PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION
PTCB COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW WITH
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● antitoxin
Answer: A substance that acts against a toxin in the body
●● Data
Answer: Information that is entered into and stored in a computer system
●● Hormones
Answer: Chemicals produced by the body that regulate body functions
and processes
●● human genome
Answer: the complete set of genetic material contained in a human cell
●● materia medica
Answer: generally pharmacology, but also refers to the drugs in use
●● panacea
Answer: a cure-all
,●● pharmaceutics
Answer: of or about drugs; also, a drug product
●● pharmacology
Answer: the study of drugs
●● synthetic
Answer: combining simpler chemicals into more complex ones, creating
a new chemical not found in nature
●● The first physician know by name was ...
a. Prometheus
b. Hippocrates
c. Imhotep
d. Aesculapius
Answer: C. Imhotep
●● Hippocrates' approach to medicine was based on...
a. superstition
b. careful observation
c. astrology
,d. animal behavior
Answer: B. Careful Observation
●● The ancient Greek goddess of Medicinal Herbs was...
a. Pandora
b. Panacea
c. Hippocrates
d. Euphrates
Answer: B. Panacea
●● Aspirin is made from salicylic acid from the bark of the _________
tree.
a. white willow
b. cinchona
c. tea
d. fig
Answer: A. White Willow
●● _________ was the first effective local anesthetic.
a. quinine
b. cocaine
c. heroin
, d. morphine
Answer: b. cocaine
●● The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry devotes about
____________ of its income to research and development.
a. 1/10
b. 1/6
c. 1/3
d. 1/2
Answer: b. 1/6
●● __________________ protect(s) against illegal copying of new
discoveries.
a. generics
b. brand names
c. patenting
d. the FDA
Answer: C. patenting
●● The FDA is required to...
a. ensure that a drug is safe and effective for its intended use.
b. to monitor a drug after it is marketed to ensure it works as intended
c. to monitor a drug for any adverse effects
PTCB COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW WITH
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● antitoxin
Answer: A substance that acts against a toxin in the body
●● Data
Answer: Information that is entered into and stored in a computer system
●● Hormones
Answer: Chemicals produced by the body that regulate body functions
and processes
●● human genome
Answer: the complete set of genetic material contained in a human cell
●● materia medica
Answer: generally pharmacology, but also refers to the drugs in use
●● panacea
Answer: a cure-all
,●● pharmaceutics
Answer: of or about drugs; also, a drug product
●● pharmacology
Answer: the study of drugs
●● synthetic
Answer: combining simpler chemicals into more complex ones, creating
a new chemical not found in nature
●● The first physician know by name was ...
a. Prometheus
b. Hippocrates
c. Imhotep
d. Aesculapius
Answer: C. Imhotep
●● Hippocrates' approach to medicine was based on...
a. superstition
b. careful observation
c. astrology
,d. animal behavior
Answer: B. Careful Observation
●● The ancient Greek goddess of Medicinal Herbs was...
a. Pandora
b. Panacea
c. Hippocrates
d. Euphrates
Answer: B. Panacea
●● Aspirin is made from salicylic acid from the bark of the _________
tree.
a. white willow
b. cinchona
c. tea
d. fig
Answer: A. White Willow
●● _________ was the first effective local anesthetic.
a. quinine
b. cocaine
c. heroin
, d. morphine
Answer: b. cocaine
●● The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry devotes about
____________ of its income to research and development.
a. 1/10
b. 1/6
c. 1/3
d. 1/2
Answer: b. 1/6
●● __________________ protect(s) against illegal copying of new
discoveries.
a. generics
b. brand names
c. patenting
d. the FDA
Answer: C. patenting
●● The FDA is required to...
a. ensure that a drug is safe and effective for its intended use.
b. to monitor a drug after it is marketed to ensure it works as intended
c. to monitor a drug for any adverse effects
