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PTCB EXAM
1. Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed intothe body?
ANS Ointments
2. If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire?
ANS The lastday of March 2006
3. Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct?
ANS -
Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
4. What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
ANS Removal
5. How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin?
ANS 20
6. What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent?
ANS Drug manufacturer
7. Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform?-
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ANS Counseling a patient
8. By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken?
ANS PR
9. Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin?
ANS Lorabid
10. Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity?
ANS 4
11. When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"?
ANS Before ameal
12. What is the meaning of AAC?
ANS Actual acquisition cost
13. What does "NPO" mean on a medication order?
ANS Nothing by mouth
14. Which of the following medications is not measured International Units?-
ANS Vitamin B
15. Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin Ktherapy?
ANS Warfarin
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PTCB EXAM
1. Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed intothe body?
ANS Ointments
2. If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire?
ANS The lastday of March 2006
3. Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct?
ANS -
Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
4. What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
ANS Removal
5. How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin?
ANS 20
6. What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent?
ANS Drug manufacturer
7. Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform?-
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,PTCB EXAM.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/TYPA%20NEW/PTCB%20EXAM
ANS Counseling a patient
8. By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken?
ANS PR
9. Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin?
ANS Lorabid
10. Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity?
ANS 4
11. When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"?
ANS Before ameal
12. What is the meaning of AAC?
ANS Actual acquisition cost
13. What does "NPO" mean on a medication order?
ANS Nothing by mouth
14. Which of the following medications is not measured International Units?-
ANS Vitamin B
15. Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin Ktherapy?
ANS Warfarin
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