PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CORRECT 100%

The directions for use for Timoptic is 2 gtts os bid. What is the meaning of os? - Answer left eye What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"? - Answer pc An order reads "Tylenol 325mg pr q 4 h prn". What dosage form should be dispensed? - Answer suppositories A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages. What expiration date will appear on the package? - Answer 50% of labeled expiration date to a maximum of 1 year The expiration date on a bottle of Cipro 500mg tablets states 4/09. When does this drug expire? - Answer midnight 4/30/09 A physician prescribes Ceclor 375mg po bid. What is wrong with this prescription? - Answer the Rx lacks a duration of therapy Which dosage form is formulated to dissolve in the intestine rather than the stomach? - Answer enteric-coated What is the term for the process by which substances are taken up and transported to the bloodstream? - Answer absorption What is "room temperature" - Answer 15-30 degrees Centigrade The process whereby a drug is transformed by the liver is referred to as; - Answer metabolism A patient enters the pharmacy complaining of persistent heartburn. The pharmacy technician should: - Answer tell the patient to speak to the pharmacist Which of the following duties may a pharmacy technician not do? enter a prescription data into the computer call the wholesaler for a drug order affix a drug label to a prescription container accept a verbal medication order from a physician - Answer accept a verbal medication order from a physician The directions for use of a medication are " ii gtts au q 4 h x 5d". What is au? - Answer in both ears The dispensing label on an outpatient pharmacy prescription requires: - Answer legal name of pharmacy and address The NDC on a medication bottle refers to the: - Answer -manufacturer -drug product -quantity packaged What dosage form is formulated to mask an objectionable taste of a medication? - Answer film-coated tablets What dosage forms has the highest concentration of alcohol in its formulation? - Answer a tincture Which of the following is NOT required on a unit-dosed packaged drug? -expiration date -lot # -storage requirements -strength of medication - Answer storage requirements Nonprescription drugs should not be included in the patient profile. a) true b) false - Answer false Amoxicillin oral suspension is stable in a refrigerator for how many days after reconstitution? - Answer 14 Which drug is likely to cause a photosensitivity reaction? a) Biaxin b) penicillin c) Cipro d) tetracycline - Answer tetracycline The abbreviation 'PCN" means what? - Answer penicillin Which of the following 2 drug classes have cross sensitivity? a) tetracycline and penicillin b) penicillin and erythromycin e) erythromycin and penicillin d) penicillin and cephalosporin - Answer penicillin and cephalosporin What is the storage requirement for reconstituted amoxicillin 250 mg/ 5ml? - Answer 36 to 46 degrees F Translate the following: a. Gtt ii o.u. q 4 h prn b. M. ft ung c. tsp i q 4 h or 5 h prn itching - Answer a) Place 2 drops into both eyes every 4 hours as needed b) Mix and make an ointment c) Take one teaspoonful by mouth every 4 to 5 hours as needed for itch How many times can an unscheduled prescription be refilled on a PRN prescription order? - Answer as needed for one year What schedule are the following drug products? Vicodin ______ Valium ______ Codeine _____ Lomotil ______ - Answer Vicodin __3___ Valium __4___ Codeine __2__ Lomotil __5__ Acetaminophen possesses all of the following except a) analgesic b) anti-inflammatory c) antipyretic - Answer anti-inflammatory How does activated charcoal work in an overdose? - Answer absorbs the poison The dose of syrup of ipecac for children is_____ - Answer 15 ml The normal dose of fexofenadine is: - Answer 60 mg bid The highest strength of Demerol is: - Answer 100 mg List 3 known routes of transmission of HIV infections - Answer -bodily fluids -blood transfusions -mom to fetus Medication class of Provera? - Answer progestin Estraderm is available in which dosage form? - Answer patch Pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient in cold preparations, is contraindicated in which of the following disease states? a) hypertension b) asthma c) constipation d) cancer - Answer hypertension Which of the following drugs is a benzodiazepine? Fiorinal b) Percodan c) Demerol d) Klonopin - Answer Klonopin What drug is used to treat dyspepsia (ulcers)? - Answer Pepcid A patient hands you an empty vial of Ritalin and asks for the Rx to be refilled. What should you do? - Answer tell the patient that the medicine is not refillable Which of the following drugs is not an OTC product? a) Advil b) Nuperin c) Ibuprofen 400mg d) Tylenol suppositories - Answer Ibuprofen 400mg Which of the following drugs is used in chest pain? a) meperidine b) diltiazem c) nitroglycerin d) piroxicam - Answer nitroglycerin Codeine, meperidine and oxycodone all belong to which controlled schedule? - Answer II What is "Syrup of Ipecac" indicated for? - Answer to induce vomiting Which of the following drugs is not a laxative? a) Dulcolax b) Metamucil c) Imodium d) Colace - Answer Imodium A patient on warfarin therapy should never take which of the following medications? a) Percocet b) Tylenol c) Demerol d) Percodan - Answer Percodan Which of the following is a Scheduled IV controlled substance? a) Lomotil b) Xanax c) Demerol d) Haldol - Answer Xanax Heparin belongs to which pharmacological category? - Answer anticoagulant Which of the following medications is an anticonvulsant? a) atenolol b) dextromethorphan c) carbamazepine d) isoxsuprine - Answer carbamazepine