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PTCE Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
The medication that has an expiration date 12/14 would expire on - Answer✔the last day of
December 2014 at midnight
in the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers - Answer✔NDC
number is 10 digits long and comprised of three sets of numbers
- the 1st set: 4-5 digits and represents the manufacturer
- The 2nd set: 3-4 = the product name, strength and dosage form.
- The 3rd set: 2 digits = package size
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes .... - Answer✔answering patients's questions
regarding their medications.
- Only pharmacists can counsel patients regarding their medications
Which act distingushed between legend and nonlegend drugs - Answer✔the Durham Humphrey
Amendment
- distinguish between prescription and over the counter drugs and prohibits the sale of legend
drugs without a prescription
The Kefauver- Harris Amendment - Answer✔requires drugs to be proven pure, safe and
effective
The Orphan Drug Act - Answer✔encourages findings drug treatment for rare diseases
The Harrison Narcotin Act - Answer✔limits the transport, manufacture and safe of opium and
any of its derivatives. it requires a written prescription to purchase any of the aforementioned
drugs.
What is the maximum number of refills permitted for a schedule III-V medication -
Answer✔Five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first. therefor a new prescription is
required
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A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the label
placed on the patient's medication read? - Answer✔Two drops in both ears two times daily
- 2gtt : 2 drops
- AU : both ears
- BID: Twice a day
What is CCXLIX equivalent to - Answer✔249
Reducing a substance to fine particles using a mortar and pestle is know as - Answer✔Triturating
- breaking down of compounds into their finer particles
Automated dispensing machines - Answer✔Accu-DOse, Omicell, Pyxis and ScriptPro
Digital pill counting machines - Answer✔Baker Cell and Kirby Lester
How may days will the following prescription last ?
- Famotidine: 20mg # 120
- SIg: Famitidine 40mg po BID - Answer✔- 30 days = 120 total # of tablets/ 4 # of tablets taken
per day
- Famotidine 40 mp BID = 4 tablets/ day
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic or Schedule? - Answer✔18 years old
- The quantity of purchase, the date of purchase ad the residential address of the purchaser ( not
PO Box) must be record
T/F : a laminar flow hood is cleaned by using bleach and wate - Answer✔False
- Need to be clean with water followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol
T/F : A horizontal laminar flow hood can be used for compounding chemotherapy -
Answer✔Hazardous products such as chemotherapy can only be compounded under a vertical
flow hood or a barrier isolator with negative pressure
T/F: compound sterile products are also known as extemporaneous compounding. -
Answer✔False
- Extemporanous compounding are non - commercially available and non sterile products that
are prepared for specific patients in response to a physician's percription.
T/F: A barrier isolator or a horizontal laminar flow hood can be used to compound IV antibiotics
- Answer✔True
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To measure liquids in a graduated cylinder - Answer✔one must read at eye level the lower
portion of the meniscus.
- the meniscus is the concave shape that forms at the top of the graduated cylinder because od
liquid's affinity to glass
- If the liquid that form an upside- down meniscus, one must read at eye level the highest point of
the meniscus
Which of the following regulations gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of sterile
products to prevent contamination? - Answer✔United States Pharmacopoeia 797
- gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of sterile products or compounded sterile
products in an effort to prevent contamination.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answer✔Prohibit the manufacturer, sale or trasportaion
of mis-brandished and adulterated foods and drugs
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 - Answer✔requires all medications to be
packaged in childproof containers to prevent accidental child poisoning.
- However, patients who sign a waiver are exempted from this regulation.
- Certain emergency medications such as nitroglycerin sub-lingual are dispensed in non-
childproof packaging,
The FDA Medical Devices Act of 1990 - Answer✔requires reporting serious injuries and deaths
caused by medical equipment to the FDA and the manufacturer.
Which of the following information is required on the medication label of a prepackaged or
repackaged unit dose medication in an impatient setting? - Answer✔Medication name, dosage
form and strength , repackaging lot number, manufacture's name and expiration date.
If the strength of a drug is omitted from the prescription, your duty as a pharmacy technician
would be to - Answer✔Tell the pharmacist
How often can a patient refill a Schedule II prescription? - Answer✔No refills even if a written
prescription indicated an infinite amount of refills
What is required during preparation of chemotherapy ? - Answer✔- Double gloving is the most
important of donning personal protective equipment.
- Compounded under a vertical flow hood.
SWFI - Answer✔Sterile water for irrigation
PTCE Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
The medication that has an expiration date 12/14 would expire on - Answer✔the last day of
December 2014 at midnight
in the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers - Answer✔NDC
number is 10 digits long and comprised of three sets of numbers
- the 1st set: 4-5 digits and represents the manufacturer
- The 2nd set: 3-4 = the product name, strength and dosage form.
- The 3rd set: 2 digits = package size
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes .... - Answer✔answering patients's questions
regarding their medications.
- Only pharmacists can counsel patients regarding their medications
Which act distingushed between legend and nonlegend drugs - Answer✔the Durham Humphrey
Amendment
- distinguish between prescription and over the counter drugs and prohibits the sale of legend
drugs without a prescription
The Kefauver- Harris Amendment - Answer✔requires drugs to be proven pure, safe and
effective
The Orphan Drug Act - Answer✔encourages findings drug treatment for rare diseases
The Harrison Narcotin Act - Answer✔limits the transport, manufacture and safe of opium and
any of its derivatives. it requires a written prescription to purchase any of the aforementioned
drugs.
What is the maximum number of refills permitted for a schedule III-V medication -
Answer✔Five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first. therefor a new prescription is
required
, ©Jason MacConnell 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the label
placed on the patient's medication read? - Answer✔Two drops in both ears two times daily
- 2gtt : 2 drops
- AU : both ears
- BID: Twice a day
What is CCXLIX equivalent to - Answer✔249
Reducing a substance to fine particles using a mortar and pestle is know as - Answer✔Triturating
- breaking down of compounds into their finer particles
Automated dispensing machines - Answer✔Accu-DOse, Omicell, Pyxis and ScriptPro
Digital pill counting machines - Answer✔Baker Cell and Kirby Lester
How may days will the following prescription last ?
- Famotidine: 20mg # 120
- SIg: Famitidine 40mg po BID - Answer✔- 30 days = 120 total # of tablets/ 4 # of tablets taken
per day
- Famotidine 40 mp BID = 4 tablets/ day
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic or Schedule? - Answer✔18 years old
- The quantity of purchase, the date of purchase ad the residential address of the purchaser ( not
PO Box) must be record
T/F : a laminar flow hood is cleaned by using bleach and wate - Answer✔False
- Need to be clean with water followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol
T/F : A horizontal laminar flow hood can be used for compounding chemotherapy -
Answer✔Hazardous products such as chemotherapy can only be compounded under a vertical
flow hood or a barrier isolator with negative pressure
T/F: compound sterile products are also known as extemporaneous compounding. -
Answer✔False
- Extemporanous compounding are non - commercially available and non sterile products that
are prepared for specific patients in response to a physician's percription.
T/F: A barrier isolator or a horizontal laminar flow hood can be used to compound IV antibiotics
- Answer✔True
, ©Jason MacConnell 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
To measure liquids in a graduated cylinder - Answer✔one must read at eye level the lower
portion of the meniscus.
- the meniscus is the concave shape that forms at the top of the graduated cylinder because od
liquid's affinity to glass
- If the liquid that form an upside- down meniscus, one must read at eye level the highest point of
the meniscus
Which of the following regulations gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of sterile
products to prevent contamination? - Answer✔United States Pharmacopoeia 797
- gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of sterile products or compounded sterile
products in an effort to prevent contamination.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answer✔Prohibit the manufacturer, sale or trasportaion
of mis-brandished and adulterated foods and drugs
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 - Answer✔requires all medications to be
packaged in childproof containers to prevent accidental child poisoning.
- However, patients who sign a waiver are exempted from this regulation.
- Certain emergency medications such as nitroglycerin sub-lingual are dispensed in non-
childproof packaging,
The FDA Medical Devices Act of 1990 - Answer✔requires reporting serious injuries and deaths
caused by medical equipment to the FDA and the manufacturer.
Which of the following information is required on the medication label of a prepackaged or
repackaged unit dose medication in an impatient setting? - Answer✔Medication name, dosage
form and strength , repackaging lot number, manufacture's name and expiration date.
If the strength of a drug is omitted from the prescription, your duty as a pharmacy technician
would be to - Answer✔Tell the pharmacist
How often can a patient refill a Schedule II prescription? - Answer✔No refills even if a written
prescription indicated an infinite amount of refills
What is required during preparation of chemotherapy ? - Answer✔- Double gloving is the most
important of donning personal protective equipment.
- Compounded under a vertical flow hood.
SWFI - Answer✔Sterile water for irrigation
