PTCB Practice Exam #8
Which of the following tasks may not be performed by a pharmacy technician?
A: accept refill requests by telephone
B: type prescriptions
C: accept new prescriptions over the telephone
D: sell an over the counter medication to a customer at the register - ANS-C: accept new
prescriptions over the telephone
A customer brings you a tube of Hydrocortisone cream and a tube of Neosporin asking which
would be best to use on an itching rash, after consulting the pharmacist you tell the customer to
use:
A: the Hydrocortisone cream
B: the Neosporin cream
C: both creams
D: neither cream - ANS-A: the Hydrocortisone cream
When state and federal requirements differ on retention of records, what should take
precedence?
A: federal requirements
B: state requirements
C: longest time period
D: shortest time period - ANS-C: longest time period
An example of a therapeutic duplication is:
A: a prescription for Lasix when the patient is taking an herbal diuretic
B: a prescription for Tylenol #3 and the patient is taking acetaminophen capsules
C: a prescription for Cephalexin and Naproxen
D: both a and b - ANS-D: both a and b
A patient presents a prescription order for Adderall XR 30 mg capsules, prescribed by Jonathon
Roberts M.D. which of the following DEA registration numbers is consistent with the doctor?
A: AR 2174828
B: AR 1234563
C: AJ 1234563
D: AJ 2174828 - ANS-B: AR 1234563
,You receive a prescription for Amoxil 500 mg that the SIG reads: 500 mg bid for 10 days. The
total number of capsules you should dispense is:
A: 10
B: 5
C: 20
D: 30 - ANS-C: 20
You receive an order for prednisone 10 mg bid for 5 days, 5 mg bid for 4 days, and 2.5 mg bid
for 2 days, you have prednisone 10 mg tablets in stock that are scored, the total number of
tablets you should dispense would be:
A: 15
B: 20
C: 14.5
D: 13.5 - ANS-A: 15
Regular counting of the drugs you have on hand in the pharmacy is called:
A: drug usage
B: drug counting
C: the formulary
D: inventory - ANS-D: inventory
A patient asks you to recommend an OTC muscle relaxant you tell him:
A: there is no muscle relaxers available over the counter
B: to try Soma tablets
C: to try Aspirin
D: to try Robitussin - ANS-A: there is no muscle relaxers available over the counter
A drug label says to store the drug between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius. You should store the
drug:
A: on the pharmacy shelf
B: in the refrigerator
C: in the freezer
D: away from lights - ANS-A: on the pharmacy shelf
Which of the following are involved in the aseptic technique:
A: clean hands
B: use of laminar flow hoods
C: alcohol disinfection
, D: all of the above - ANS-D: all of the above
An example of a third-party payer would be:
A: Medicaid
B: Medicare
C: a and b
D: a patient paying cash - ANS-C: a and b
You receive a prescription from an ophthalmologist for Ciloxan 1-2 gtt ou bid the medication is
supposed to be used:
A: in both ears
B: orally
C: twice daily
D: 1-2 times daily - ANS-C: twice daily
Ordering of class II drugs:
A: requires a special form
B: is illegal
C: must be done within 10 days of running out of medication
D: is always done by a pharmacy technician - ANS-A: requires a special form
Federal laws require that a schedule II prescription be faxed over to a pharmacy rather than
given to a patient to avoid forgeries.
A: True
B: False - ANS-B: False
In an order reading Phenergan 25 mg Q6h prn the most important missing piece of information
is the:
A: frequency
B: generic drug name
C: route of administration
D: side effects - ANS-C: route of administration
What is meant by the term stock rotation?
A: placing the stock with the earliest expiration date at the front of the product supply
B: placing the stock with the longest expiration date at the at the front of the product supply
C: using the stock with the longest expiration date first
Which of the following tasks may not be performed by a pharmacy technician?
A: accept refill requests by telephone
B: type prescriptions
C: accept new prescriptions over the telephone
D: sell an over the counter medication to a customer at the register - ANS-C: accept new
prescriptions over the telephone
A customer brings you a tube of Hydrocortisone cream and a tube of Neosporin asking which
would be best to use on an itching rash, after consulting the pharmacist you tell the customer to
use:
A: the Hydrocortisone cream
B: the Neosporin cream
C: both creams
D: neither cream - ANS-A: the Hydrocortisone cream
When state and federal requirements differ on retention of records, what should take
precedence?
A: federal requirements
B: state requirements
C: longest time period
D: shortest time period - ANS-C: longest time period
An example of a therapeutic duplication is:
A: a prescription for Lasix when the patient is taking an herbal diuretic
B: a prescription for Tylenol #3 and the patient is taking acetaminophen capsules
C: a prescription for Cephalexin and Naproxen
D: both a and b - ANS-D: both a and b
A patient presents a prescription order for Adderall XR 30 mg capsules, prescribed by Jonathon
Roberts M.D. which of the following DEA registration numbers is consistent with the doctor?
A: AR 2174828
B: AR 1234563
C: AJ 1234563
D: AJ 2174828 - ANS-B: AR 1234563
,You receive a prescription for Amoxil 500 mg that the SIG reads: 500 mg bid for 10 days. The
total number of capsules you should dispense is:
A: 10
B: 5
C: 20
D: 30 - ANS-C: 20
You receive an order for prednisone 10 mg bid for 5 days, 5 mg bid for 4 days, and 2.5 mg bid
for 2 days, you have prednisone 10 mg tablets in stock that are scored, the total number of
tablets you should dispense would be:
A: 15
B: 20
C: 14.5
D: 13.5 - ANS-A: 15
Regular counting of the drugs you have on hand in the pharmacy is called:
A: drug usage
B: drug counting
C: the formulary
D: inventory - ANS-D: inventory
A patient asks you to recommend an OTC muscle relaxant you tell him:
A: there is no muscle relaxers available over the counter
B: to try Soma tablets
C: to try Aspirin
D: to try Robitussin - ANS-A: there is no muscle relaxers available over the counter
A drug label says to store the drug between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius. You should store the
drug:
A: on the pharmacy shelf
B: in the refrigerator
C: in the freezer
D: away from lights - ANS-A: on the pharmacy shelf
Which of the following are involved in the aseptic technique:
A: clean hands
B: use of laminar flow hoods
C: alcohol disinfection
, D: all of the above - ANS-D: all of the above
An example of a third-party payer would be:
A: Medicaid
B: Medicare
C: a and b
D: a patient paying cash - ANS-C: a and b
You receive a prescription from an ophthalmologist for Ciloxan 1-2 gtt ou bid the medication is
supposed to be used:
A: in both ears
B: orally
C: twice daily
D: 1-2 times daily - ANS-C: twice daily
Ordering of class II drugs:
A: requires a special form
B: is illegal
C: must be done within 10 days of running out of medication
D: is always done by a pharmacy technician - ANS-A: requires a special form
Federal laws require that a schedule II prescription be faxed over to a pharmacy rather than
given to a patient to avoid forgeries.
A: True
B: False - ANS-B: False
In an order reading Phenergan 25 mg Q6h prn the most important missing piece of information
is the:
A: frequency
B: generic drug name
C: route of administration
D: side effects - ANS-C: route of administration
What is meant by the term stock rotation?
A: placing the stock with the earliest expiration date at the front of the product supply
B: placing the stock with the longest expiration date at the at the front of the product supply
C: using the stock with the longest expiration date first
