PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION BOARD (PTCB)
MEDICATION HISTORY CERTIFICATE (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Medication History - ---Answers---info, past or current
collected by a health care professional by asking specific
questions to either the patient or other approved person(s)
who can give suitable info with purpose of obtaining the info
needed in building or maintaining a patient's profile to help
provide care for the patient
alopecia - ---Answers---various forms of hair loss
anaphylaxis - ---Answers---a life threatening whole body
allergic reaction
anemia - ---Answers---a condition where the red blood cells
count is lower than normal and diminishes the flow of oxygen
to the blood
angina - ---Answers---localized pain, pressure or discomfort
of the chest region
angloedema - ---Answers---a reaction like hives that affects
the deeper layers of skin; commonly around the cheeks, lips
and/or eyes
, arrhythmia - ---Answers---an abnormal or irregular
heartbeat
atrophy - ---Answers---the wasting away or decreasing in
size of tissue or a body part
benign - ---Answers---refers to condition, tumor or growth
that is not cancerous
blepharitis - ---Answers---inflammation of the eyelid
bruxism - ---Answers---unconscious habit of gritting or
grinding the teeth especially in stressful situations or sleep
carcinoma - ---Answers---a type of cancer that starts in the
tissues lining the organs or starts in the cells that make up the
skin
chronic - ---Answers---a long lasting recurring illness or
condition
diverticulosis - ---Answers---inflammation or infection in one
or more small pouches in the digestive tract
MEDICATION HISTORY CERTIFICATE (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Medication History - ---Answers---info, past or current
collected by a health care professional by asking specific
questions to either the patient or other approved person(s)
who can give suitable info with purpose of obtaining the info
needed in building or maintaining a patient's profile to help
provide care for the patient
alopecia - ---Answers---various forms of hair loss
anaphylaxis - ---Answers---a life threatening whole body
allergic reaction
anemia - ---Answers---a condition where the red blood cells
count is lower than normal and diminishes the flow of oxygen
to the blood
angina - ---Answers---localized pain, pressure or discomfort
of the chest region
angloedema - ---Answers---a reaction like hives that affects
the deeper layers of skin; commonly around the cheeks, lips
and/or eyes
, arrhythmia - ---Answers---an abnormal or irregular
heartbeat
atrophy - ---Answers---the wasting away or decreasing in
size of tissue or a body part
benign - ---Answers---refers to condition, tumor or growth
that is not cancerous
blepharitis - ---Answers---inflammation of the eyelid
bruxism - ---Answers---unconscious habit of gritting or
grinding the teeth especially in stressful situations or sleep
carcinoma - ---Answers---a type of cancer that starts in the
tissues lining the organs or starts in the cells that make up the
skin
chronic - ---Answers---a long lasting recurring illness or
condition
diverticulosis - ---Answers---inflammation or infection in one
or more small pouches in the digestive tract
