PTCB EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LAT
g g g g g g g
EST WITH RATIONALE g g
Multiplegchoice
Whatgisgthegroutegofgadministrationgforgagprescriptiongwithgthegfollowinggdirections:g"igsuppgprgqg6g
hrgprn"?
A. Orally
B. Rectally
C. Urethrally
D. Vaginallg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gRectally
Rationale:
"pr"g meansgpergrectum.
Whatgisgtheg meaninggofgPDA?
A. Personalg digitalgaid
B. Personalg digitalg assistant
C. Physiciangdigitalgassistant
D. Pharmaceuticalgdatagassistantg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gPersonalgdigitalgassistant
Rationale:
PDAgisg ang acronymgforgpersonalgdigitalgassistant.
Whichgofg thegfollowinggmedicationsgisgnotgagbronchodilator?
A. Albuterol
B. Ipratropium
C. Montelukast
D. Salmeterolg{{CorrectgAns-gC.gMontelukast
Rationale:
Montelukastg(Singulair)gisgagleukotrieneg inhibitor.
Whichgorgangcangbeg affectedgbygagconditiongofgflutter?
A. Esophagus
B. Heart
C. Intestine
,D. Kidneysg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gHeart
Rationale:
Agfluttergisgagtypegofgarrhythmiagingwhichgthegpatient'sgheartgisgbeatinggatg200gtog350g beats/min.g
Whichganswergbestgdescribesgtheginformationgrequiredgduringgthegsalegofgang"exemptgnarcotic"?
A. Dispensinggdate,gprintedgname,gsignaturegandgaddressgofgthegbuyer,gnamegandgquantitygofgthegprod
uctgsold,gandgthegpharmacist'sgsignature
B. Dispensinggdate,gsignaturegandgphonegnumbergofgthegbuyer,gproductgname,gandgproductgcompa
nygwithglotgnumber
C. Dispensinggdate,gsignaturegofgthegbuyer,gnamegandgquantitygofgthegproductgsold,gpricegofgthegprod
uctgsold,gandglotgnumbergofgthegproductgsold
D. Dispensinggdate,gbuyergsignature,gpharmacistgsignature,gproductgnamegandgamount,gandgexpirationg
dategofgthegproductg{{CorrectgAns-
gA.gDispensinggdate,gprintedgname,gsignaturegandgaddressgofgthegbuyer,gnamegandgquantitygofgthegprod
uctgsold,gandgthegpharmacist'sgsignature
Rationale:
Thegsalegofgang"exemptgnarcotic"grequiresgthatgangindividualgbegatgleastg18gyearsgofgagegandgag resident
gofgthegcommunitygandgthatg onlygoneg4-
ozg bottlegbegsoldgingthegoriginalgmanufacturer'sgbottlegeveryg48ghours.gTheg patientgmustgcompletegthe
gexemptgnarcoticglogg(record),gwhichgincludesgthegdategofgthegpurchasegandg thegpatient'sgnamegandgad
dress.gThegpharmacistgmustgmakegsuregthatgthegname,gquantitygofgthegproduct,gandgsellinggpricegofgthe
gproductgisgenteredgingtheg"exemptgnarcoticgbook."gThegpharmacistgmustgsignghisgorghergnamegingthegb
ookgasgthegsellergofgtheg"exemptgnarcotic."
Whatg doesg"K"g representgongagpatient'sgmedicalgchart?
A. Calcium
B. Potassium
C. Phosphate
D. Sodiumg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gPotassium
Rationale:
Kg isgpotassium.gCagisg calcium,gNagisgsodium,gandgPO4gisg phosphate.
Howg manygdaysg doesgagpharmacyghavegtogfillgagprescriptiongofgAccutaneg(isotretinoin)?
A. 1gday
B. 7gdays
,C. 30gdays
D. 180g daysg{{CorrectgAns-gB.g7gdays
Rationale:
AllgAccutaneg(isotretinoin)gprescriptionsgmustgbeghandwrittengbygthegprescribergandgfilledg withing7gday
sgofg beinggwrittengwithgthegapprovedgyellowsealgattachedgandghavinggnogrefillsgauthorized.
Agpharmacygcontractsgtogbuygthegmajoritygofgitsgformularygfromgagparticulargwholesaler.gWhatgtypegofgagre
ementgisgthis?
A. Preferredgagreement
B. Preferredgvendorgcontract
C. Preferentialg agreement
D. Primegvendorgagreementg{{CorrectgAns-gD.gPrimegvendorgagreement
Rationale:
Agprimegvendorgagreementgisgonegingwhichgagpharmacygagreesgtogpurchasegalmostgexclusivelygfrom
gagspecificgvendor.gThegvendorgingturngprovidesgthegpharmacygwithgdiscountedgpricing.
Whatgisgtheggrossgprofitgforg30gtabletsgofgcarisoprodolg350gmggwithgangacquisitiongcostgofg$7.85/100
gtablets,gAWPg=g$9.93/100g tablets,gandgagretailgpricegofg$15.99/30g tablets?
A. $6.06
B. $8.14
C. $13.01
D. $13.63g {{CorrectgAns-gD.g$13.63
Rationale:
Grossgprofitgisgequalgtogtheg sellinggpricegminusgthegpricegpaidgforgthegproduct.gThegacquisitiongpricegisgt
hegpricegpaidgforgthegproduct.gThegacquisitiongcostgisgbasedgong100gtabletsgandgmustgbegproratedgforg3
0gtabletsg($7.85g×g30/100g =g$2.36).gSPg($15.99)g -gACg($2.36)g =g$13.63.
Whichgofg thegfollowinggpiecesgofglegislationgisgknowngasgtheg"prescriptiongdruggamendment"?
A. Durham-Humphreyg Amendment
B. Hatch-WaxmangAmendment
C. Kefauver-HarrisgAmendment
D. Mailg OrdergPharmacygAmendmentg{{CorrectgAns-gA.gDurham-HumphreygAmendment
Rationale:
, ThegDurham-HumphreygAmendmentgclearlygdefinedgprescriptionsgandgover-
thegcountergmedications.gAgprescriptiongmedicationgisgrequiredgtogbeargthegfederalglegendgongthegcontaine
r.gOver-the-countergmedicationsgaregconsideredgsafegtogusegwithoutgagphysician'sgsupervision.
WhichgofgthegfollowinggformsgofgMedicaregprovidesgforgprescriptiongmedications,gbiologicals,ginsuli
n,gvaccines,gandgselectgmedicalgsupplies?
A. MedicaregPartgA
B. MedicaregPartgB
C. MedicaregPartgC
D. MedicaregPartgDg{{CorrectgAns-gD.gMedicaregPartgD
Rationale:
MedicaregPartgDgprovidesgforgprescriptiongmedications,gbiologicals,ginsulin,gvaccines,gandgselectgmedica
lgsupplies.gAllgmedicationsgaregnotgcoveredgundergMedicaregPartgD.gMedicaregPartgAgcoversginpatigentg
hospitalgcare,gskilledgnursinggfacilities,ghospice,gandghomeghealthgcare.gMedicaregPartgBgprovidesgforgp
hysiciangservices,goutpatientgcare,gandgsomegphysicalgandgoccupationalgtherapy.gMedicaregAdvantageg(
PartgC)gallowsgparticipantsgingMedicaregPartgAgandgBgtogobtaingcoveragegthroughgangHMOgorg PPOgthatg
providesgadditionalgservicesgatgaghighergcost.
Forgwhichgofgthegfollowinggdrugsgisgitgmandatorygthatgag customergreceivegagPPI?
A. Amoxicillin
B. Lithonate
C. Premarin
D. Synthroidg{{CorrectgAns-gC.gPremarin
Rationale:
Allgprescriptionsgcontaininggestrogensgrequiregthegpharmacygtogprovidegthegpatientgwithgagpatientg
productginsertg(PPI).
Whatg standardsgmustgbeg followedgduringgextemporaneousgcompounding?
A. DEA
B. FDA
C. GMP
D. OBRAg'90g {{CorrectgAns-gC.gGMP
Rationale:
GMPg standsgforggoodgmanufacturinggpracticesgandgisgadheredgtogforgcompoundinggprescriptions.gTheg
DEAgisgresponsiblegforgthegControlledgSubstancesgAct.gThegFDAgensuresgfoodgandgmedicationsgaregpure
,gsafe,gandgeffective.gOBRAg'90gdiscussesgdruggutilizationgreviewgandgcounselinggpatients.
g g g g g g g
EST WITH RATIONALE g g
Multiplegchoice
Whatgisgthegroutegofgadministrationgforgagprescriptiongwithgthegfollowinggdirections:g"igsuppgprgqg6g
hrgprn"?
A. Orally
B. Rectally
C. Urethrally
D. Vaginallg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gRectally
Rationale:
"pr"g meansgpergrectum.
Whatgisgtheg meaninggofgPDA?
A. Personalg digitalgaid
B. Personalg digitalg assistant
C. Physiciangdigitalgassistant
D. Pharmaceuticalgdatagassistantg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gPersonalgdigitalgassistant
Rationale:
PDAgisg ang acronymgforgpersonalgdigitalgassistant.
Whichgofg thegfollowinggmedicationsgisgnotgagbronchodilator?
A. Albuterol
B. Ipratropium
C. Montelukast
D. Salmeterolg{{CorrectgAns-gC.gMontelukast
Rationale:
Montelukastg(Singulair)gisgagleukotrieneg inhibitor.
Whichgorgangcangbeg affectedgbygagconditiongofgflutter?
A. Esophagus
B. Heart
C. Intestine
,D. Kidneysg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gHeart
Rationale:
Agfluttergisgagtypegofgarrhythmiagingwhichgthegpatient'sgheartgisgbeatinggatg200gtog350g beats/min.g
Whichganswergbestgdescribesgtheginformationgrequiredgduringgthegsalegofgang"exemptgnarcotic"?
A. Dispensinggdate,gprintedgname,gsignaturegandgaddressgofgthegbuyer,gnamegandgquantitygofgthegprod
uctgsold,gandgthegpharmacist'sgsignature
B. Dispensinggdate,gsignaturegandgphonegnumbergofgthegbuyer,gproductgname,gandgproductgcompa
nygwithglotgnumber
C. Dispensinggdate,gsignaturegofgthegbuyer,gnamegandgquantitygofgthegproductgsold,gpricegofgthegprod
uctgsold,gandglotgnumbergofgthegproductgsold
D. Dispensinggdate,gbuyergsignature,gpharmacistgsignature,gproductgnamegandgamount,gandgexpirationg
dategofgthegproductg{{CorrectgAns-
gA.gDispensinggdate,gprintedgname,gsignaturegandgaddressgofgthegbuyer,gnamegandgquantitygofgthegprod
uctgsold,gandgthegpharmacist'sgsignature
Rationale:
Thegsalegofgang"exemptgnarcotic"grequiresgthatgangindividualgbegatgleastg18gyearsgofgagegandgag resident
gofgthegcommunitygandgthatg onlygoneg4-
ozg bottlegbegsoldgingthegoriginalgmanufacturer'sgbottlegeveryg48ghours.gTheg patientgmustgcompletegthe
gexemptgnarcoticglogg(record),gwhichgincludesgthegdategofgthegpurchasegandg thegpatient'sgnamegandgad
dress.gThegpharmacistgmustgmakegsuregthatgthegname,gquantitygofgthegproduct,gandgsellinggpricegofgthe
gproductgisgenteredgingtheg"exemptgnarcoticgbook."gThegpharmacistgmustgsignghisgorghergnamegingthegb
ookgasgthegsellergofgtheg"exemptgnarcotic."
Whatg doesg"K"g representgongagpatient'sgmedicalgchart?
A. Calcium
B. Potassium
C. Phosphate
D. Sodiumg{{CorrectgAns-gB.gPotassium
Rationale:
Kg isgpotassium.gCagisg calcium,gNagisgsodium,gandgPO4gisg phosphate.
Howg manygdaysg doesgagpharmacyghavegtogfillgagprescriptiongofgAccutaneg(isotretinoin)?
A. 1gday
B. 7gdays
,C. 30gdays
D. 180g daysg{{CorrectgAns-gB.g7gdays
Rationale:
AllgAccutaneg(isotretinoin)gprescriptionsgmustgbeghandwrittengbygthegprescribergandgfilledg withing7gday
sgofg beinggwrittengwithgthegapprovedgyellowsealgattachedgandghavinggnogrefillsgauthorized.
Agpharmacygcontractsgtogbuygthegmajoritygofgitsgformularygfromgagparticulargwholesaler.gWhatgtypegofgagre
ementgisgthis?
A. Preferredgagreement
B. Preferredgvendorgcontract
C. Preferentialg agreement
D. Primegvendorgagreementg{{CorrectgAns-gD.gPrimegvendorgagreement
Rationale:
Agprimegvendorgagreementgisgonegingwhichgagpharmacygagreesgtogpurchasegalmostgexclusivelygfrom
gagspecificgvendor.gThegvendorgingturngprovidesgthegpharmacygwithgdiscountedgpricing.
Whatgisgtheggrossgprofitgforg30gtabletsgofgcarisoprodolg350gmggwithgangacquisitiongcostgofg$7.85/100
gtablets,gAWPg=g$9.93/100g tablets,gandgagretailgpricegofg$15.99/30g tablets?
A. $6.06
B. $8.14
C. $13.01
D. $13.63g {{CorrectgAns-gD.g$13.63
Rationale:
Grossgprofitgisgequalgtogtheg sellinggpricegminusgthegpricegpaidgforgthegproduct.gThegacquisitiongpricegisgt
hegpricegpaidgforgthegproduct.gThegacquisitiongcostgisgbasedgong100gtabletsgandgmustgbegproratedgforg3
0gtabletsg($7.85g×g30/100g =g$2.36).gSPg($15.99)g -gACg($2.36)g =g$13.63.
Whichgofg thegfollowinggpiecesgofglegislationgisgknowngasgtheg"prescriptiongdruggamendment"?
A. Durham-Humphreyg Amendment
B. Hatch-WaxmangAmendment
C. Kefauver-HarrisgAmendment
D. Mailg OrdergPharmacygAmendmentg{{CorrectgAns-gA.gDurham-HumphreygAmendment
Rationale:
, ThegDurham-HumphreygAmendmentgclearlygdefinedgprescriptionsgandgover-
thegcountergmedications.gAgprescriptiongmedicationgisgrequiredgtogbeargthegfederalglegendgongthegcontaine
r.gOver-the-countergmedicationsgaregconsideredgsafegtogusegwithoutgagphysician'sgsupervision.
WhichgofgthegfollowinggformsgofgMedicaregprovidesgforgprescriptiongmedications,gbiologicals,ginsuli
n,gvaccines,gandgselectgmedicalgsupplies?
A. MedicaregPartgA
B. MedicaregPartgB
C. MedicaregPartgC
D. MedicaregPartgDg{{CorrectgAns-gD.gMedicaregPartgD
Rationale:
MedicaregPartgDgprovidesgforgprescriptiongmedications,gbiologicals,ginsulin,gvaccines,gandgselectgmedica
lgsupplies.gAllgmedicationsgaregnotgcoveredgundergMedicaregPartgD.gMedicaregPartgAgcoversginpatigentg
hospitalgcare,gskilledgnursinggfacilities,ghospice,gandghomeghealthgcare.gMedicaregPartgBgprovidesgforgp
hysiciangservices,goutpatientgcare,gandgsomegphysicalgandgoccupationalgtherapy.gMedicaregAdvantageg(
PartgC)gallowsgparticipantsgingMedicaregPartgAgandgBgtogobtaingcoveragegthroughgangHMOgorg PPOgthatg
providesgadditionalgservicesgatgaghighergcost.
Forgwhichgofgthegfollowinggdrugsgisgitgmandatorygthatgag customergreceivegagPPI?
A. Amoxicillin
B. Lithonate
C. Premarin
D. Synthroidg{{CorrectgAns-gC.gPremarin
Rationale:
Allgprescriptionsgcontaininggestrogensgrequiregthegpharmacygtogprovidegthegpatientgwithgagpatientg
productginsertg(PPI).
Whatg standardsgmustgbeg followedgduringgextemporaneousgcompounding?
A. DEA
B. FDA
C. GMP
D. OBRAg'90g {{CorrectgAns-gC.gGMP
Rationale:
GMPg standsgforggoodgmanufacturinggpracticesgandgisgadheredgtogforgcompoundinggprescriptions.gTheg
DEAgisgresponsiblegforgthegControlledgSubstancesgAct.gThegFDAgensuresgfoodgandgmedicationsgaregpure
,gsafe,gandgeffective.gOBRAg'90gdiscussesgdruggutilizationgreviewgandgcounselinggpatients.
