PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS

PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS



The66directions66for66use66for66Timoptic66is66266gtts66os66bid.66What66is66the66meaning66
of66os?66-66ans--✔✔left66eye

What66is66the66Latin66abbreviation66for66"after66meals"?66-66ans--✔✔pc

An66order66reads66"Tylenol66325mg66pr66q66466h66prn".66What66dosage66form66should66b
e66dispensed?66-66ans--✔✔suppositories

A66pharmacy66technician66repacks66bulk66solid66dosage66forms66into66unit66dosed66pack
ages.66What66expiration66date66will66appear66on66the66package?66-66ans--
✔✔50%66of66labeled66expiration66date66to66a66maximum66of66166year

The66expiration66date66on66a66bottle66of66Cipro66500mg66tablets66states664/09.66When66
does66this66drug66expire?66-66ans--✔✔midnight664/30/09

A66physician66prescribes66Ceclor66375mg66po66bid.66What66is66wrong66with66this66prescr
iption?66-66ans--✔✔the66Rx66lacks66a66duration66of66therapy

Which66dosage66form66is66formulated66to66dissolve66in66the66intestine66rather66than66the
66stomach?66-66ans--✔✔enteric-coated


What66is66the66term66for66the66process66by66which66substances66are66taken66up66and66tr
ansported66to66the66bloodstream?66-66ans--✔✔absorption

What66is66"room66temperature"66-66ans--✔✔15-3066degrees66Centigrade

The66process66whereby66a66drug66is66transformed66by66the66liver66is66referred66to66as;66
-66ans--✔✔metabolism

A66patient66enters66the66pharmacy66complaining66of66persistent66heartburn.66The66phar
macy66technician66should:66-66ans--✔✔tell66the66patient66to66speak66to66the66pharmacist

Which66of66the66following66duties66may66a66pharmacy66technician66not66do?
enter66a66prescription66data66into66the66computer
call66the66wholesaler66for66a66drug66order
affix66a66drug66label66to66a66prescription66container

,accept66a66verbal66medication66order66from66a66physician66-66ans--
✔✔accept66a66verbal66medication66order66from66a66physician

The66directions66for66use66of66a66medication66are66"66ii66gtts66au66q66466h66x665d".66What
66is66au?66-66ans--✔✔in66both66ears


The66dispensing66label66on66an66outpatient66pharmacy66prescription66requires:66-66ans--
✔✔legal66name66of66pharmacy66and66address

The66NDC66on66a66medication66bottle66refers66to66the:66-66ans--✔✔-manufacturer
-drug66product
-quantity66packaged

What66dosage66form66is66formulated66to66mask66an66objectionable66taste66of66a66medica
tion?66-66ans--✔✔film-coated66tablets

What66dosage66forms66has66the66highest66concentration66of66alcohol66in66its66formulatio
n?66-66ans--✔✔a66tincture

Which66of66the66following66is66NOT66required66on66a66unit-dosed66packaged66drug?
-expiration66date
-lot66#
-storage66requirements
-strength66of66medication66-66ans--✔✔storage66requirements

Nonprescription66drugs66should66not66be66included66in66the66patient66profile.
a)66true
b)66false66-66ans--✔✔false

Amoxicillin66oral66suspension66is66stable66in66a66refrigerator66for66how66many66days66aft
er66reconstitution?66-66ans--✔✔14

Which66drug66is66likely66to66cause66a66photosensitivity66reaction?
a)66Biaxin
b)66penicillin
c)66Cipro
d)66tetracycline66-66ans--✔✔tetracycline

The66abbreviation66'PCN"66means66what?66-66ans--✔✔penicillin

Which66of66the66following66266drug66classes66have66cross66sensitivity?
a)66tetracycline66and66penicillin
b)66penicillin66and66erythromycin
e)66erythromycin66and66penicillin
d)66penicillin66and66cephalosporin66-66ans--✔✔penicillin66and66cephalosporin

, What66is66the66storage66requirement66for66reconstituted66amoxicillin6625066mg/665ml?66-
66ans--✔✔3666to664666degrees66F


Translate66the66following:
a.66Gtt66ii66o.u.66q66466h66prn
b.66M.66ft66ung
c.66tsp66i66q66466h66or66566h66prn66itching66-66ans--
✔✔a)66Place66266drops66into66both66eyes66every66466hours66as66needed
b)66Mix66and66make66an66ointment
c)66Take66one66teaspoonful66by66mouth66every66466to66566hours66as66needed66for66itch

How66many66times66can66an66unscheduled66prescription66be66refilled66on66a66PRN66pre
scription66order?66-66ans--✔✔as66needed66for66one66year

What66schedule66are66the66following66drug66products?
Vicodin66______
Valium66______
Codeine66_____
Lomotil66______66-66ans--✔✔Vicodin66__3___
Valium66__4___
Codeine66__2__
Lomotil66__5__

Acetaminophen66possesses66all66of66the66following66except
a)66analgesic
b)66anti-inflammatory
c)66antipyretic66-66ans--✔✔anti-inflammatory

How66does66activated66charcoal66work66in66an66overdose?66-66ans--
✔✔absorbs66the66poison

The66dose66of66syrup66of66ipecac66for66children66is_____66-66ans--✔✔1566ml

The66normal66dose66of66fexofenadine66is:66-66ans--✔✔6066mg66bid

The66highest66strength66of66Demerol66is:66-66ans--✔✔10066mg

List66366known66routes66of66transmission66of66HIV66infections66-66ans--✔✔-bodily66fluids
-blood66transfusions
-mom66to66fetus

Medication66class66of66Provera?66-66ans--✔✔progestin

Estraderm66is66available66in66which66dosage66form?66-66ans--✔✔patch