PTCB TEST EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/26
A medication order for ampicillin 1g IVPB q4h is started at 6:00
A.M. When will the next two doses be given? correct answers
>> 1000, 1400
If a telephone caller has a question about the administration or
effect of a medication, the pharmacy technician should?
correct answers >> Refer the call to the pharmacist
A physical inventory of schedule-II controlled substances must be
done correct answers >> Every 2 years
Customer service is demostrated by correct answers >>
Smiling and using eye contact when communicating
what is brand name for simvastatin? correct answers >>
Zocor
How many 80mg doses of gentamicin can be made from a
multidose vial with 20mL of a 40mg/mL gentamicin solution?
correct answers >> 10 doses
How many milligrams are in 1/4 gr thyroid USP tablet? correct
answers >> 15mg
,Where should hazardous substances needing refrigeration be
stored? correct answers >> Sepererate from other drugs in
bins that prevent breakage and control leakage
The name for the needlelike device inserted into veins close to
the surface and used for up to 72 hours is a? correct answers
>> Peripheral venous catheter
Which of the following is a proton pump inhibitor?
1. Cimetidine
2. lansoprazole
3. sucraalfate
4. metoclopramide correct answers >> lansoprazole
Universal claim forms are used to? correct answers >>
Process third-party claims
Which of the following items is required to compound sterile
products? correct answers >> Gloves
How many 30mg lansoprazole capsules will you need to make a
2-week supply of lansoprazole oral solution for a patient who must
take 30mg per nasogastric (NG) tube bid? correct answers >>
28 capsules
A prescription is written:
Rheumatrex 0.005g weekly
Disp: 1 month supply
, If tablets are 2.5mg each, how many will you dispense? correct
answers >> 8 tablets
Which of the following class-II drugs is used to treat attention-
deficit hyperactive disorder(ADHD)? correct answers >>
methylphenidate
What is the temperature range allowed for an item requiring
refrigeration? correct answers >> 35 to 40 F
Which of the following statements about investigation drugs is
true? correct answers >> Invetigation drugs are drugs being
used in clinical trials
Which antifungal is only available in an IV dose form? correct
answers >> amphotericin B
The measure of the number of dissolved particles in a solution
and this relationship to the body's own fluid is called? correct
answers >> Tonicity
The item commonly used to sterilize instruments and equipment
is? correct answers >> autoclave
Changes in the drug formulary at a hospital must be approved by
the? correct answers >> P&T commitee
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/26
A medication order for ampicillin 1g IVPB q4h is started at 6:00
A.M. When will the next two doses be given? correct answers
>> 1000, 1400
If a telephone caller has a question about the administration or
effect of a medication, the pharmacy technician should?
correct answers >> Refer the call to the pharmacist
A physical inventory of schedule-II controlled substances must be
done correct answers >> Every 2 years
Customer service is demostrated by correct answers >>
Smiling and using eye contact when communicating
what is brand name for simvastatin? correct answers >>
Zocor
How many 80mg doses of gentamicin can be made from a
multidose vial with 20mL of a 40mg/mL gentamicin solution?
correct answers >> 10 doses
How many milligrams are in 1/4 gr thyroid USP tablet? correct
answers >> 15mg
,Where should hazardous substances needing refrigeration be
stored? correct answers >> Sepererate from other drugs in
bins that prevent breakage and control leakage
The name for the needlelike device inserted into veins close to
the surface and used for up to 72 hours is a? correct answers
>> Peripheral venous catheter
Which of the following is a proton pump inhibitor?
1. Cimetidine
2. lansoprazole
3. sucraalfate
4. metoclopramide correct answers >> lansoprazole
Universal claim forms are used to? correct answers >>
Process third-party claims
Which of the following items is required to compound sterile
products? correct answers >> Gloves
How many 30mg lansoprazole capsules will you need to make a
2-week supply of lansoprazole oral solution for a patient who must
take 30mg per nasogastric (NG) tube bid? correct answers >>
28 capsules
A prescription is written:
Rheumatrex 0.005g weekly
Disp: 1 month supply
, If tablets are 2.5mg each, how many will you dispense? correct
answers >> 8 tablets
Which of the following class-II drugs is used to treat attention-
deficit hyperactive disorder(ADHD)? correct answers >>
methylphenidate
What is the temperature range allowed for an item requiring
refrigeration? correct answers >> 35 to 40 F
Which of the following statements about investigation drugs is
true? correct answers >> Invetigation drugs are drugs being
used in clinical trials
Which antifungal is only available in an IV dose form? correct
answers >> amphotericin B
The measure of the number of dissolved particles in a solution
and this relationship to the body's own fluid is called? correct
answers >> Tonicity
The item commonly used to sterilize instruments and equipment
is? correct answers >> autoclave
Changes in the drug formulary at a hospital must be approved by
the? correct answers >> P&T commitee
