CVS PHARMACY TECHNICIAN EXAM 300 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALE LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
ASSURED PASS
SECTION 1: MEDICATIONS (Questions 1–105)
1. What is the generic name for the brand medication Lipitor?
A) Rosuvastatin
B) Atorvastatin
C) Simvastatin
D) Pravastatin
Answer: B) Atorvastatin
Rationale: Atorvastatin is the generic name for Lipitor, a statin used to lower
cholesterol. Rosuvastatin is Crestor, simvastatin is Zocor, and pravastatin is
Pravachol.
2. Which brand name corresponds to the generic medication escitalopram?
A) Celexa
B) Lexapro
C) Prozac
D) Zoloft
Answer: B) Lexapro
Rationale: Escitalopram is the generic name for Lexapro, an SSRI antidepressant.
Celexa is citalopram, Prozac is fluoxetine, and Zoloft is sertraline.
3. What is the generic name for the brand medication Synthroid?
A) Liothyronine
B) Levothyroxine
C) Liotrix
D) Methimazole
Answer: B) Levothyroxine
,Rationale: Levothyroxine is the generic name for Synthroid, a thyroid hormone
replacement. Liothyronine is Cytomel, and methimazole is Tapazole.
4. Which of the following is the brand name for furosemide?
A) Lasix
B) Bumex
C) Demadex
D) Zaroxolyn
Answer: A) Lasix
Rationale: Lasix is the brand name for furosemide, a loop diuretic. Bumex is
bumetanide, Demadex is torsemide, and Zaroxolyn is metolazone.
5. Metformin (Glucophage) belongs to which therapeutic drug classification?
A) Sulfonylurea
B) Biguanide
C) Thiazolidinedione
D) DPP-4 inhibitor
Answer: B) Biguanide
Rationale: Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent used to treat type 2
diabetes. It decreases hepatic glucose production and improves insulin sensitivity.
6. Which of the following medications is an anticonvulsant?
A) Atenolol
B) Dextromethorphan
C) Carbamazepine
D) Isoxsuprine
Answer: C) Carbamazepine
Rationale: Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is an anticonvulsant used to treat epilepsy
and trigeminal neuralgia. Atenolol is a beta-blocker, dextromethorphan is an
antitussive, and isoxsuprine is a vasodilator.
7. Terbutaline belongs to which drug classification?
A) Antineoplastic
B) Anticonvulsant
C) Bronchodilator
D) Anticoagulant
,Answer: C) Bronchodilator
Rationale: Terbutaline is a bronchodilator used to treat asthma and other
respiratory conditions. It is a beta-2 adrenergic agonist.
8. Heparin belongs to which pharmacological category?
A) Antiplatelet
B) Anticoagulant
C) Thrombolytic
D) Hemostatic
Answer: B) Anticoagulant
Rationale: Heparin is an anticoagulant that prevents blood clot formation by
enhancing antithrombin III activity.
9. Which of the following drugs is used in chest pain?
A) Meperidine
B) Diltiazem
C) Nitroglycerin
D) Piroxicam
Answer: C) Nitroglycerin
Rationale: Nitroglycerin is a vasodilator used to treat angina (chest pain) by
relaxing blood vessels and increasing blood flow to the heart.
10. Codeine, meperidine, and oxycodone all belong to which controlled schedule?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
Answer: B) Schedule II
Rationale: Codeine, meperidine, and oxycodone are all Schedule II controlled
substances with a high potential for abuse and dependence.
11. Which of the following is a Schedule IV controlled substance?
A) Lomotil
B) Xanax
C) Demerol
D) Haldol
, Answer: B) Xanax
Rationale: Xanax (alprazolam) is a Schedule IV benzodiazepine. Lomotil is
Schedule V, Demerol is Schedule II, and Haldol is not a controlled substance.
12. A patient on warfarin therapy should never take which of the following
medications?
A) Percocet
B) Tylenol
C) Demerol
D) Percodan
Answer: D) Percodan
Rationale: Percodan contains aspirin, which can potentiate the anticoagulant effect
of warfarin and increase bleeding risk. Percocet contains acetaminophen, which is
safer.
13. The joint action of drugs in which their combined effect is more intense or
longer in duration than the sum of their individual effects is:
A) Antagonism
B) Synergism
C) Potentiation
D) Additive effect
Answer: B) Synergism
Rationale: Synergism occurs when two drugs interact to produce an effect greater
than the sum of their individual effects.
14. Which drug has a loading dose as part of the regimen?
A) Macrodantin
B) Zithromax
C) Cipro
D) Doxycycline
Answer: B) Zithromax
Rationale: Azithromycin (Zithromax) is often prescribed with a loading dose to
rapidly achieve therapeutic drug levels.
15. Expectorants are used in lung disease to:
A) Suppress cough
B) Stimulate respiratory secretions and break up mucus
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALE LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
ASSURED PASS
SECTION 1: MEDICATIONS (Questions 1–105)
1. What is the generic name for the brand medication Lipitor?
A) Rosuvastatin
B) Atorvastatin
C) Simvastatin
D) Pravastatin
Answer: B) Atorvastatin
Rationale: Atorvastatin is the generic name for Lipitor, a statin used to lower
cholesterol. Rosuvastatin is Crestor, simvastatin is Zocor, and pravastatin is
Pravachol.
2. Which brand name corresponds to the generic medication escitalopram?
A) Celexa
B) Lexapro
C) Prozac
D) Zoloft
Answer: B) Lexapro
Rationale: Escitalopram is the generic name for Lexapro, an SSRI antidepressant.
Celexa is citalopram, Prozac is fluoxetine, and Zoloft is sertraline.
3. What is the generic name for the brand medication Synthroid?
A) Liothyronine
B) Levothyroxine
C) Liotrix
D) Methimazole
Answer: B) Levothyroxine
,Rationale: Levothyroxine is the generic name for Synthroid, a thyroid hormone
replacement. Liothyronine is Cytomel, and methimazole is Tapazole.
4. Which of the following is the brand name for furosemide?
A) Lasix
B) Bumex
C) Demadex
D) Zaroxolyn
Answer: A) Lasix
Rationale: Lasix is the brand name for furosemide, a loop diuretic. Bumex is
bumetanide, Demadex is torsemide, and Zaroxolyn is metolazone.
5. Metformin (Glucophage) belongs to which therapeutic drug classification?
A) Sulfonylurea
B) Biguanide
C) Thiazolidinedione
D) DPP-4 inhibitor
Answer: B) Biguanide
Rationale: Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent used to treat type 2
diabetes. It decreases hepatic glucose production and improves insulin sensitivity.
6. Which of the following medications is an anticonvulsant?
A) Atenolol
B) Dextromethorphan
C) Carbamazepine
D) Isoxsuprine
Answer: C) Carbamazepine
Rationale: Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is an anticonvulsant used to treat epilepsy
and trigeminal neuralgia. Atenolol is a beta-blocker, dextromethorphan is an
antitussive, and isoxsuprine is a vasodilator.
7. Terbutaline belongs to which drug classification?
A) Antineoplastic
B) Anticonvulsant
C) Bronchodilator
D) Anticoagulant
,Answer: C) Bronchodilator
Rationale: Terbutaline is a bronchodilator used to treat asthma and other
respiratory conditions. It is a beta-2 adrenergic agonist.
8. Heparin belongs to which pharmacological category?
A) Antiplatelet
B) Anticoagulant
C) Thrombolytic
D) Hemostatic
Answer: B) Anticoagulant
Rationale: Heparin is an anticoagulant that prevents blood clot formation by
enhancing antithrombin III activity.
9. Which of the following drugs is used in chest pain?
A) Meperidine
B) Diltiazem
C) Nitroglycerin
D) Piroxicam
Answer: C) Nitroglycerin
Rationale: Nitroglycerin is a vasodilator used to treat angina (chest pain) by
relaxing blood vessels and increasing blood flow to the heart.
10. Codeine, meperidine, and oxycodone all belong to which controlled schedule?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
Answer: B) Schedule II
Rationale: Codeine, meperidine, and oxycodone are all Schedule II controlled
substances with a high potential for abuse and dependence.
11. Which of the following is a Schedule IV controlled substance?
A) Lomotil
B) Xanax
C) Demerol
D) Haldol
, Answer: B) Xanax
Rationale: Xanax (alprazolam) is a Schedule IV benzodiazepine. Lomotil is
Schedule V, Demerol is Schedule II, and Haldol is not a controlled substance.
12. A patient on warfarin therapy should never take which of the following
medications?
A) Percocet
B) Tylenol
C) Demerol
D) Percodan
Answer: D) Percodan
Rationale: Percodan contains aspirin, which can potentiate the anticoagulant effect
of warfarin and increase bleeding risk. Percocet contains acetaminophen, which is
safer.
13. The joint action of drugs in which their combined effect is more intense or
longer in duration than the sum of their individual effects is:
A) Antagonism
B) Synergism
C) Potentiation
D) Additive effect
Answer: B) Synergism
Rationale: Synergism occurs when two drugs interact to produce an effect greater
than the sum of their individual effects.
14. Which drug has a loading dose as part of the regimen?
A) Macrodantin
B) Zithromax
C) Cipro
D) Doxycycline
Answer: B) Zithromax
Rationale: Azithromycin (Zithromax) is often prescribed with a loading dose to
rapidly achieve therapeutic drug levels.
15. Expectorants are used in lung disease to:
A) Suppress cough
B) Stimulate respiratory secretions and break up mucus
