PTCB CSPT EXAM 2026-2027 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Hazardous hoods
biological safety cabinet (BSC) compounding aseptic containment isolator (CACI)
Primary Engineering Control (PEC)
a device or room that provides an ISO Class 5 environment for the exposure of
critical sites when compounding CSPs. Such devices include, but may not be
limited to, laminar airflow workbenches (LAFWs), biological safety cabinets
(BSCs), compounding aseptic isolators (CAIs), and compounding aseptic
containment isolators (CACIs).
secondary engineering controls
the ante area and buffer area
Buffer or Clean Room
ISO 7
Ante Room ISO class
ISO 8, unless provides access to negative pressure room then ISO 7
,vertical hood
hazardous compounding-air flows vertically
Horizontal Hood
air flows horizontally across the work area from back to front
Patient harmed by compounded sterile preparations
microbial contamination, excessive bacterial endotoxins, variability in strength of
ingredients, chemical/physical contaminants, inappropriate quality of ingredients
non sterile compounding examples
products used orally, topically on skin or to fill gaps when not commercially
available
aesptic
state of being free from microbial contamination
sterile compounded items
injections(iv, etc) ophthalmic drops, aqueous bronchial or nasal inhalations, baths
for live organs, tissue implants, irrigation for wounds or cavities
, Non hazardous hoods
Laminar airflow workbench (LAFW) compounding containment isolator (CAI)
Direct Compounding Area (DCA)
- a critical area within the hood (ISO Class 5) where areas are exposed to filtered
air; also known as "first air"
Negative Pressure room
Hazardous materials
High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
remove microbes > 0.3 micrometers
Ante Room
washing, garbing, product decontamination
Buffer area air change per hour (APCH)
30 exchanges per hour
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Hazardous hoods
biological safety cabinet (BSC) compounding aseptic containment isolator (CACI)
Primary Engineering Control (PEC)
a device or room that provides an ISO Class 5 environment for the exposure of
critical sites when compounding CSPs. Such devices include, but may not be
limited to, laminar airflow workbenches (LAFWs), biological safety cabinets
(BSCs), compounding aseptic isolators (CAIs), and compounding aseptic
containment isolators (CACIs).
secondary engineering controls
the ante area and buffer area
Buffer or Clean Room
ISO 7
Ante Room ISO class
ISO 8, unless provides access to negative pressure room then ISO 7
,vertical hood
hazardous compounding-air flows vertically
Horizontal Hood
air flows horizontally across the work area from back to front
Patient harmed by compounded sterile preparations
microbial contamination, excessive bacterial endotoxins, variability in strength of
ingredients, chemical/physical contaminants, inappropriate quality of ingredients
non sterile compounding examples
products used orally, topically on skin or to fill gaps when not commercially
available
aesptic
state of being free from microbial contamination
sterile compounded items
injections(iv, etc) ophthalmic drops, aqueous bronchial or nasal inhalations, baths
for live organs, tissue implants, irrigation for wounds or cavities
, Non hazardous hoods
Laminar airflow workbench (LAFW) compounding containment isolator (CAI)
Direct Compounding Area (DCA)
- a critical area within the hood (ISO Class 5) where areas are exposed to filtered
air; also known as "first air"
Negative Pressure room
Hazardous materials
High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
remove microbes > 0.3 micrometers
Ante Room
washing, garbing, product decontamination
Buffer area air change per hour (APCH)
30 exchanges per hour
