PTCB Exam Study Guide & Practice Exam | Pharmacy Technician Questions & Answers

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PTCB EXAM- STUDY GUIDE - Practice Exam




1. Side Effect Of Steroidal Meds: Bruising

Moon Face

Weight Gain

2. Cephalexin: Keflex

3. Amoxcillin clavulanate: Augmentin

4. Bacteriostatic: prevents the growth of bacteria, but does not kill bacteria

5. Clozapine: is an antipsychotic agent

6. Antoconvulsant agent: Carbamazepine

Clonazepam

Phenytoin

7. Forms of Estradiol: Climara

Estrace

Estraderm

8. Premarin: contains conjugated estrogens

9. CMS: sets regulations regarding standards for resident care as a result of OBRA

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10. Pseudoephedrine: is contraindicated for an individual with hyper tension

11. Amantadine ( Symmetrel): used as influenza A treatment

12. Acyclovir ( Zovirax): used to treat genital herpes

13. cidofovir(Vistide): is used to treat cytomegalvirus

14. Vidarabine (Vira A): opthalamic agent

15. Diuretics: have a tendency to remove potassium from body

16. DUE: is mandated under OBRA 90

17. 0.96 liters or 1 liter: 1 qt

18. The maximum #of different Sched II drugsallowed on a form 222 is: 10

19. USP DI, Volume II: provides info to assist the pharmacist in counseling patients

20. Drug Facts & comparisons: provide info on brand, generic, orphanand in-

vestigational meds It also provides drug monograms and drug identifications and

calculations

21. USP DI, Volume I: provides info for labeled and unlabeled use of meds

22. USP DI Volume III: contains state and federal requirements of meds

23. Cocaine is a sched II drug: MAOIs and SSRIs must not be taken together

24. Digoxin Lanoxin: is a cardiac glycoside

25. diltiazem: cortiazem


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26. verapamil: Isoptin

27. nifedipine: Procardia

28. Chemotherapy products: should be prepared in a horizontal flow hood

29. What type of ointment base is hydrous lanolin?: Water/oil emulsion base

30. fluvastatin: LEscol





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31. pravastatin: Pravachol

32. simvastatin: Mevacor

33. Drugs used to treat COPD: Albuterol

Ipratropium bromide

Salmeterol

34. Guaifensin: is an expectorant

35. THE CMS: replaced HCFA

36. For whom is trazodone contraindicated?: For young men

37. Aseptic technique: is used in the preparation of intraveneous products

38. Synergistic effect: When two or more drugs combine to previde a response that

is greater than the sum of two individual drugs

39. Cascara Sagrada: herbal product used as laxative

40. Inventory: merchandise available for sale

41. Home infusion therapies include: Pain management

chemotherapy

Antiinfective agents

42. In what multiples of whaat # should tablets or capsules be counted with a

spatula?: 5

43. 1 gr: 65 mg

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