PTCB 2023 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!!
,A pharmacy technician should identify that a varicella vaccine should be stored in which
of the following locations?
a. Freezer
b. Narcotic Vault
c. Medication Storage Bin
d. Hazardous Medication Area - ANSWER a. Freezer
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following tasks is within a
technician's scope of practice?
a. Perform and document final product verification
b. Recommend OTC medications
c. Counsel patient about prescribed medication use
d. Prepare insurance claims for online adjudication - ANSWER d. Prepare insurance
claims for online adjudication
Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technician's scope of practice?
a. Compounding IV chemotherapy medications
b. Perform medication therapy management
c. Witness controlled substance disposal
d. Recommend therapy regimens to prescribers - ANSWER a. Compounding IV
chemotherapy medications
If a manufacturer refuses to recall a medication and there is clear evidence of risk to
human health, a pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following
government agencies can enforce a recall?
a. Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
d. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSRA) - ANSWER c. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)
Which of the following agencies should a pharmacy staff member contact if controlled
substances are stolen from the pharmacy?
a. CDC
b. OSHA
c. FDA
d. DEA - ANSWER d. DEA
, Which of the following forms should a pharmacy technician use to request permission to
destroy expired controlled substances?
a. DEA Form 106
b. DEA Form 41
c. DEA Form 222
d. DEA Form 224 - ANSWER b. DEA Form 41
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy technician complete when assisting a
pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)?
a. Perform patient assessment
b. Schedule patient appointments
c. Set up medication treatment plans
d. Monitor efficacy of medication therapy - ANSWER b. Schedule patient appointments
Which of the following references should a pharmacy technician use to look up the
compatibility of two intravenous solutions?
a. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
b. Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)
c. Orange Book
d. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable Drugs - ANSWER d. Trissel's Handbook on
Injectable Drugs
Translate "ii tsp po bid ac"
a. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
b. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day after meals
c. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day before meals
d. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day after meals - ANSWER a. Take 2
teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
Which of the following medication should be flushed for disposal?
a. Amoxicillin capsules
b. Warfarin tablets
c. Cyclosporine solution
d. Fentanyl patches - ANSWER d. Fentanyl patches
Which of the following references lists FDA approved medications and their therapeutic
equivalents?
a. USP
b. Pink Book
c. Orange Book
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!!
,A pharmacy technician should identify that a varicella vaccine should be stored in which
of the following locations?
a. Freezer
b. Narcotic Vault
c. Medication Storage Bin
d. Hazardous Medication Area - ANSWER a. Freezer
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following tasks is within a
technician's scope of practice?
a. Perform and document final product verification
b. Recommend OTC medications
c. Counsel patient about prescribed medication use
d. Prepare insurance claims for online adjudication - ANSWER d. Prepare insurance
claims for online adjudication
Which of the following tasks is within a pharmacy technician's scope of practice?
a. Compounding IV chemotherapy medications
b. Perform medication therapy management
c. Witness controlled substance disposal
d. Recommend therapy regimens to prescribers - ANSWER a. Compounding IV
chemotherapy medications
If a manufacturer refuses to recall a medication and there is clear evidence of risk to
human health, a pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following
government agencies can enforce a recall?
a. Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
c. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
d. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSRA) - ANSWER c. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)
Which of the following agencies should a pharmacy staff member contact if controlled
substances are stolen from the pharmacy?
a. CDC
b. OSHA
c. FDA
d. DEA - ANSWER d. DEA
, Which of the following forms should a pharmacy technician use to request permission to
destroy expired controlled substances?
a. DEA Form 106
b. DEA Form 41
c. DEA Form 222
d. DEA Form 224 - ANSWER b. DEA Form 41
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy technician complete when assisting a
pharmacist with medication therapy management (MTM)?
a. Perform patient assessment
b. Schedule patient appointments
c. Set up medication treatment plans
d. Monitor efficacy of medication therapy - ANSWER b. Schedule patient appointments
Which of the following references should a pharmacy technician use to look up the
compatibility of two intravenous solutions?
a. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
b. Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)
c. Orange Book
d. Trissel's Handbook on Injectable Drugs - ANSWER d. Trissel's Handbook on
Injectable Drugs
Translate "ii tsp po bid ac"
a. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
b. Take 2 teaspoons by mouth twice per day after meals
c. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day before meals
d. Take 2 tablespoons by mouth twice per day after meals - ANSWER a. Take 2
teaspoons by mouth twice per day before meals
Which of the following medication should be flushed for disposal?
a. Amoxicillin capsules
b. Warfarin tablets
c. Cyclosporine solution
d. Fentanyl patches - ANSWER d. Fentanyl patches
Which of the following references lists FDA approved medications and their therapeutic
equivalents?
a. USP
b. Pink Book
c. Orange Book
