PTCB EXAM
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
Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed
out of the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant? - correct
answer-MAOIs
What is a drug monograph? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer-1.25 mL
Which medication should not be prescribed for young males? - correct
answer-Desyrel
How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were
"i cap qid"? - correct 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? -
correct answer-Inform the pharmacist of the message
Where should used needles be placed after use? - correct answer-In a sharps
container
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
Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed
out of the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant? - correct
answer-MAOIs
What is a drug monograph? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer-1.25 mL
Which medication should not be prescribed for young males? - correct
answer-Desyrel
How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were
"i cap qid"? - correct 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? -
correct answer-Inform the pharmacist of the message
Where should used needles be placed after use? - correct answer-In a sharps
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