PTCB EXAM PREP 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is false about the chemical name of a drug?
a. It is also called the scientific name
b. It is used in conventional language
c. The most important naming system is the IUPAC name
d. Drugs are named according to the structure of the drug molecules - CORRECT ANSWER -B. It
is used in conventional language
Which of the following is a generic name?
a. Penicillin
b. Advil
c. N-acetyl-p-aminophenol
d. Zoloft - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Penicillin
Which of the following is another name for the brand name of a drug?
a. Proprietary name
b. Scientific name
c. Trademark name
d. Copyright name - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Trademark name
According to the ATC system, level 1 classifies drugs according to ____
a. Therapeutic action
b. Organ systems
c. Mechanism of action
, d. Chemical properties - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Organ systems
Which of the following levels of the ATC system classifies drugs according to chemical
components?
a. Level 2
b. Level 3
c. Level 4
d. Level 5 - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Level 5
Drugs with no risk of teratogenicity are grouped into which of the following categories?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
d. Category D - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Category A
Which of the following pregnancy categories describes drugs that have not yet been categorized
by the FDA?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
d. Category D - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Category N
Which of the following false about schedule I drugs?
a. They have a high potential for abuse and addiction
b. They are safe for medical use only under strict medical supervision
c. Heroin is an example
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is false about the chemical name of a drug?
a. It is also called the scientific name
b. It is used in conventional language
c. The most important naming system is the IUPAC name
d. Drugs are named according to the structure of the drug molecules - CORRECT ANSWER -B. It
is used in conventional language
Which of the following is a generic name?
a. Penicillin
b. Advil
c. N-acetyl-p-aminophenol
d. Zoloft - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Penicillin
Which of the following is another name for the brand name of a drug?
a. Proprietary name
b. Scientific name
c. Trademark name
d. Copyright name - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Trademark name
According to the ATC system, level 1 classifies drugs according to ____
a. Therapeutic action
b. Organ systems
c. Mechanism of action
, d. Chemical properties - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Organ systems
Which of the following levels of the ATC system classifies drugs according to chemical
components?
a. Level 2
b. Level 3
c. Level 4
d. Level 5 - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Level 5
Drugs with no risk of teratogenicity are grouped into which of the following categories?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
d. Category D - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Category A
Which of the following pregnancy categories describes drugs that have not yet been categorized
by the FDA?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
d. Category D - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Category N
Which of the following false about schedule I drugs?
a. They have a high potential for abuse and addiction
b. They are safe for medical use only under strict medical supervision
c. Heroin is an example
