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PTCB Review Assessment
PTCB Review Assessment
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Doctor writes a prescription for Differin cream 0.05% 45 grams. You have Differin 0.1% and
Eucerin cream in stock. How much of Differin 0.1% cream is needed?
a. 30 g c. 22.5 g
b. 12.5 g d. 33 g
2. If you pay $25.72 for a drug and the selling price is $42.50, what is the markup for
this drug?
a.$5.35 c. $11.72
b. $24.77 d. $16.78
3. If you have 50% dextrose and 15% dextrose, how many ml of each would you need to make 250 ml
of a 30%solution?
a. 120 ml of 50% and 130 ml of 15% c. 163 ml of 50% and 87 ml of 15%
b. 137 ml of 50% and 113 ml of 15% d. 107 ml of 50% and 143 ml of 15%
4. You have heparin 25,000 units in 500 ml of dextrose 5% in water. The concentration is:
a. 125 units/ml c. 50 units/ml
b. 100 units/ml d. 75 units/ml
5. What information is missing from the following prescription? Amoxicillin 500 mg caps. Sig: take 1
capsulepo tid until gone.
a. Form c. Route
b. Quantity d. Duration
6. If the dose for guaifenesin is 2.5 ml, how many doses will a patient receive if given a 12 ounce bottle?
a. 124 doses c. 144 doses
b. 150 doses d. 136 doses
7. A patient weighing 150 lbs. is ordered to receive 10 mcg/kg/min of an IV solution containing 500
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mg in 250ml D5W. The IV dose rate in mg/min is:
a. 0.0681 mg/min c. 0.681 mg/min
b. 6.81 mg/min d. 68.1 mg/min
8. If an injectable drug is available in a 0.1 mg/ml concentration, how many ml are needed for a 50
mcg dose?
a.0.5 ml c. 0.75 ml
b. 1.25 ml d. 1.0 ml
9. An invoice states that you paid $0.30 per capsule for a bottle containing 50 capsules. What was the
total cost of the bottle?
a. $9.00 c. $12.00
b. $18.00 d. $15.00
10. A prescription instructs a patient to instill 2 drops in ou bid, what medication would you dispense?
a. Floxin Otic c. Cortisporin Otic Suspension
b. Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution d. Cipro Hc
11. How many ml of 3% acetic acid must be mixed with 15% acetic acid to give 2500 ml of 10%
acetic acid?
a. 2080 ml c. 1041.7 ml
b. 1460.2 ml d. 2460 ml
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12. A pharmacy receives an invoice reading “$6,000, net 30”. Under these payment terms, the pharmacy
will be:
a. Charged no interest if the invoice is c. Given a discount of $30 if the
paid in full in 30 days invoice is paid upon receipt.
b. Charged no interest if 30% of the d. Charged $30 interest for each month
$6000 is paid upon receipt. thebalance remains due.
13. A technician has been given 250 mls of 15% acetic acid solution. The pharmacist has asked the tech
to dilutethe solution to 500 mls with sterile water and to label the solution. What percentage should
appear on the label?
a. 7.50% c. 5.50%
b. 6.50% d. 2.50%
14. You receive the following prescription: Beclovent (beclomethasone) inhaler, QTY: 1, Sig: ii puffs
inhaled bid.
You should:
a. Tell the patient to use this inhaler c. Include the following specific
only when he/she really needs it. directions on the label: “Inhale 2
puffs into each nostril TID”
b. Provide the patient with the “for d. Inform the patient that this drug is a
the patient” instructions invluded corticosteroid that has many serious
with theinhaler. side effects.
15. Which of the following drugs are EXEMPT from safety packaging?
a. Amoxicillin 250 mg Chewable c. Albuterol Sulfate Syrup
b. Sublingual dosage form of Nitroglycerin d. Orapred Syrup
16. What act requires all medication to be child proof, unless the patient requests non-child proof?
a. 1976 Medical Device Amendment c. 1970 Poison Prevention Packaging Act
b. 1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment d. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
17. The set of procedures for preparation of sterile products that is designed to prevent contamination is
called:
a. Filtration c. Aseptic Technique
b. Levigation and Trituration d. Eutectic mixing
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18. This is the process of reducing the size particles and incorporating solids and lotions, creams and
ointments. It also refers to the formation of a paste by adding small amounts of a liquid or ointment
base to powder with a spatula.
a. Trituration c. Filtration
b. Decantation d. Levigation
19. The proper technique for cleaning a horizontal laminar flow hood is to wipe:
a. From back to front using back to c. From front to back using circular motions
front motions
b. From back to front using circular motions d. From back to front using up and down
motions
20. A laminar flow hood is used to:
a. Provide an aseptic environment for c. Properly filter sterile products
sagemanipulation of sterile
products.
b. Limit access to the IV room d. Guarantee the sterilization of products
made in the hood.
21. When preparing chemotherapy, what type of laminar flow hood should be used in order to prevent
exposureto the worker?
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PTCB Review Assessment
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Doctor writes a prescription for Differin cream 0.05% 45 grams. You have Differin 0.1% and
Eucerin cream in stock. How much of Differin 0.1% cream is needed?
a. 30 g c. 22.5 g
b. 12.5 g d. 33 g
2. If you pay $25.72 for a drug and the selling price is $42.50, what is the markup for
this drug?
a.$5.35 c. $11.72
b. $24.77 d. $16.78
3. If you have 50% dextrose and 15% dextrose, how many ml of each would you need to make 250 ml
of a 30%solution?
a. 120 ml of 50% and 130 ml of 15% c. 163 ml of 50% and 87 ml of 15%
b. 137 ml of 50% and 113 ml of 15% d. 107 ml of 50% and 143 ml of 15%
4. You have heparin 25,000 units in 500 ml of dextrose 5% in water. The concentration is:
a. 125 units/ml c. 50 units/ml
b. 100 units/ml d. 75 units/ml
5. What information is missing from the following prescription? Amoxicillin 500 mg caps. Sig: take 1
capsulepo tid until gone.
a. Form c. Route
b. Quantity d. Duration
6. If the dose for guaifenesin is 2.5 ml, how many doses will a patient receive if given a 12 ounce bottle?
a. 124 doses c. 144 doses
b. 150 doses d. 136 doses
7. A patient weighing 150 lbs. is ordered to receive 10 mcg/kg/min of an IV solution containing 500
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mg in 250ml D5W. The IV dose rate in mg/min is:
a. 0.0681 mg/min c. 0.681 mg/min
b. 6.81 mg/min d. 68.1 mg/min
8. If an injectable drug is available in a 0.1 mg/ml concentration, how many ml are needed for a 50
mcg dose?
a.0.5 ml c. 0.75 ml
b. 1.25 ml d. 1.0 ml
9. An invoice states that you paid $0.30 per capsule for a bottle containing 50 capsules. What was the
total cost of the bottle?
a. $9.00 c. $12.00
b. $18.00 d. $15.00
10. A prescription instructs a patient to instill 2 drops in ou bid, what medication would you dispense?
a. Floxin Otic c. Cortisporin Otic Suspension
b. Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution d. Cipro Hc
11. How many ml of 3% acetic acid must be mixed with 15% acetic acid to give 2500 ml of 10%
acetic acid?
a. 2080 ml c. 1041.7 ml
b. 1460.2 ml d. 2460 ml
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12. A pharmacy receives an invoice reading “$6,000, net 30”. Under these payment terms, the pharmacy
will be:
a. Charged no interest if the invoice is c. Given a discount of $30 if the
paid in full in 30 days invoice is paid upon receipt.
b. Charged no interest if 30% of the d. Charged $30 interest for each month
$6000 is paid upon receipt. thebalance remains due.
13. A technician has been given 250 mls of 15% acetic acid solution. The pharmacist has asked the tech
to dilutethe solution to 500 mls with sterile water and to label the solution. What percentage should
appear on the label?
a. 7.50% c. 5.50%
b. 6.50% d. 2.50%
14. You receive the following prescription: Beclovent (beclomethasone) inhaler, QTY: 1, Sig: ii puffs
inhaled bid.
You should:
a. Tell the patient to use this inhaler c. Include the following specific
only when he/she really needs it. directions on the label: “Inhale 2
puffs into each nostril TID”
b. Provide the patient with the “for d. Inform the patient that this drug is a
the patient” instructions invluded corticosteroid that has many serious
with theinhaler. side effects.
15. Which of the following drugs are EXEMPT from safety packaging?
a. Amoxicillin 250 mg Chewable c. Albuterol Sulfate Syrup
b. Sublingual dosage form of Nitroglycerin d. Orapred Syrup
16. What act requires all medication to be child proof, unless the patient requests non-child proof?
a. 1976 Medical Device Amendment c. 1970 Poison Prevention Packaging Act
b. 1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment d. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
17. The set of procedures for preparation of sterile products that is designed to prevent contamination is
called:
a. Filtration c. Aseptic Technique
b. Levigation and Trituration d. Eutectic mixing
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18. This is the process of reducing the size particles and incorporating solids and lotions, creams and
ointments. It also refers to the formation of a paste by adding small amounts of a liquid or ointment
base to powder with a spatula.
a. Trituration c. Filtration
b. Decantation d. Levigation
19. The proper technique for cleaning a horizontal laminar flow hood is to wipe:
a. From back to front using back to c. From front to back using circular motions
front motions
b. From back to front using circular motions d. From back to front using up and down
motions
20. A laminar flow hood is used to:
a. Provide an aseptic environment for c. Properly filter sterile products
sagemanipulation of sterile
products.
b. Limit access to the IV room d. Guarantee the sterilization of products
made in the hood.
21. When preparing chemotherapy, what type of laminar flow hood should be used in order to prevent
exposureto the worker?
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