WALGREENS PTCB TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A woman phoned your pharmacy and asked you to look into her profile to give
her the name of the prescription that she uses to treat her medicine for seizures.
You notice the following medications at her profile. Which of these medications
appropriately identifies medication used to treat seizures?
Digoxin
Heparin
Captopril
ANSWER: Phenytoin.
An example of an anticonvulsant medication is as follows:
Phenobarbital
Aspirin
Levothyroxine
The answer for lithium is phenobarbital.
Drug categories are used to treat hypertension.
Alpha and beta-blockers
Anti-emetics
Diuretics
ANSWER A an
d C.
,Every drug has an NDC number on its label. What do the middle numbers
indicate
Manufacturer only.
Package size only
Medication and Strength
ANSWER Medication strength and dosage form.
The presence of crystals in mannitol injections indicates that the product
Was exposed to extreme cold.
Has settled while stripping.
contains contaminants and should be returned.
Was formulated using sterile saline. ANSWER: Was subjected to severe cold.
Furosemide may cause the following adverse effects:
hyper kalemia
Hypertension
Polyuria
Hypercalcemia - Polyuria
What compounds are not often detected in a TPN?
, Lipids
Dextrose
Anabiotic's
Amino acids - Anabiotics
Which may interfere with iron absorption.
Anti-acids
Milk
Tetracycline
ANSWER: ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following is an NSAID.
Ibuprofen
Isosorbride dinitrate
Nifedipine
Apap - Answer: Ibuprofen
Which of the following are antidepressants?
Zoloft
Lanoxin
Dyazide
AND ANSWERS
A woman phoned your pharmacy and asked you to look into her profile to give
her the name of the prescription that she uses to treat her medicine for seizures.
You notice the following medications at her profile. Which of these medications
appropriately identifies medication used to treat seizures?
Digoxin
Heparin
Captopril
ANSWER: Phenytoin.
An example of an anticonvulsant medication is as follows:
Phenobarbital
Aspirin
Levothyroxine
The answer for lithium is phenobarbital.
Drug categories are used to treat hypertension.
Alpha and beta-blockers
Anti-emetics
Diuretics
ANSWER A an
d C.
,Every drug has an NDC number on its label. What do the middle numbers
indicate
Manufacturer only.
Package size only
Medication and Strength
ANSWER Medication strength and dosage form.
The presence of crystals in mannitol injections indicates that the product
Was exposed to extreme cold.
Has settled while stripping.
contains contaminants and should be returned.
Was formulated using sterile saline. ANSWER: Was subjected to severe cold.
Furosemide may cause the following adverse effects:
hyper kalemia
Hypertension
Polyuria
Hypercalcemia - Polyuria
What compounds are not often detected in a TPN?
, Lipids
Dextrose
Anabiotic's
Amino acids - Anabiotics
Which may interfere with iron absorption.
Anti-acids
Milk
Tetracycline
ANSWER: ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following is an NSAID.
Ibuprofen
Isosorbride dinitrate
Nifedipine
Apap - Answer: Ibuprofen
Which of the following are antidepressants?
Zoloft
Lanoxin
Dyazide
