PTCB EXAM Questions and Answers (Latest 2022)

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