PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+

Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the body? - Answer Ointments If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire? - Answer The last day of March 2006 Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct? - Answer Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime What does the suffix -ectomy mean? - Answer Removal How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin? - Answer 20 What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent? - Answer Drug manufacturer Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform? - Answer Counseling a patient By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken? - Answer PR Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin? - Answer Lorabid Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity? - Answer 4 When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"? - Answer Before a meal What is the meaning of AAC? - Answer Actual acquisition cost What does "NPO" mean on a medication order? - Answer Nothing by mouth Which of the following medications is not measured International Units? - Answer Vitamin B Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy? - 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 - Answer 6 g Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed out of the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant? - Answer MAOIs What is a drug monograph? - Answer Literature on the drug What is the percentage strenght of a solution that is made by adding 100 mL of purified water to 600 mL of a 25% solution? - Answer 21.4% What is the cost for 24 mg of an active ingredient used in a compound if the bulk bottle of the active ingredient costs $250.00/g? - Answer $6.00 You have received a medication order to prepare 500 mL of a 1:500 solution. The pharmacy has in stock a concentrate of 80%. How much of the concentrate will you need to use? - Answer 1.25 mL Which medication should not be prescribed for young males? - Answer Desyrel How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were "i cap qid"? - Answer 10 days What should a pharmacy technician do while processing a prescription if he or she receives a contraindication message on the pharmacy terminal screen? - Answer Inform the pharmacist of the message