PTCE REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which two drug classification should not be taken together? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.MAOIs & SSRIs
Which of the following is not an example of a decentralized automated dispensing system?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.McKesson Robot-RXD
Which classification of drug recalls occurs if the patient experience a reversible side effect?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Class II
You have 10% solution of dextrose. How many grams of dextrose are 500ml of this solution?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.50g
What body organ would be affected by hepatotoxicity? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Liver
where would you prepare hazardous drugs in a pharmacy? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.In a biological
safety hood
How many 500 mg doses can be prepared from a 10g vial of vefazolin? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.20
doses
What is required for a pharmacy to participate in a third party reimbursement program?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.National Provider Identifier Number(NPI)
If a paitent is experiencing a dry, nonproductive cough, What classification of drug should the
patient take? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Antitussive
What does the term overhead refer to in business? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.All of the cost associated
with a business.
Who makes notations and signs medication administration records (MARs) in an institution?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Nurses
, What is the nonproprietary name for Deltasone? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Prednisone
What does the term refers to the price a pharmacy pays for a drug after all discounts and shipping
costs have been applied? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Actual Acquisition Cost (AAC)
A manufacturer's invoice totals $500 with term 3% net. How much should be remitted to the
manufacturer if it is paid in 30 days? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.$485
Who initiated use of the do not use list? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.The Joint Commission (TJC)
What step in the processing of a prescription will inform the pharmacy that a prescription claim has
been rejected? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Adjudication
What is an example of an automated dispensing system? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Centralized System
What type of unit dose system is referred to as a punch card, a bingo card, or a blister pack?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Modified Unit Dose System
A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages. What expiration
date will appear on the package? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.50% of the labeled expiration date to a
maximum of 1 year
Which dosage form is formulated to dissolve in the intestine rather than the stomach?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Enteric Coated
What is the term for the process by which substances are taken up and transported to the
bloodstream? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.absorption
The dispensing label on an outpatient pharmacy prescription requires what...? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW.Legal name of pharmacy and address
What dosage is formulated to mask an objectionable taste of medication? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW.Film Coated tablets
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which two drug classification should not be taken together? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.MAOIs & SSRIs
Which of the following is not an example of a decentralized automated dispensing system?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.McKesson Robot-RXD
Which classification of drug recalls occurs if the patient experience a reversible side effect?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Class II
You have 10% solution of dextrose. How many grams of dextrose are 500ml of this solution?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.50g
What body organ would be affected by hepatotoxicity? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Liver
where would you prepare hazardous drugs in a pharmacy? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.In a biological
safety hood
How many 500 mg doses can be prepared from a 10g vial of vefazolin? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.20
doses
What is required for a pharmacy to participate in a third party reimbursement program?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.National Provider Identifier Number(NPI)
If a paitent is experiencing a dry, nonproductive cough, What classification of drug should the
patient take? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Antitussive
What does the term overhead refer to in business? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.All of the cost associated
with a business.
Who makes notations and signs medication administration records (MARs) in an institution?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Nurses
, What is the nonproprietary name for Deltasone? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Prednisone
What does the term refers to the price a pharmacy pays for a drug after all discounts and shipping
costs have been applied? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Actual Acquisition Cost (AAC)
A manufacturer's invoice totals $500 with term 3% net. How much should be remitted to the
manufacturer if it is paid in 30 days? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.$485
Who initiated use of the do not use list? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.The Joint Commission (TJC)
What step in the processing of a prescription will inform the pharmacy that a prescription claim has
been rejected? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Adjudication
What is an example of an automated dispensing system? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Centralized System
What type of unit dose system is referred to as a punch card, a bingo card, or a blister pack?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Modified Unit Dose System
A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages. What expiration
date will appear on the package? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.50% of the labeled expiration date to a
maximum of 1 year
Which dosage form is formulated to dissolve in the intestine rather than the stomach?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW.Enteric Coated
What is the term for the process by which substances are taken up and transported to the
bloodstream? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW.absorption
The dispensing label on an outpatient pharmacy prescription requires what...? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW.Legal name of pharmacy and address
What dosage is formulated to mask an objectionable taste of medication? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW.Film Coated tablets
