PTCB EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rmedication ris rused rto rtreat rhyperlipidemia? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Pravachol*
(Pravachol ris ra rHMG-CoA rused rto rtreat rhyperlipidemia. rProcardia, rPrinivil rand
rCardura rare rused rto rtreat rhypertension.)
All rthe rfollowing rare rreasons rwhy rcovered rentities rmay rdisclose rprotected rhealth
rinformation r(PHI) rto rlaw renforcement rofficials rexcept? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*When
rthe rcovered rentity rbelieves rthat rindividuals rmay rhave rcontracted ra rcommunicable
rdisease rwhen rnotification ris rauthorized rby rlaw.*
(Communicable rdisease rmust rbe rreported rto rpublic rhealth rauthorities rauthorized rby
rlaw rto rcollect ror rreceive rinformation.)
,The rphysician rprescribes r500mg rof ra rdrug rwith ris ravailable ras r1gm r/ r2ml, rhow
rmany rmilliliters rshould rthis rpatient rreceive? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*1ml*
(The rpatient rshould rreceive r1ml. rFirst, r1gm rshould rbe rconverted rto r1000mg.
rMultiply r500mg rby r2. rDivide rthe rproduct r1000mg rby r1000mg.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing rwould rbe ra rsolution rto ra rpatient ridentifiers rerror rcaused rby
rnurses? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*Use rbar rcoding rto ridentify rthe rpatient rand rmedication*
(Nurses rare rnow relectronically rconnected rto rthe rpharmacy rthrough rbar rcodes. rThe
rnurse rcan rensure raccuracy rof rmedication rdosage rat rthe rpatient's rbedside rbefore
rmedication ris rgiven. rThe rnurse rcan rbe ralerted rto rany rspecial rnotes ror rwarnings.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot rpart rof rthe rpersonal rprotective requipment? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Jacket*
(A rlaboratory rjacket rmay rbe rworn ras rpart rof rthe rdress rcode rin ran rinstitutional
rsetting, rbut ris rnot ra rpart rof rPPE, rinstead rpersonal rwill rwear rgowns ror rlaboratory
rcoats.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot ran rexample rof rauxiliary rlabels? r- rcorrect ranswers r-
*Take rone rtablet rat rbedtime*
(Take rone rtablet rat rbedtime rare rdirections ror rsigna rused ron ra rprescription rlabel.
rTake rwith rfood, ravoid rsunlight rand rshake rwell rare radditional rwarnings ror
rinformation rto rthe rpatient.)
When rreceiving rmedications rin rthe rpharmacy, rwhich rof rthe rfollowing rwill rprevent ra
rhigh rvolume rof rexpired rmedications ron rthe rshelf? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*Place
rmedication ron rshelf rand rrotate rstock*
(When rplacing rmedication ron rshelf rrotating rstock rby rplacing rproduct rwith rshortest
rdate rin rfront rand rlongest rdate rbehind rit.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing rrejection rcode rdescribes rinvalid rdays rsupply? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*19*
(Code r19 ris rfor rinvalid rdays rsupply; rCode r7 ris rinvalid rcardholder rID rnumber; rCode
r22 ris rinvalid rDAW ror rproduct rselection; rCode r28 ris rinvalid rdate rprescription
rwritten.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rtype rof rcomputer rinput rdevice? r- rcorrect ranswers r-
*Light rpen*
(Light rpen ris ran rinput rdevice. rPlotters, rspeaker rand rprinters rare routput rdevices.)
, Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rpotential rside reffect rof rACE rinhibitors? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Dry rcough*
(A rside reffect rof rACE rinhibitor ris ra rdry rcough rsometimes rhacking rcough rthat rdoes
rnot rresolve rover rtime. rPeople rwho rdevelop rthis rsometimes rneed rto rbe rswitched rto
ran ralternative rclass rof rmedication.)
The rbinder rfor rSafety rData rSheets r(SDS) rconsists rof rhow rmany rsections? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*16*
(The rbinder rfor rthe rSDS ris rnow rrequired rto rconsist rof r16 rsections rused rfor rall
rpotentially rdangerous rchemicals rused rin rthe rworkplace.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ron rthe rISMP rHigh rAlert rlist rfor rcommunity rand rambulatory
rsetting? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*metFORMIN*
(High ralert rmedications rcause ra rsignificant rand rconsiderable rharm rwhen rused rin
rerror. rmetFORMIN ris rfound ron rthe rlist rfor rcommunity rsettings.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rrole rof rthe rUnited rStates rPharmacopeia? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Establish rstandards rfor rmedication ridentity, rpurity rand rstrength.*
(US rPharmacopeia rpublishes rand roversees rUSP-NF rwhich rcontains rstandards rfor
rbiological rand rchemical rdrugs rsubstances, ras rwell ras rstandards rfor rfood
ringredients rand rdietary rsupplements.)
A rprescription ris rwritten rfor r480ml rof ra rprescription rfor rZantac rSolution. rWhat rwould
rbe rthe rvolume requivalent rin rhousehold rmeasurement? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*One
rpint*
(One rpint ris requivalent rto rapproximately r480ml. rOne rcup ris requal r240ml, rone rquart
requals r960ml, rone rgallon requals r3840ml)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra r11-digit rsequence rof rnumbers rassigned rto ra
rmedication? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*NDC rnumber*
(The rNational rDrug rCode ridentifies rthe rmedication rthrough ra r5-4-2 rsegments
rrepresenting rthe rmanufacturer, rproduct rand rpackage rsize. rDEA rnumber ris rused
rwhen rwriting rprescriptions rfor rcontrolled rsubstances. rBar rcodes rare rused rto ridentify
rdrug, rdosage rform rand rstrength. rNPI ris ra runique r10 ridentification rnumber rfor
rcovered rhealth rcare rproviders.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rtrue rregarding rprior rauthorization? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*The
rpatient rmay rneed rto rwait r24 r- r48 rhours rbefore rreceiving rresponse*
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rmedication ris rused rto rtreat rhyperlipidemia? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Pravachol*
(Pravachol ris ra rHMG-CoA rused rto rtreat rhyperlipidemia. rProcardia, rPrinivil rand
rCardura rare rused rto rtreat rhypertension.)
All rthe rfollowing rare rreasons rwhy rcovered rentities rmay rdisclose rprotected rhealth
rinformation r(PHI) rto rlaw renforcement rofficials rexcept? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*When
rthe rcovered rentity rbelieves rthat rindividuals rmay rhave rcontracted ra rcommunicable
rdisease rwhen rnotification ris rauthorized rby rlaw.*
(Communicable rdisease rmust rbe rreported rto rpublic rhealth rauthorities rauthorized rby
rlaw rto rcollect ror rreceive rinformation.)
,The rphysician rprescribes r500mg rof ra rdrug rwith ris ravailable ras r1gm r/ r2ml, rhow
rmany rmilliliters rshould rthis rpatient rreceive? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*1ml*
(The rpatient rshould rreceive r1ml. rFirst, r1gm rshould rbe rconverted rto r1000mg.
rMultiply r500mg rby r2. rDivide rthe rproduct r1000mg rby r1000mg.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing rwould rbe ra rsolution rto ra rpatient ridentifiers rerror rcaused rby
rnurses? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*Use rbar rcoding rto ridentify rthe rpatient rand rmedication*
(Nurses rare rnow relectronically rconnected rto rthe rpharmacy rthrough rbar rcodes. rThe
rnurse rcan rensure raccuracy rof rmedication rdosage rat rthe rpatient's rbedside rbefore
rmedication ris rgiven. rThe rnurse rcan rbe ralerted rto rany rspecial rnotes ror rwarnings.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot rpart rof rthe rpersonal rprotective requipment? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Jacket*
(A rlaboratory rjacket rmay rbe rworn ras rpart rof rthe rdress rcode rin ran rinstitutional
rsetting, rbut ris rnot ra rpart rof rPPE, rinstead rpersonal rwill rwear rgowns ror rlaboratory
rcoats.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot ran rexample rof rauxiliary rlabels? r- rcorrect ranswers r-
*Take rone rtablet rat rbedtime*
(Take rone rtablet rat rbedtime rare rdirections ror rsigna rused ron ra rprescription rlabel.
rTake rwith rfood, ravoid rsunlight rand rshake rwell rare radditional rwarnings ror
rinformation rto rthe rpatient.)
When rreceiving rmedications rin rthe rpharmacy, rwhich rof rthe rfollowing rwill rprevent ra
rhigh rvolume rof rexpired rmedications ron rthe rshelf? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*Place
rmedication ron rshelf rand rrotate rstock*
(When rplacing rmedication ron rshelf rrotating rstock rby rplacing rproduct rwith rshortest
rdate rin rfront rand rlongest rdate rbehind rit.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing rrejection rcode rdescribes rinvalid rdays rsupply? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*19*
(Code r19 ris rfor rinvalid rdays rsupply; rCode r7 ris rinvalid rcardholder rID rnumber; rCode
r22 ris rinvalid rDAW ror rproduct rselection; rCode r28 ris rinvalid rdate rprescription
rwritten.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rtype rof rcomputer rinput rdevice? r- rcorrect ranswers r-
*Light rpen*
(Light rpen ris ran rinput rdevice. rPlotters, rspeaker rand rprinters rare routput rdevices.)
, Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rpotential rside reffect rof rACE rinhibitors? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Dry rcough*
(A rside reffect rof rACE rinhibitor ris ra rdry rcough rsometimes rhacking rcough rthat rdoes
rnot rresolve rover rtime. rPeople rwho rdevelop rthis rsometimes rneed rto rbe rswitched rto
ran ralternative rclass rof rmedication.)
The rbinder rfor rSafety rData rSheets r(SDS) rconsists rof rhow rmany rsections? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*16*
(The rbinder rfor rthe rSDS ris rnow rrequired rto rconsist rof r16 rsections rused rfor rall
rpotentially rdangerous rchemicals rused rin rthe rworkplace.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ron rthe rISMP rHigh rAlert rlist rfor rcommunity rand rambulatory
rsetting? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*metFORMIN*
(High ralert rmedications rcause ra rsignificant rand rconsiderable rharm rwhen rused rin
rerror. rmetFORMIN ris rfound ron rthe rlist rfor rcommunity rsettings.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rrole rof rthe rUnited rStates rPharmacopeia? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-*Establish rstandards rfor rmedication ridentity, rpurity rand rstrength.*
(US rPharmacopeia rpublishes rand roversees rUSP-NF rwhich rcontains rstandards rfor
rbiological rand rchemical rdrugs rsubstances, ras rwell ras rstandards rfor rfood
ringredients rand rdietary rsupplements.)
A rprescription ris rwritten rfor r480ml rof ra rprescription rfor rZantac rSolution. rWhat rwould
rbe rthe rvolume requivalent rin rhousehold rmeasurement? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*One
rpint*
(One rpint ris requivalent rto rapproximately r480ml. rOne rcup ris requal r240ml, rone rquart
requals r960ml, rone rgallon requals r3840ml)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra r11-digit rsequence rof rnumbers rassigned rto ra
rmedication? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*NDC rnumber*
(The rNational rDrug rCode ridentifies rthe rmedication rthrough ra r5-4-2 rsegments
rrepresenting rthe rmanufacturer, rproduct rand rpackage rsize. rDEA rnumber ris rused
rwhen rwriting rprescriptions rfor rcontrolled rsubstances. rBar rcodes rare rused rto ridentify
rdrug, rdosage rform rand rstrength. rNPI ris ra runique r10 ridentification rnumber rfor
rcovered rhealth rcare rproviders.)
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rtrue rregarding rprior rauthorization? r- rcorrect ranswers r-*The
rpatient rmay rneed rto rwait r24 r- r48 rhours rbefore rreceiving rresponse*
