓✓ Injectable oil solutions


AP Ans✓✓✓ injectable aqueous / IV solutions


AT Ans✓✓✓ topical products


B* Ans✓✓✓ requires FDA investigation to review equivalence


BC Ans✓✓✓ Extended-release dosage forms (capsules, injectables and
tablets)


BD Ans✓✓✓ active ingredient and dosage forms with
DOCUMENTED bioequivalence problems


BE Ans✓✓✓ delayed-release oral dosage forms


bioavailability Ans✓✓✓ refers to the rate and extent to which an active
ingredient is absorbed after administration and becomes available at the
drug's site of acction