PTCE LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - ✔✔indicated that mis-branding and
adulteration of drug is illegal. It also required manufacturers to provide package inserts
and to follow FDA guidelines to present evidence of safety for new drugs before
marketing. This law also gives the FDA authority to issue food standards and inspect
factories/
✔✔Schedule I drugs - ✔✔such as LSD, PSP, Heroin and peyote
- No medical use and highly abused.
✔✔Schedule III drugs - ✔✔less abused than schedule II drugs
- Include : Tylenol No.3. Vicodin, Marinol, testosterone and cough syrups containing
hydrocodone.
✔✔Schedule IV drugs - ✔✔comprised of mainly all the benzodiazepines
- Include phentermine, pextazocine, phenobarbital and diethylpropion
✔✔Schedule V drugs - ✔✔least abused of all the schedule drugs
- Include antitussives with codeine and antidiarrheals with opioids.
✔✔Which of the following organizations enforces the comprehensive drug abuse
prevention and control act of 1970 ? - ✔✔DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency
✔✔FDA- Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔which regulates prescription and over the
counter drugs
✔✔FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation - ✔✔which is a governmental agency that
investigates crimes
✔✔SL - ✔✔the abbreviation for sub-lingual route
✔✔SR - ✔✔the abbreviation for sustained release which refers to a drug formulation
✔✔PR - ✔✔the abbreviation for rectum or rectal route
✔✔SC - ✔✔the abbreviation for subcutaneous route
✔✔A patient who is on captopril for her high blood pressure wants to purchase an OTC
cough syrup. - ✔✔The patient may be experiencing a ACE cough as a common side
effects of ACE inhibitors and the pharmacist should be alerted
✔✔Digibind is an antidote for which medications? - ✔✔Digoxin toxicity
,✔✔Vitamin K is an antidote for which medications? - ✔✔Coumadin
✔✔The remainder of a partial filling for a schedule II drug must be available for the
patient within how many hours? - ✔✔72 hours . However, for long care facilities and
terminally ill patients can be partially filled up to 60 days
✔✔T/F : PT are not authorized to receive telephone orders. - ✔✔True.
- Authorized healthcare professionals such as registered nurses , pharmacists and
respiratory therapists may receive orders through telephone.
✔✔The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 regulate.. - ✔✔Ephedrine
Pseudoephedrine
Phenylpropanolamine
- stop the illegal production of crystal meth
- A log book must be kept
✔✔Once an investigational study is complete, what happens to the remaining drugs? -
✔✔they are returned to the sponsor with the record logs
✔✔Which of the healthcare professionals cannot prescribe medications -
✔✔psychologist
✔✔Side effect of anticholinergic agents - ✔✔Dry mouth, drownsiness, nausea, vomitting
and restlessness or moodiness, lack of urination, blurred vision and confusion
✔✔Side effect of cholinergic agents - ✔✔Hypo-tension, low heart rate, diarrhea,
sweating or flushing, miosis and breathing difficulty
✔✔Effective antidote to episodes of hypoglycemia - ✔✔Glucagon
✔✔Side effect of alpha-adrenergic agonist agents - ✔✔Vasoconstriction, elevated blood
pressure, rebound congestiona dn tremore
✔✔Antiseptic - ✔✔can inhibit the growth of microorganisms and is usually a topical
agent
✔✔Decongestant - ✔✔relieves nasal congestion by causing vasoconstriction
✔✔Antitussive - ✔✔exhibits cough suppressant effects and is usually recommended for
dry or nonproductive cough caused by colds, flu or lung infection.s
✔✔Expectorant - ✔✔thins the mucus so it may be easier to expel from the chest.
, ✔✔If an emergency Schedule II drug is ordered by a physician, a written order must be
submitted to the pharmacy within how much time? - ✔✔7 days
✔✔DEA numbers - ✔✔A - the registrant is an older entity
B - it is a hospital/ clinic
C - it is a practitioner
D - teaching institution
E - manufacturer
F - Distributor
G - researcher
H - analytical lab
J - importer
K- exporter
L- Reverse distributor
M - mid-level practitioner
N-U : narcotic treatment programs
Second letter is the doctor' last name
The last digit = Sum of 4,6,8 then multiply by 2 and Plus the Sum of the 1st, 3rd and 5 th
✔✔Cleaning the laminar air flow - ✔✔Must be cleaned with lint- free absorbent cloth
with sterile water
- followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol using a side- to- side and back to fort motion.
- The surface should be wiped from the inside out using a broad side- to -side motion.
-Alcohol could damage the surface
- Must wait 30 minutes before using it
✔✔1 pin - ✔✔473 ml
✔✔Vitamin B1 - ✔✔Thiamine
✔✔Vitamin B2 - ✔✔Riboflavin
✔✔Vitamin B3 - ✔✔niacin
✔✔Vitamin B5 - ✔✔pantothenic Acid
✔✔Vitamin B6 - ✔✔Pyridoxine
✔✔Vitamin B 9 - ✔✔folic acid
✔✔Vitamin B12 - ✔✔Cyanocobalamin
✔✔HIPAA stand for - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - ✔✔indicated that mis-branding and
adulteration of drug is illegal. It also required manufacturers to provide package inserts
and to follow FDA guidelines to present evidence of safety for new drugs before
marketing. This law also gives the FDA authority to issue food standards and inspect
factories/
✔✔Schedule I drugs - ✔✔such as LSD, PSP, Heroin and peyote
- No medical use and highly abused.
✔✔Schedule III drugs - ✔✔less abused than schedule II drugs
- Include : Tylenol No.3. Vicodin, Marinol, testosterone and cough syrups containing
hydrocodone.
✔✔Schedule IV drugs - ✔✔comprised of mainly all the benzodiazepines
- Include phentermine, pextazocine, phenobarbital and diethylpropion
✔✔Schedule V drugs - ✔✔least abused of all the schedule drugs
- Include antitussives with codeine and antidiarrheals with opioids.
✔✔Which of the following organizations enforces the comprehensive drug abuse
prevention and control act of 1970 ? - ✔✔DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency
✔✔FDA- Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔which regulates prescription and over the
counter drugs
✔✔FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation - ✔✔which is a governmental agency that
investigates crimes
✔✔SL - ✔✔the abbreviation for sub-lingual route
✔✔SR - ✔✔the abbreviation for sustained release which refers to a drug formulation
✔✔PR - ✔✔the abbreviation for rectum or rectal route
✔✔SC - ✔✔the abbreviation for subcutaneous route
✔✔A patient who is on captopril for her high blood pressure wants to purchase an OTC
cough syrup. - ✔✔The patient may be experiencing a ACE cough as a common side
effects of ACE inhibitors and the pharmacist should be alerted
✔✔Digibind is an antidote for which medications? - ✔✔Digoxin toxicity
,✔✔Vitamin K is an antidote for which medications? - ✔✔Coumadin
✔✔The remainder of a partial filling for a schedule II drug must be available for the
patient within how many hours? - ✔✔72 hours . However, for long care facilities and
terminally ill patients can be partially filled up to 60 days
✔✔T/F : PT are not authorized to receive telephone orders. - ✔✔True.
- Authorized healthcare professionals such as registered nurses , pharmacists and
respiratory therapists may receive orders through telephone.
✔✔The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 regulate.. - ✔✔Ephedrine
Pseudoephedrine
Phenylpropanolamine
- stop the illegal production of crystal meth
- A log book must be kept
✔✔Once an investigational study is complete, what happens to the remaining drugs? -
✔✔they are returned to the sponsor with the record logs
✔✔Which of the healthcare professionals cannot prescribe medications -
✔✔psychologist
✔✔Side effect of anticholinergic agents - ✔✔Dry mouth, drownsiness, nausea, vomitting
and restlessness or moodiness, lack of urination, blurred vision and confusion
✔✔Side effect of cholinergic agents - ✔✔Hypo-tension, low heart rate, diarrhea,
sweating or flushing, miosis and breathing difficulty
✔✔Effective antidote to episodes of hypoglycemia - ✔✔Glucagon
✔✔Side effect of alpha-adrenergic agonist agents - ✔✔Vasoconstriction, elevated blood
pressure, rebound congestiona dn tremore
✔✔Antiseptic - ✔✔can inhibit the growth of microorganisms and is usually a topical
agent
✔✔Decongestant - ✔✔relieves nasal congestion by causing vasoconstriction
✔✔Antitussive - ✔✔exhibits cough suppressant effects and is usually recommended for
dry or nonproductive cough caused by colds, flu or lung infection.s
✔✔Expectorant - ✔✔thins the mucus so it may be easier to expel from the chest.
, ✔✔If an emergency Schedule II drug is ordered by a physician, a written order must be
submitted to the pharmacy within how much time? - ✔✔7 days
✔✔DEA numbers - ✔✔A - the registrant is an older entity
B - it is a hospital/ clinic
C - it is a practitioner
D - teaching institution
E - manufacturer
F - Distributor
G - researcher
H - analytical lab
J - importer
K- exporter
L- Reverse distributor
M - mid-level practitioner
N-U : narcotic treatment programs
Second letter is the doctor' last name
The last digit = Sum of 4,6,8 then multiply by 2 and Plus the Sum of the 1st, 3rd and 5 th
✔✔Cleaning the laminar air flow - ✔✔Must be cleaned with lint- free absorbent cloth
with sterile water
- followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol using a side- to- side and back to fort motion.
- The surface should be wiped from the inside out using a broad side- to -side motion.
-Alcohol could damage the surface
- Must wait 30 minutes before using it
✔✔1 pin - ✔✔473 ml
✔✔Vitamin B1 - ✔✔Thiamine
✔✔Vitamin B2 - ✔✔Riboflavin
✔✔Vitamin B3 - ✔✔niacin
✔✔Vitamin B5 - ✔✔pantothenic Acid
✔✔Vitamin B6 - ✔✔Pyridoxine
✔✔Vitamin B 9 - ✔✔folic acid
✔✔Vitamin B12 - ✔✔Cyanocobalamin
✔✔HIPAA stand for - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
