PNCB-PC 100 EXAMINATION SET 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks? Answer:
Biohazard bag
● Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures? Answer:
Jewelry should not be worn while preparing IV admixtures because it
may puncture the latex gloves.
● What should be used to clean the laminar flow hood? Answer: 70%
isopropyl alcohol
● How often must laminar flow hoods be certified? Answer: Every 6
months
● What type of environment should a laminar flow hood provide?
Answer: ISO 5, formerly know as a Class 100 area
● How long should the blower be on for a laminar hood? Answer: 30
minutes
● Which reference book provides information on drug prices? Answer:
Drug Topics Red Book. Updated yearly.
,● Which reference book provides information about therapeutic
equivalence? Answer: Drug Topics Orange Book, which is known as
"Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation.s"
● Which reference book provides information with regard to brand and
generic names, drug identification, and dosage calculations? Answer:
Drug Facts and Comparisons Book. Updated monthly.
● Which reference book is a compendium of monographs setting official
national standars for drug substances, dosage forms, and standars for
pharmaceutical ingredients? Answer: USP-NF
● How many times may a pharmacy transfer a controlled substance
prescription of 30 tablets of Tylenol #3 with five refills indicated on the
prescription? Answer: Only once.
The patient must have the remaining refills processed at the pharmacy to
which the prescription was transferred.
● How often must HEPA filters be certified? Answer: 6 months (unless
they become wet)
● What are bevel, hilt, lumen, and shaft? Answer: The lumen is the
opening of a needle.
The bevel is the angled tip of the needle where the lumen is found.
,The hilt of the needle attaches to the hub of the barrel of the syringe.
The shaft is the length of the needle.
● Which regulatory agency may issue drug recall? Answer: FDA (Food
and Drug Administration)
● How many classifications of drug recall? Answer: 3 classes: I, II, III
assigned by FDA based on the decreasing of the probability that the use
of the product will cause adverse health.
● What type of drug recall is associated with irreversible damage or
death to an individual Answer: Class I
● What is the maximum amount of time that can be assigned to a
prepackaged drug? Answer: 6 months
● What type of products must be isotonic? Answer: Ophthalmic products
must be isotonic, or else damage can occur to the eye.
● What must be done if a patient requests an easy-open container?
Answer: Have the patient sign the back of the prescription, indicating
that he has requeste an easy-open container.
, ● What information is needed on a patient's prescription? Answer:
Patient's name, name of the medication, and directions for use.
Patient's ID number is not needed, but it's needed if medications orders
filled in hospital.
● Which form is required to be completed in the destruction of
noncontrolled substances? Answer: No form is required
● Which federal agency is responsible for hazardous waste and
materials? Answer: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health
Administration)
● Which type of mortar and pestle is used to mix liquids? Answer: Glass
● what type of spatula should be used in measuring corrosive
ingredients? Answer: Rubber
● What is used to measure volumes less than 1.5 mL? Answer: Pipette
● Who is responsible for pharmaceuticals in transit if they are
designated as "FOB destination"? Answer: Seller
● What are some of the duties of an institutional pharmacy technician?
Answer: Enter prescription orders into the computer.
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks? Answer:
Biohazard bag
● Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures? Answer:
Jewelry should not be worn while preparing IV admixtures because it
may puncture the latex gloves.
● What should be used to clean the laminar flow hood? Answer: 70%
isopropyl alcohol
● How often must laminar flow hoods be certified? Answer: Every 6
months
● What type of environment should a laminar flow hood provide?
Answer: ISO 5, formerly know as a Class 100 area
● How long should the blower be on for a laminar hood? Answer: 30
minutes
● Which reference book provides information on drug prices? Answer:
Drug Topics Red Book. Updated yearly.
,● Which reference book provides information about therapeutic
equivalence? Answer: Drug Topics Orange Book, which is known as
"Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation.s"
● Which reference book provides information with regard to brand and
generic names, drug identification, and dosage calculations? Answer:
Drug Facts and Comparisons Book. Updated monthly.
● Which reference book is a compendium of monographs setting official
national standars for drug substances, dosage forms, and standars for
pharmaceutical ingredients? Answer: USP-NF
● How many times may a pharmacy transfer a controlled substance
prescription of 30 tablets of Tylenol #3 with five refills indicated on the
prescription? Answer: Only once.
The patient must have the remaining refills processed at the pharmacy to
which the prescription was transferred.
● How often must HEPA filters be certified? Answer: 6 months (unless
they become wet)
● What are bevel, hilt, lumen, and shaft? Answer: The lumen is the
opening of a needle.
The bevel is the angled tip of the needle where the lumen is found.
,The hilt of the needle attaches to the hub of the barrel of the syringe.
The shaft is the length of the needle.
● Which regulatory agency may issue drug recall? Answer: FDA (Food
and Drug Administration)
● How many classifications of drug recall? Answer: 3 classes: I, II, III
assigned by FDA based on the decreasing of the probability that the use
of the product will cause adverse health.
● What type of drug recall is associated with irreversible damage or
death to an individual Answer: Class I
● What is the maximum amount of time that can be assigned to a
prepackaged drug? Answer: 6 months
● What type of products must be isotonic? Answer: Ophthalmic products
must be isotonic, or else damage can occur to the eye.
● What must be done if a patient requests an easy-open container?
Answer: Have the patient sign the back of the prescription, indicating
that he has requeste an easy-open container.
, ● What information is needed on a patient's prescription? Answer:
Patient's name, name of the medication, and directions for use.
Patient's ID number is not needed, but it's needed if medications orders
filled in hospital.
● Which form is required to be completed in the destruction of
noncontrolled substances? Answer: No form is required
● Which federal agency is responsible for hazardous waste and
materials? Answer: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health
Administration)
● Which type of mortar and pestle is used to mix liquids? Answer: Glass
● what type of spatula should be used in measuring corrosive
ingredients? Answer: Rubber
● What is used to measure volumes less than 1.5 mL? Answer: Pipette
● Who is responsible for pharmaceuticals in transit if they are
designated as "FOB destination"? Answer: Seller
● What are some of the duties of an institutional pharmacy technician?
Answer: Enter prescription orders into the computer.
