PTCB Exam Prep Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
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Which federal agency regulates the approval of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the
United States?
✔✔ a. FDA
b. DEA
c. CDC
d. OSHA
Which schedule of controlled substances has the highest potential for abuse?
a. Schedule IV
b. Schedule III
✔✔ c. Schedule I
d. Schedule V
What is the primary purpose of the DEA number?
a. Identify the patient
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,b. Track insurance claims
✔✔ c. Authorize prescribers to prescribe controlled substances
d. Identify the pharmacy
A pharmacist receives a prescription for amoxicillin 500 mg orally three times a day for 10 days.
How many capsules are needed?
a. 20
✔✔ b. 30
c. 15
d. 10
Which of the following is an example of an anticoagulant?
a. Metformin
✔✔ b. Warfarin
c. Lisinopril
d. Omeprazole
What is the generic name for Tylenol?
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,a. Ibuprofen
✔✔ b. Acetaminophen
c. Aspirin
d. Naproxen
A prescription reads: “Sig: 1 tab PO q8h x 7d.” What does “q8h” mean?
a. Once daily
✔✔ b. Every 8 hours
c. As needed
d. Before meals
Which of the following medications is commonly used to treat hypertension?
✔✔ a. Lisinopril
b. Amoxicillin
c. Loratadine
d. Omeprazole
Which route of administration is directly into a vein?
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, a. Subcutaneous
b. Intramuscular
✔✔ c. Intravenous
d. Oral
What type of prescription drug label warning indicates a drug may cause drowsiness?
a. Do not take with food
b. Take on an empty stomach
✔✔ c. May cause dizziness or drowsiness
d. Avoid sunlight
Which of the following medications is used as an antihistamine?
✔✔ a. Loratadine
b. Warfarin
c. Metformin
d. Furosemide
If a medication is labeled “PRN,” how should it be administered?
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which federal agency regulates the approval of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the
United States?
✔✔ a. FDA
b. DEA
c. CDC
d. OSHA
Which schedule of controlled substances has the highest potential for abuse?
a. Schedule IV
b. Schedule III
✔✔ c. Schedule I
d. Schedule V
What is the primary purpose of the DEA number?
a. Identify the patient
1
,b. Track insurance claims
✔✔ c. Authorize prescribers to prescribe controlled substances
d. Identify the pharmacy
A pharmacist receives a prescription for amoxicillin 500 mg orally three times a day for 10 days.
How many capsules are needed?
a. 20
✔✔ b. 30
c. 15
d. 10
Which of the following is an example of an anticoagulant?
a. Metformin
✔✔ b. Warfarin
c. Lisinopril
d. Omeprazole
What is the generic name for Tylenol?
2
,a. Ibuprofen
✔✔ b. Acetaminophen
c. Aspirin
d. Naproxen
A prescription reads: “Sig: 1 tab PO q8h x 7d.” What does “q8h” mean?
a. Once daily
✔✔ b. Every 8 hours
c. As needed
d. Before meals
Which of the following medications is commonly used to treat hypertension?
✔✔ a. Lisinopril
b. Amoxicillin
c. Loratadine
d. Omeprazole
Which route of administration is directly into a vein?
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, a. Subcutaneous
b. Intramuscular
✔✔ c. Intravenous
d. Oral
What type of prescription drug label warning indicates a drug may cause drowsiness?
a. Do not take with food
b. Take on an empty stomach
✔✔ c. May cause dizziness or drowsiness
d. Avoid sunlight
Which of the following medications is used as an antihistamine?
✔✔ a. Loratadine
b. Warfarin
c. Metformin
d. Furosemide
If a medication is labeled “PRN,” how should it be administered?
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