PTCB STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH FULL
PACK SOLUTIONS
A lprescription lmay lcome lin ldifferent lforms l- lcorrect lanswers l-- lWritten lform lfrom lthe
loffice
- lThe loffice lmay ltelephone lin lthe lprescription l(Only lRPhs land lInterns lare lallowed lto
ltake) lNo lCIIs
- lThe loffice lis lallowed lto lfax lin lthe lprescription l(with lan lexception: lCIIs)
- lThe loffice lmay ltransmit lthrough lthe lcomputer l(electronic lprescriptions) lNO lCIIs
A lprescription lis ldifferent lfrom la lmedication lorder lin lthat: l- lcorrect lanswers l-A
lprescription lis lan lorder lgiven lto lthe lpatient lto lhave lfilled land la lmedication lorder lis
lmedications lwritten lby lthe lphysician lin lan linstitution l(hospital) land lkept lon lone lsheet
lof lpaper lin lthe lpatients lfile lfor lthe lwhole lhospital lstaff lto luse
Technicians lmay ldo lrefill lrequests. lThey lmust lprovide lthe lfollowing linformation lto lthe
ldoctor's loffice: l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lPharmacy lname land lPhone lNumber
2. lPatient lname land lDate lof lBirth
,3. lDrug lName, lStrength, land lQuantity
4. lDirections lto lconfirm lno lchange
5. lDate lof lthe llast lrefill
Every lmedication lorder land lprescription lshould lcontain lthe lfollowing lelements: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-• lPatients lname
• lName lof ldrug l(generic lor lbrand)
• lRoute lof lAdministration
• lDosage lform l- lOnly lreq lif lmedicine lcomes lin lmore lthan lone lform
• lDose
• lStrength l- lOnly lrequired lif lthe lmedicine lhas lmore lthan lone lstrength lavailable
• lQuantity land lfrequency lof ladministration
• lPrescriber's lname land lsignature
• lPrescriber's lDrug lEnforcement lAgency l(DEA) lnumber l- lfor lcontrolled lsubstances
lonly
• lDate lwritten
• lRefill linformation
Additional linformation lthat lis lincluded lon linpatient lorders l(hospital) lincludes: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-• lRate lor ltime lof ladministration
• lAllergy linformation
• lAccount lnumber
• lAdmission lnumber
• lRoom land lbed llocation
• lTime lof lday lwritten
• lDiagnosis
• lPatients ldiet
• lIndication lfor luse lof lthe lmedication
Prescription lLabel lRequirements
Under lthe lFood, lDrug, land lCosmetic lAct l(FDCA), lthe lprescription llabel lmust lhave
lthe lfollowing linformation: l- lcorrect lanswers l-• lName land laddress lof lthe lpharmacy
• lSerial lnumber lof lthe lprescription l(Rx lnumber)
• lDate lof lthe lprescription lor lits ldate lof lfilling lor lrefilling
• lName lof lthe lprescriber
• lName lof lthe lpatient
• lDirections lfor luse
State llaw lmay lfurther lrequire lthe lfollowing:
• lAddress lof lthe lpatient
• lInitials lor lname lof lthe ldispensing lpharmacist
• lTelephone lnumber lof lthe lpharmacy
• lDrug lname, lstrength, land lmanufacturer's llot lor lcontrol lnumber
• lExpiration ldate lof lthe ldrug
• lName lof lthe lmanufacturer
• lAmount lof lthe ldrug ldispensed
• lRefill linformation
, Who lregulates lwhat lgoes lon la lprescription llabel? l- lcorrect lanswers l-FDA
If lthe lmedication lis la lcontrolled lsubstance, lthe llabel lmust lstate: l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Caution, lFederal lLaw lprohibits lthe ltransfer lof lthis ldrug lto
any lperson lother lthan lthe lpatient lfor lwhom lit lwas lprescribed
FDA lRequirements: l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lName lof lPharmacy
2. lAddress lof lthe lPharmacy
3. lRx lNumber
4. lDate lof lfilling
5. lName lof lthe lPatient
6. lDirections lof lUse
7. lAddress lof lthe lPatient
8. lInitials lof ldispensing lPharmacist
9. lPhone lnumber lof lPharmacy
10. lDrug lName, lStrength, lForm, land lQuantity
11. lExpiration lDate
12. lManufacturer
13. lRefill lInformation
A lpatient lprofile lincludes la llist lof lall lthe lprescriptions lreceived lby la lpatient land lall lof
lthe lcorresponding lprescriptioninformation l(e.g. loriginal ldate, lrefill ldates, ldoctor
linformation). lActive lmedications lshould lbe llisted lfirst, land ltheyshould lbe lseparated
lfrom lthe ldiscontinued lmedications. lAlso, lO-T-C lmedications lshould lalso lbe llisted lfor
lthe lpharmacist lto lmonitor linteractions.
The lfollowing linformation lis lusually lfound lin la lpatient lprofile: l- lcorrect lanswers l-•
lPatient lname land lidentification lnumber
• lDate lof lbirth lor lage
• lSex
• lHeight land lweight l- lhospital luse
• lDiagnosis lor lhealth lconditions
• lName lof lparent lor lguardian
• lPatient laddress land lphone lnumber l.
• lNames lof lpractitioners l(e.g. lphysicians, ldentists, lpodiatrists)
• lMedication lallergies
• lThird-party lpayer linformation
• lMedication lhistory l(current, lold, land lOTC)
• lSpecial lconsiderations l(foreign llanguage)
• lClinical lcomments l(e.g. ltherapeutic lmonitoring, lcounseling lnotes)
• lDesired ltherapeutic loutcome l- lwhat ldoes lthe ldoctor lhope lto laccomplish?
There lare lthree lreasons lwhy ltechnicians lshould lalways lrefer lpatients lwith ldrug
l(even lOTCs) lor lhealth-related lquestions lto la lpharmacist: l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lDrug-
Drug lInteractions
PACK SOLUTIONS
A lprescription lmay lcome lin ldifferent lforms l- lcorrect lanswers l-- lWritten lform lfrom lthe
loffice
- lThe loffice lmay ltelephone lin lthe lprescription l(Only lRPhs land lInterns lare lallowed lto
ltake) lNo lCIIs
- lThe loffice lis lallowed lto lfax lin lthe lprescription l(with lan lexception: lCIIs)
- lThe loffice lmay ltransmit lthrough lthe lcomputer l(electronic lprescriptions) lNO lCIIs
A lprescription lis ldifferent lfrom la lmedication lorder lin lthat: l- lcorrect lanswers l-A
lprescription lis lan lorder lgiven lto lthe lpatient lto lhave lfilled land la lmedication lorder lis
lmedications lwritten lby lthe lphysician lin lan linstitution l(hospital) land lkept lon lone lsheet
lof lpaper lin lthe lpatients lfile lfor lthe lwhole lhospital lstaff lto luse
Technicians lmay ldo lrefill lrequests. lThey lmust lprovide lthe lfollowing linformation lto lthe
ldoctor's loffice: l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lPharmacy lname land lPhone lNumber
2. lPatient lname land lDate lof lBirth
,3. lDrug lName, lStrength, land lQuantity
4. lDirections lto lconfirm lno lchange
5. lDate lof lthe llast lrefill
Every lmedication lorder land lprescription lshould lcontain lthe lfollowing lelements: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-• lPatients lname
• lName lof ldrug l(generic lor lbrand)
• lRoute lof lAdministration
• lDosage lform l- lOnly lreq lif lmedicine lcomes lin lmore lthan lone lform
• lDose
• lStrength l- lOnly lrequired lif lthe lmedicine lhas lmore lthan lone lstrength lavailable
• lQuantity land lfrequency lof ladministration
• lPrescriber's lname land lsignature
• lPrescriber's lDrug lEnforcement lAgency l(DEA) lnumber l- lfor lcontrolled lsubstances
lonly
• lDate lwritten
• lRefill linformation
Additional linformation lthat lis lincluded lon linpatient lorders l(hospital) lincludes: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-• lRate lor ltime lof ladministration
• lAllergy linformation
• lAccount lnumber
• lAdmission lnumber
• lRoom land lbed llocation
• lTime lof lday lwritten
• lDiagnosis
• lPatients ldiet
• lIndication lfor luse lof lthe lmedication
Prescription lLabel lRequirements
Under lthe lFood, lDrug, land lCosmetic lAct l(FDCA), lthe lprescription llabel lmust lhave
lthe lfollowing linformation: l- lcorrect lanswers l-• lName land laddress lof lthe lpharmacy
• lSerial lnumber lof lthe lprescription l(Rx lnumber)
• lDate lof lthe lprescription lor lits ldate lof lfilling lor lrefilling
• lName lof lthe lprescriber
• lName lof lthe lpatient
• lDirections lfor luse
State llaw lmay lfurther lrequire lthe lfollowing:
• lAddress lof lthe lpatient
• lInitials lor lname lof lthe ldispensing lpharmacist
• lTelephone lnumber lof lthe lpharmacy
• lDrug lname, lstrength, land lmanufacturer's llot lor lcontrol lnumber
• lExpiration ldate lof lthe ldrug
• lName lof lthe lmanufacturer
• lAmount lof lthe ldrug ldispensed
• lRefill linformation
, Who lregulates lwhat lgoes lon la lprescription llabel? l- lcorrect lanswers l-FDA
If lthe lmedication lis la lcontrolled lsubstance, lthe llabel lmust lstate: l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Caution, lFederal lLaw lprohibits lthe ltransfer lof lthis ldrug lto
any lperson lother lthan lthe lpatient lfor lwhom lit lwas lprescribed
FDA lRequirements: l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lName lof lPharmacy
2. lAddress lof lthe lPharmacy
3. lRx lNumber
4. lDate lof lfilling
5. lName lof lthe lPatient
6. lDirections lof lUse
7. lAddress lof lthe lPatient
8. lInitials lof ldispensing lPharmacist
9. lPhone lnumber lof lPharmacy
10. lDrug lName, lStrength, lForm, land lQuantity
11. lExpiration lDate
12. lManufacturer
13. lRefill lInformation
A lpatient lprofile lincludes la llist lof lall lthe lprescriptions lreceived lby la lpatient land lall lof
lthe lcorresponding lprescriptioninformation l(e.g. loriginal ldate, lrefill ldates, ldoctor
linformation). lActive lmedications lshould lbe llisted lfirst, land ltheyshould lbe lseparated
lfrom lthe ldiscontinued lmedications. lAlso, lO-T-C lmedications lshould lalso lbe llisted lfor
lthe lpharmacist lto lmonitor linteractions.
The lfollowing linformation lis lusually lfound lin la lpatient lprofile: l- lcorrect lanswers l-•
lPatient lname land lidentification lnumber
• lDate lof lbirth lor lage
• lSex
• lHeight land lweight l- lhospital luse
• lDiagnosis lor lhealth lconditions
• lName lof lparent lor lguardian
• lPatient laddress land lphone lnumber l.
• lNames lof lpractitioners l(e.g. lphysicians, ldentists, lpodiatrists)
• lMedication lallergies
• lThird-party lpayer linformation
• lMedication lhistory l(current, lold, land lOTC)
• lSpecial lconsiderations l(foreign llanguage)
• lClinical lcomments l(e.g. ltherapeutic lmonitoring, lcounseling lnotes)
• lDesired ltherapeutic loutcome l- lwhat ldoes lthe ldoctor lhope lto laccomplish?
There lare lthree lreasons lwhy ltechnicians lshould lalways lrefer lpatients lwith ldrug
l(even lOTCs) lor lhealth-related lquestions lto la lpharmacist: l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lDrug-
Drug lInteractions
