PTCB STUDY EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!
What is an outsourced company employed by the insurance company to manage prescription drug
benefits? - ANSWERpharmacy benefits manager (PBM)
What condition is treated with allopurinol (Zyloprim), colchicine, and febuxostat (Uloric)? -
ANSWERGOUT
What does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) do? - ANSWERprotects people and the
environment from significant health risks, sponsors and conducts research, and develops and
enforces environmental regulations.
What condition is treated with Ropinirole (Requip), benztropine (Cogentin), entacapone (Comtan), or
rotigotine (Neupro) - ANSWERParkinson's disease
whta does the State Boards of Pharmacy (BOP) do? - ANSWERregulate the practice of pharmacy by
state; they also focus on public health and the enforcement of state laws
What is the DEA Form 41 used for? - ANSWERdestroy send back control drugs
What is BIOAVAILABILITY - ANSWERThe usable amount of the drug that reaches the body's
circulation
intramuscular (IM) injection - ANSWERAn injection into a muscle; a medication delivery route.
intradermal injection - ANSWERthe administration of medication by injection into the middle layers
of the skin
What term describes a situation when a drug is prescribed that has the same active ingredient as a
current medication taken by the patient? - ANSWERdrug duplication
subcutaneous (subcut) - ANSWERunder the skin
What does the acronym DAW mean - ANSWERdispense as written
the substitution of a prescribed drug with another medication that produces the same therapeutic
effect - ANSWERtherapeutic substitution
(SSRIs) - ANSWERselective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Depression. examples citalopram (Celexa),
fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft)
intravenous (IV) injection - ANSWERAn injection directly into a vein; a medication delivery route.
SNRIs - ANSWERserotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. treating depression examples:
desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), duloxetine (Cymbalta), mirtazapine (Remeron), venlafaxine (Effexor)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 - ANSWERgave the EPA complete authority over the
disposal of hazardous substances
DEA form 106 - ANSWERreport of theft or loss of controlled substances
& ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!
What is an outsourced company employed by the insurance company to manage prescription drug
benefits? - ANSWERpharmacy benefits manager (PBM)
What condition is treated with allopurinol (Zyloprim), colchicine, and febuxostat (Uloric)? -
ANSWERGOUT
What does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) do? - ANSWERprotects people and the
environment from significant health risks, sponsors and conducts research, and develops and
enforces environmental regulations.
What condition is treated with Ropinirole (Requip), benztropine (Cogentin), entacapone (Comtan), or
rotigotine (Neupro) - ANSWERParkinson's disease
whta does the State Boards of Pharmacy (BOP) do? - ANSWERregulate the practice of pharmacy by
state; they also focus on public health and the enforcement of state laws
What is the DEA Form 41 used for? - ANSWERdestroy send back control drugs
What is BIOAVAILABILITY - ANSWERThe usable amount of the drug that reaches the body's
circulation
intramuscular (IM) injection - ANSWERAn injection into a muscle; a medication delivery route.
intradermal injection - ANSWERthe administration of medication by injection into the middle layers
of the skin
What term describes a situation when a drug is prescribed that has the same active ingredient as a
current medication taken by the patient? - ANSWERdrug duplication
subcutaneous (subcut) - ANSWERunder the skin
What does the acronym DAW mean - ANSWERdispense as written
the substitution of a prescribed drug with another medication that produces the same therapeutic
effect - ANSWERtherapeutic substitution
(SSRIs) - ANSWERselective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Depression. examples citalopram (Celexa),
fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft)
intravenous (IV) injection - ANSWERAn injection directly into a vein; a medication delivery route.
SNRIs - ANSWERserotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. treating depression examples:
desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), duloxetine (Cymbalta), mirtazapine (Remeron), venlafaxine (Effexor)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 - ANSWERgave the EPA complete authority over the
disposal of hazardous substances
DEA form 106 - ANSWERreport of theft or loss of controlled substances
