PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. The directions for use for Timoptic is 2 gtts os bid. What is the meaning ofos?
Answer left eye
2. What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"?
Answer pc
3. An order reads "Tylenol 325mg pr q 4 h prn".What dosage form should bedispensed?
Answer suppositories
4. A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages.
What expiration date will appear on the package?
Answer 50% of labeledexpiration date to a maximum of 1 year
5. The expiration date on a bottle of Cipro 500mg tablets states 4/09. Whendoes this
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drug expire?
Answer midnight 4/30/09
6. A physician prescribes Ceclor 375mg po bid. What is wrong with this pre-scription?
Answer the Rx lacks a duration of therapy
7. Which dosage form is formulated to dissolve in the intestine rather than thestomach?
Answer enteric-coated
8. What is the term for the process by which substances are taken up andtransported
to the bloodstream?
Answer absorption
9. What is "room temperature"
Answer 15-30 degrees Centigrade
10. The process whereby a drug is transformed by the liver is referred toas;
Answer metabolism
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11. A patient enters the pharmacy complaining of persistent heartburn.Thepharmacy
technician should
Answer tell the patient to speak to the pharmacist
12. 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 medicationorder from a physician
13. The directions for use of a medication are " ii gtts au q 4 h x 5d". What isau?
Answer in both ears
14. The dispensing label on an outpatient pharmacy prescription requires
Answer -
legal name of pharmacy and address
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15. The NDC on a medication bottle refers to the
Answer -manufacturer
-drug product
-quantity packaged
16. What dosage form is formulated to mask an objectionable taste of a
medication?
Answer film-coated tablets
17. What dosage forms has the highest concentration of alcohol in its formu-lation?
Answer a tincture
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