PTCB PRACTICE TEST MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
UPDATE
A drug patent is in effect for how many years from the date of the drug's
discovery?
a. 10 years
b. 13 years
c. 15 years
d. 17 years - ANSWER- d. 17 years
A product's NDC number is grouped into three sections. The first five
digits identify:
a. the manufacturer of the drug product
b. the product name, strength and dosage form
c. the package size
d. the distributor of the drug product - ANSWER- a. the manufacturer
of the drug product
All of the following are true about Cimetidine EXCEPT:
,a. an OTC preparation is available
b. it reduces the acidity of the stomach by blocking H-2 receptors
c. using samples of this product is a good way to save money in the
pharmacy
d. it interacts with many other drugs - ANSWER- c. using samples of
this product is a good way to save money in the pharmacy
How many 1 oz. bottles of cough syrup can be made from a 3 liter
container of an instock syrup.
a. 50 bottles
b. 100 bottles
c. 150 bottles
d. 200 bottles - ANSWER- b. 100 bottles
How many ml of a 4% stock solution is needed to compound an order
for 100 ml of 0.04% solution is distilled water?
a. 1 ml
b. 2 ml
c. 4 ml
d. 8 ml - ANSWER- a. 1 ml
the medication, metoprolol, is used to treat which of the following?
a. high cholesterol
b. high blood sugar
,c. high blood pressure
d. high potassium levels - ANSWER- c. high blood pressure
Two medications are therapeutically equivalent to each other if they:
a. have the same dosage form
b. have the same active ingredients
c. have the same route of administration
d. have the same overall effect in the body - ANSWER- d. have the
same overall effect in the body
What is the brand name of Metronidazole?
a. flagyl
b. detrol
c. femstat
d. diflucan - ANSWER- a. flagyl
What is the genetic name for Compazine?
a. promethazine
b. prochlorperazine
c. procainamide
d. propranolol - ANSWER- b. prochlorperazine
Which of the following is the best definition for therapeutic
equivalence?
, a. two drugs are the same size, shape, and color
b. two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce
the same therapeutic effect
c. two drugs have the same amount of active ingredient
d. two drugs are equally effective at the same strength and dosage -
ANSWER- b. two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic
class and produce the same therapeutic effect
Which of the following medications is NOT an antibiotic?
a. biaxin
b. cefzil
c. axid
zithromax - ANSWER- c. axid
1 grain is equal to:
a. 15 mg
b. 30 mg
c. 60 mg
d. 120 mg - ANSWER- c. 60 mg
A 250 ml IV bag of Ampicillin is administered at 8 am. It is to run 4
hours. What is the drops/minute if the set is calibrated at 20 drops/ml?
a. 16 gtts/min
b. 19 gtts/min
CHOICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
UPDATE
A drug patent is in effect for how many years from the date of the drug's
discovery?
a. 10 years
b. 13 years
c. 15 years
d. 17 years - ANSWER- d. 17 years
A product's NDC number is grouped into three sections. The first five
digits identify:
a. the manufacturer of the drug product
b. the product name, strength and dosage form
c. the package size
d. the distributor of the drug product - ANSWER- a. the manufacturer
of the drug product
All of the following are true about Cimetidine EXCEPT:
,a. an OTC preparation is available
b. it reduces the acidity of the stomach by blocking H-2 receptors
c. using samples of this product is a good way to save money in the
pharmacy
d. it interacts with many other drugs - ANSWER- c. using samples of
this product is a good way to save money in the pharmacy
How many 1 oz. bottles of cough syrup can be made from a 3 liter
container of an instock syrup.
a. 50 bottles
b. 100 bottles
c. 150 bottles
d. 200 bottles - ANSWER- b. 100 bottles
How many ml of a 4% stock solution is needed to compound an order
for 100 ml of 0.04% solution is distilled water?
a. 1 ml
b. 2 ml
c. 4 ml
d. 8 ml - ANSWER- a. 1 ml
the medication, metoprolol, is used to treat which of the following?
a. high cholesterol
b. high blood sugar
,c. high blood pressure
d. high potassium levels - ANSWER- c. high blood pressure
Two medications are therapeutically equivalent to each other if they:
a. have the same dosage form
b. have the same active ingredients
c. have the same route of administration
d. have the same overall effect in the body - ANSWER- d. have the
same overall effect in the body
What is the brand name of Metronidazole?
a. flagyl
b. detrol
c. femstat
d. diflucan - ANSWER- a. flagyl
What is the genetic name for Compazine?
a. promethazine
b. prochlorperazine
c. procainamide
d. propranolol - ANSWER- b. prochlorperazine
Which of the following is the best definition for therapeutic
equivalence?
, a. two drugs are the same size, shape, and color
b. two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce
the same therapeutic effect
c. two drugs have the same amount of active ingredient
d. two drugs are equally effective at the same strength and dosage -
ANSWER- b. two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic
class and produce the same therapeutic effect
Which of the following medications is NOT an antibiotic?
a. biaxin
b. cefzil
c. axid
zithromax - ANSWER- c. axid
1 grain is equal to:
a. 15 mg
b. 30 mg
c. 60 mg
d. 120 mg - ANSWER- c. 60 mg
A 250 ml IV bag of Ampicillin is administered at 8 am. It is to run 4
hours. What is the drops/minute if the set is calibrated at 20 drops/ml?
a. 16 gtts/min
b. 19 gtts/min
