PTCB EXAM 89 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the body? Correct Answer: Ointments If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire? Correct Answer: The last day of March 2006 Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct? Correct Answer: Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime What does the suffix -ectomy mean? Correct Answer: Removal How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin? Correct Answer: 20 What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent? Correct Answer: Drug manufacturer Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform? Correct Answer: Counseling a patient By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken? Correct Answer: PR Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin? Correct Answer: Lorabid Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity? Correct Answer: 4 When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"? Correct Answer: Before a meal What is the meaning of AAC? Correct Answer: Actual acquisition cost What does "NPO" mean on a medication order? Correct Answer: Nothing by mouth Which of the following medications is not measured International Units? Correct Answer: Vitamin B Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy? Correct Answer: Warfarin How many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric acid solution? Boric acid 50 g Purified water qs to make 1000 mL Correct Answer: 6 g