PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the vial pressure of hazardous drugs? - Answer Negative pressure will prevent
the spraying of medication out of the vial onto the technician
How does activated charcoal work in an overdose? - Answer absorbs the poison
The dose of syrup of ipecac for children is_____ - Answer 15 ml
The normal dose of fexofenadine is: - Answer 60 mg bid
The highest strength of Demerol is: - Answer 100 mg
List 3 known routes of transmission of HIV infections - Answer -bodily fluids
-blood transfusions
-mom to fetus
Medication class of Provera? - Answer progestin
Estraderm is available in which dosage form? - Answer patch
Pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient in cold preparations, is contraindicated in which
of the following disease states?
a) hypertension
b) asthma
c) constipation
d) cancer - Answer hypertension
Which of the following drugs is a benzodiazepine?
Fiorinal
b) Percodan
c) Demerol
d) Klonopin - Answer Klonopin
What drug is used to treat dyspepsia (ulcers)? - Answer Pepcid
A patient hands you an empty vial of Ritalin and asks for the Rx to be refilled. What
should you do? - Answer tell the patient that the medicine is not refillable
Which of the following drugs is not an OTC product?
a) Advil
b) Nuperin
c) Ibuprofen 400mg
,d) Tylenol suppositories - Answer Ibuprofen 400mg
Which of the following drugs is used in chest pain?
a) meperidine
b) diltiazem
c) nitroglycerin
d) piroxicam - Answer nitroglycerin
Codeine, meperidine and oxycodone all belong to which controlled schedule? - Answer
II
What is "Syrup of Ipecac" indicated for? - Answer to induce vomiting
Which of the following drugs is not a laxative?
a) Dulcolax
b) Metamucil
c) Imodium
d) Colace - Answer Imodium
A patient on warfarin therapy should never take which of the following medications?
a) Percocet
b) Tylenol
c) Demerol
d) Percodan - Answer Percodan
Which of the following is a Scheduled IV controlled substance?
a) Lomotil
b) Xanax
c) Demerol
d) Haldol - Answer Xanax
Heparin belongs to which pharmacological category? - Answer anticoagulant
Which of the following medications is an anticonvulsant?
a) atenolol
b) dextromethorphan
c) carbamazepine
d) isoxsuprine - Answer carbamazepine
Terbutaline belongs to which drug classification?
a) antineoplastic
b) anticonvulsant
c) bronchodilator - Answer bronchodilator
The joint action of drugs in which their combined effect is more intense or longer in
duration than the sum of their
, individual effects is: - Answer synergism
The most used drug for parkinsonism is - Answer Sinemet
The exact amount of a drug administered to get a specific response is the - Answer
dose
When dispensing an antidepressant; the patient should be informed that - Answer it
may take as long as two weeks before the drug is effective
Which drug has a loading dose as part of the regimen?
a) Macrodantin
b) Zithromax
c) Cipro
d) Doxycycline - Answer Zithromax
Treatment for migraine is most effective if - Answer initiated early in the attack
Expectorants are used in lung disease to - Answer stimulate respiratory secretions and
break up mucus
Which drugs listed should be taken on an empty stomach
a) tetracycline
b) NSAIDS
c) Dilantin
d) all of the above - Answer tetracycline
Which B vitamins need to be given IM? - Answer B12
The nitro patch should not be worn 24 hours a day in order to avoid - Answer tolerance
Which OTC lowers cholesterol and can cause a flushing reaction? - Answer niacin
The technician should check for which drugs in the profile if the patient is on a
potassium supplement? - Answer -ACE inhibitors
-Dyazide
-Maxzide
Nitroglycerin may be stored in all of the listed except
a) an amber glass bottle
b) prescription bottles
c) original container
d) none of the above - Answer prescription bottles
Why are diuretics commonly used in congestive heart failure? - Answer to decrease the
amount of fluid in the body by increasing urination
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the vial pressure of hazardous drugs? - Answer Negative pressure will prevent
the spraying of medication out of the vial onto the technician
How does activated charcoal work in an overdose? - Answer absorbs the poison
The dose of syrup of ipecac for children is_____ - Answer 15 ml
The normal dose of fexofenadine is: - Answer 60 mg bid
The highest strength of Demerol is: - Answer 100 mg
List 3 known routes of transmission of HIV infections - Answer -bodily fluids
-blood transfusions
-mom to fetus
Medication class of Provera? - Answer progestin
Estraderm is available in which dosage form? - Answer patch
Pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient in cold preparations, is contraindicated in which
of the following disease states?
a) hypertension
b) asthma
c) constipation
d) cancer - Answer hypertension
Which of the following drugs is a benzodiazepine?
Fiorinal
b) Percodan
c) Demerol
d) Klonopin - Answer Klonopin
What drug is used to treat dyspepsia (ulcers)? - Answer Pepcid
A patient hands you an empty vial of Ritalin and asks for the Rx to be refilled. What
should you do? - Answer tell the patient that the medicine is not refillable
Which of the following drugs is not an OTC product?
a) Advil
b) Nuperin
c) Ibuprofen 400mg
,d) Tylenol suppositories - Answer Ibuprofen 400mg
Which of the following drugs is used in chest pain?
a) meperidine
b) diltiazem
c) nitroglycerin
d) piroxicam - Answer nitroglycerin
Codeine, meperidine and oxycodone all belong to which controlled schedule? - Answer
II
What is "Syrup of Ipecac" indicated for? - Answer to induce vomiting
Which of the following drugs is not a laxative?
a) Dulcolax
b) Metamucil
c) Imodium
d) Colace - Answer Imodium
A patient on warfarin therapy should never take which of the following medications?
a) Percocet
b) Tylenol
c) Demerol
d) Percodan - Answer Percodan
Which of the following is a Scheduled IV controlled substance?
a) Lomotil
b) Xanax
c) Demerol
d) Haldol - Answer Xanax
Heparin belongs to which pharmacological category? - Answer anticoagulant
Which of the following medications is an anticonvulsant?
a) atenolol
b) dextromethorphan
c) carbamazepine
d) isoxsuprine - Answer carbamazepine
Terbutaline belongs to which drug classification?
a) antineoplastic
b) anticonvulsant
c) bronchodilator - Answer bronchodilator
The joint action of drugs in which their combined effect is more intense or longer in
duration than the sum of their
, individual effects is: - Answer synergism
The most used drug for parkinsonism is - Answer Sinemet
The exact amount of a drug administered to get a specific response is the - Answer
dose
When dispensing an antidepressant; the patient should be informed that - Answer it
may take as long as two weeks before the drug is effective
Which drug has a loading dose as part of the regimen?
a) Macrodantin
b) Zithromax
c) Cipro
d) Doxycycline - Answer Zithromax
Treatment for migraine is most effective if - Answer initiated early in the attack
Expectorants are used in lung disease to - Answer stimulate respiratory secretions and
break up mucus
Which drugs listed should be taken on an empty stomach
a) tetracycline
b) NSAIDS
c) Dilantin
d) all of the above - Answer tetracycline
Which B vitamins need to be given IM? - Answer B12
The nitro patch should not be worn 24 hours a day in order to avoid - Answer tolerance
Which OTC lowers cholesterol and can cause a flushing reaction? - Answer niacin
The technician should check for which drugs in the profile if the patient is on a
potassium supplement? - Answer -ACE inhibitors
-Dyazide
-Maxzide
Nitroglycerin may be stored in all of the listed except
a) an amber glass bottle
b) prescription bottles
c) original container
d) none of the above - Answer prescription bottles
Why are diuretics commonly used in congestive heart failure? - Answer to decrease the
amount of fluid in the body by increasing urination
