PTCB 2023 Practice Questions WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A pharmacy technician should identify that a varicella vaccine should be stored in which
of the following locations?
a. Freezer
b. Narcotic Vault
c. Medication Storage Bin
d. Hazardous Medication Area -ANSa. Freezer
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following tasks is within a
technician's scope of practice?
a. Perform and document final product verification
b. Recommend OTC medications
c. Counsel patient about prescribed medication use
d. Prepare insurance claims for online adjudication -ANSd. Prepare insurance claims for
online adjudication
Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technician's scope of practice?
a. Compounding IV chemotherapy medications
b. Perform medication therapy management
c. Witness controlled substance disposal
d. Recommend therapy regimens to prescribers -ANSa. Compounding IV chemotherapy
medications
If a manufacturer refuses to recall a medication and there is clear evidence of risk to
human health, a pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following
government agencies can enforce a recall?
a. Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
d. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSRA) -ANSc. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
Which of the following agencies should a pharmacy staff member contact if controlled
substances are stolen from the pharmacy?
a. CDC
b. OSHA
c. FDA
d. DEA -ANSd. DEA
,Which of the following forms should a pharmacy technician use to request permission to
destroy expired controlled substances?
a. DEA Form 106
b. DEA Form 41
c. DEA Form 222
d. DEA Form 224 -ANSb. DEA Form 41
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy technician complete when assisting a
pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)?
a. Perform patient assessment
b. Schedule patient appointments
c. Set up medication treatment plans
d. Monitor efficacy of medication therapy -ANSb. Schedule patient appointments
A pharmacy technician should report adverse drug events to which of the following?
a. FDA MedWatch
b. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
c. Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP)
d. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) -ANSa. FDA MedWatch
The prefix "hypo-" has which of the following meaning?
a. After or behind
b. Too much or above
c. Too little or below
d. Around or surrounding -ANSc. Too little or below
Which of the following references should a pharmacy technician use to look up the
compatibility of two intravenous solutions?
a. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
b. Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)
c. Orange Book
d. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable Drugs -ANSd. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable
Drugs
Translate "ii tsp po bid ac"
a. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
b. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day after meals
c. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day before meals
d. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day after meals -ANSa. Take 2 teaspoons by
mouth twice per day before meals
Which of the following medication should be flushed for disposal?
a. Amoxicillin capsules
b. Warfarin tablets
c. Cyclosporine solution
d. Fentanyl patches -ANSd. Fentanyl patches
, Which of the following references lists FDA approved medications and their therapeutic
equivalents?
a. USP
b. Pink Book
c. Orange Book
d. The Merck Index -ANSc. Orange Book
Which of the following medications should be dispose in a hazardous bin?
a. Reconstituted medications
b. Cytotoxic agents
c. Compounded agents
d. Controlled substances -ANSb. Cytotoxic agents
How many different types of controlled substances can be ordered on DEA Form 222?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15 -ANSc. 10
Which of the following tasks is a part of medication reconciliation?
a. Obtaining medication history
b. Disposing of medications
c. Reporting medication errors
d. Processing prescription claims -ANSa. Obtaining medication history
What does "os" means?
a. Left eye
b. Right eye
c. Left ear
d. Right ear -ANSa. Left eye
Which of the following on a drug's manufacturer's label is best used to identify a
medication that has been recalled?
a. Lot number
b. NDC number
c. Expiration date
d. Bar code -ANSa. Lot number
Who publishes the official list of hazardous drugs in the healthcare setting?
a. ASHP
b. BOP
c. FDA
d. NIOSH -ANSd. NIOSH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A pharmacy technician should identify that a varicella vaccine should be stored in which
of the following locations?
a. Freezer
b. Narcotic Vault
c. Medication Storage Bin
d. Hazardous Medication Area -ANSa. Freezer
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following tasks is within a
technician's scope of practice?
a. Perform and document final product verification
b. Recommend OTC medications
c. Counsel patient about prescribed medication use
d. Prepare insurance claims for online adjudication -ANSd. Prepare insurance claims for
online adjudication
Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technician's scope of practice?
a. Compounding IV chemotherapy medications
b. Perform medication therapy management
c. Witness controlled substance disposal
d. Recommend therapy regimens to prescribers -ANSa. Compounding IV chemotherapy
medications
If a manufacturer refuses to recall a medication and there is clear evidence of risk to
human health, a pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following
government agencies can enforce a recall?
a. Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
d. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSRA) -ANSc. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
Which of the following agencies should a pharmacy staff member contact if controlled
substances are stolen from the pharmacy?
a. CDC
b. OSHA
c. FDA
d. DEA -ANSd. DEA
,Which of the following forms should a pharmacy technician use to request permission to
destroy expired controlled substances?
a. DEA Form 106
b. DEA Form 41
c. DEA Form 222
d. DEA Form 224 -ANSb. DEA Form 41
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy technician complete when assisting a
pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)?
a. Perform patient assessment
b. Schedule patient appointments
c. Set up medication treatment plans
d. Monitor efficacy of medication therapy -ANSb. Schedule patient appointments
A pharmacy technician should report adverse drug events to which of the following?
a. FDA MedWatch
b. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
c. Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP)
d. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) -ANSa. FDA MedWatch
The prefix "hypo-" has which of the following meaning?
a. After or behind
b. Too much or above
c. Too little or below
d. Around or surrounding -ANSc. Too little or below
Which of the following references should a pharmacy technician use to look up the
compatibility of two intravenous solutions?
a. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
b. Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)
c. Orange Book
d. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable Drugs -ANSd. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable
Drugs
Translate "ii tsp po bid ac"
a. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
b. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day after meals
c. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day before meals
d. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day after meals -ANSa. Take 2 teaspoons by
mouth twice per day before meals
Which of the following medication should be flushed for disposal?
a. Amoxicillin capsules
b. Warfarin tablets
c. Cyclosporine solution
d. Fentanyl patches -ANSd. Fentanyl patches
, Which of the following references lists FDA approved medications and their therapeutic
equivalents?
a. USP
b. Pink Book
c. Orange Book
d. The Merck Index -ANSc. Orange Book
Which of the following medications should be dispose in a hazardous bin?
a. Reconstituted medications
b. Cytotoxic agents
c. Compounded agents
d. Controlled substances -ANSb. Cytotoxic agents
How many different types of controlled substances can be ordered on DEA Form 222?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15 -ANSc. 10
Which of the following tasks is a part of medication reconciliation?
a. Obtaining medication history
b. Disposing of medications
c. Reporting medication errors
d. Processing prescription claims -ANSa. Obtaining medication history
What does "os" means?
a. Left eye
b. Right eye
c. Left ear
d. Right ear -ANSa. Left eye
Which of the following on a drug's manufacturer's label is best used to identify a
medication that has been recalled?
a. Lot number
b. NDC number
c. Expiration date
d. Bar code -ANSa. Lot number
Who publishes the official list of hazardous drugs in the healthcare setting?
a. ASHP
b. BOP
c. FDA
d. NIOSH -ANSd. NIOSH
