FINAL REVIEW FOR THE CPHT (PTCE) EXAM: PART B UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

FINAL REVIEW FOR THE CPHT (PTCE) EXAM: PART B
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

Question:
Which of the following is not a condition for a medication to be considered therapeutically equivalent?
Answer:
Can be administered by an approved route

Question:
a. Can be administered by an approved route
Answer:

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b. Same active ingredient
Answer:

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c. Same dosage form
Answer:

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d. Same strength or concentration
Answer:

Question:
Which of the following medications interact with vitamin K?
Answer:
warfarin

Question:
a. clonidine
Answer:

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b. dabigatran
Answer:

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c. heparin
Answer:

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d. warfarin
Answer:

,Question:
Which of the following medications may be used in the treatment of influenza?
Answer:
amantadine

Question:
a. amantadine
Answer:

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b. acyclovir
Answer:

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c. peninclovir
Answer:

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d. valacyclovir
Answer:

Question:
Which drug classification would be used in treating herpes?
Answer:
Antivirals
*The rest are used for treating HIV and AIDS

Question:
a. Antivirals
Answer:

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b. Fusion inhibitors
Answer:

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c. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Answer:

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d. Protease inhibitors
Answer:

Question:
Which of the following medications is used during pregnancy may result in a birth defect?
Answer:
isotretinoin

,Question:
a. amoxicillin
Answer:

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b. clotrimazole
Answer:

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c. isotretinoin
Answer:

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d. methyldopa
Answer:

Question:
For which of the following conditions is sitagliptin indicated?
Answer:
Diabetes
*Sitagliptin (Januvia)

Question:
a. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Answer:

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b. Congestive heart failure
Answer:

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c. Diabetes
Answer:

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d. Herpes
Answer:

Question:
Dairy products or antacids will reduce the effectiveness of _____________.
Answer:
tetracycline
*Should be taken 1 hour before meal or 2 hours after meal

Question:
a. amoxicillin
Answer:

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b. cephalexin
Answer:

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c. erythromycin
Answer:

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d. tetracycline
Answer:

Question:
Which of the following medications is a protease inhibitor used in the treatment of HIV?
Answer:
nelfinavir

Question:
a. didanosine
Answer:

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b. enfuvirtide
Answer:

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c. nelfinavir
Answer:

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d. stavudine
Answer:

Question:
Tyramine-containing foods and wines should be avoided if a patient is taking which of the following drug
classifications?
a. Cephalosporins
b. COX-2 inhibitors
c. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
d. NSAIDs
Answer:
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Question:
Which of the following vitamins is water soluble and maintains the integrity of mucous membranes and
metabolic energy pathways?