PTCB Exam Prep 2022-2023 (Exam #1)
Which of the following is false about the chemical name of a drug?
a. It is also called the scientific name
b. It is used in conventional language
c. The most important naming system is the IUPAC name
d. Drugs are named according to the structure of the drug molecules - correct
answer-B. It is used in conventional language
Which of the following is a generic name?
a. Penicillin
b. Advil
c. N-acetyl-p-aminophenol
d. Zoloft - correct answer-A. Penicillin
Which of the following is another name for the brand name of a drug?
a. Proprietary name
b. Scientific name
c. Trademark name
d. Copyright name - correct answer-C. Trademark name
According to the ATC system, level 1 classifies drugs according to ____
a. Therapeutic action
b. Organ systems
c. Mechanism of action
d. Chemical properties - correct answer-B. Organ systems
Which of the following levels of the ATC system classifies drugs according to
chemical components?
a. Level 2
b. Level 3
c. Level 4
d. Level 5 - correct answer-D. Level 5
Drugs with no risk of teratogenicity are grouped into which of the following
categories?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
, d. Category D - correct answer-C. Category A
Which of the following pregnancy categories describes drugs that have not yet
been categorized by the FDA?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
d. Category D - correct answer-B. Category N
Which of the following false about schedule I drugs?
a. They have a high potential for abuse and addiction
b. They are safe for medical use only under strict medical supervision
c. Heroin is an example
d. Psilocybin is an example - correct answer-B. They are safe for medical use
only under strict medical supervision
Which of the following is a schedule II drug?
a. Mescaline
b. Cathinone
c. Phencyclidine
d. Ketamine - correct answer-C. Phencyclidine
Concerning LASA medications, what is the most appropriate description?
a. Medications that have similarities in shape only
b. Medications that have similarities in name only
c. Medications that appear similar in chemical properties
d. Medications that are similar in physical structure, packaging and drug
names with similar spellings or pronunciation - correct answer-D. Medications
that are similar in physical structure, packaging and drug names with similar
spellings or pronunciation
Which of the following is not a risk factor associated with LASA medications?
a. Illegible writing
b. Incomplete knowledge of drug names
c. Medications with different clinical uses
d. Similar packaging and label - correct answer-C. Medications with different
clinical uses
Which of the following is a strategy used to reduce error during procurement
of LASA medications?
Which of the following is false about the chemical name of a drug?
a. It is also called the scientific name
b. It is used in conventional language
c. The most important naming system is the IUPAC name
d. Drugs are named according to the structure of the drug molecules - correct
answer-B. It is used in conventional language
Which of the following is a generic name?
a. Penicillin
b. Advil
c. N-acetyl-p-aminophenol
d. Zoloft - correct answer-A. Penicillin
Which of the following is another name for the brand name of a drug?
a. Proprietary name
b. Scientific name
c. Trademark name
d. Copyright name - correct answer-C. Trademark name
According to the ATC system, level 1 classifies drugs according to ____
a. Therapeutic action
b. Organ systems
c. Mechanism of action
d. Chemical properties - correct answer-B. Organ systems
Which of the following levels of the ATC system classifies drugs according to
chemical components?
a. Level 2
b. Level 3
c. Level 4
d. Level 5 - correct answer-D. Level 5
Drugs with no risk of teratogenicity are grouped into which of the following
categories?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
, d. Category D - correct answer-C. Category A
Which of the following pregnancy categories describes drugs that have not yet
been categorized by the FDA?
a. Category X
b. Category N
c. Category A
d. Category D - correct answer-B. Category N
Which of the following false about schedule I drugs?
a. They have a high potential for abuse and addiction
b. They are safe for medical use only under strict medical supervision
c. Heroin is an example
d. Psilocybin is an example - correct answer-B. They are safe for medical use
only under strict medical supervision
Which of the following is a schedule II drug?
a. Mescaline
b. Cathinone
c. Phencyclidine
d. Ketamine - correct answer-C. Phencyclidine
Concerning LASA medications, what is the most appropriate description?
a. Medications that have similarities in shape only
b. Medications that have similarities in name only
c. Medications that appear similar in chemical properties
d. Medications that are similar in physical structure, packaging and drug
names with similar spellings or pronunciation - correct answer-D. Medications
that are similar in physical structure, packaging and drug names with similar
spellings or pronunciation
Which of the following is not a risk factor associated with LASA medications?
a. Illegible writing
b. Incomplete knowledge of drug names
c. Medications with different clinical uses
d. Similar packaging and label - correct answer-C. Medications with different
clinical uses
Which of the following is a strategy used to reduce error during procurement
of LASA medications?
