Pharmacy Technician Certification Complete
Exam Study Guide 2026 – Actual Questions with
Verified Answers & Detailed Explanations
Pharmacy Technician -answer✅✅✅A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide
meds and other health care products to paitents
Pharmacist -answer✅✅✅A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense drugs and
to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers
U.S. D.E.A. -answer✅✅✅United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces
federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances
Schedule I Drugs -answer✅✅✅Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use
accepted)
No prescriptions allowed
Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines
Schedule II Drugs -answer✅✅✅Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use
Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew)
Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine
Schedule III Drugs -answer✅✅✅Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage)
Refills 5 times in a six month period
Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with high
potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain barbituratesk.
Schedule IV Drugs -answer✅✅✅Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
Schedule V Drugs -answer✅✅✅Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy
Acu- -answer✅✅✅Abrupt, sudden (acute)
Adeno- -answer✅✅✅Gland (adenoid)
,Adipo- -answer✅✅✅Fat (adipose)
Aero- -answer✅✅✅Air (aerosol)
Alb- -answer✅✅✅White (albumin)
Ambulo- -answer✅✅✅Walk (ambulatory)
Andro- -answer✅✅✅Male (androgen)
Angio- -answer✅✅✅Vessel (angiogram)
Arthr- -answer✅✅✅Joint (arthritis)
Bucc/a- -answer✅✅✅Inside of cheek (buccal)
Carcin/o- -answer✅✅✅Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
Cardi- -answer✅✅✅Heart (cardiology)
Cereb- -answer✅✅✅Brain (cerebrum)
Chemo- -answer✅✅✅Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
Chol- -answer✅✅✅Bile (cholangiogram)
Cyst- -answer✅✅✅Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
Cyt- -answer✅✅✅Cell (cytology)
Dactyl- -answer✅✅✅Finger (syndactylism)
Dermat- -answer✅✅✅Skin (dermatologist)
Encephal- -answer✅✅✅Brain (electroencephalogram
Erythro- -answer✅✅✅Red (erythrocytes)
Gastr- -answer✅✅✅Stomach (gastric acid)
Gluco- -answer✅✅✅Sugar (glucose)
Hemo- -answer✅✅✅Blood (hematoma)
,Hepat- -answer✅✅✅Liver (hepatoma)
Hydro- -answer✅✅✅Water (hydrocephalus)
Lachry- -answer✅✅✅Tear (lachrymal fluid)
Lacto- -answer✅✅✅Milk ( lactose)
Lapar- -answer✅✅✅Abdomen (laparoscope)
Laryng- -answer✅✅✅Larynx/voice box (laryngitis)
Leuko- -answer✅✅✅White (leukemia
Lingua/o- -answer✅✅✅Tongue (sublingual)
Mal- -answer✅✅✅Bad ( malpractice)
Mast, mamm- -answer✅✅✅Breast (mastectomy)
Melano- -answer✅✅✅Black (melanoma)
Meter- -answer✅✅✅Measure (thermometer)
My- -answer✅✅✅Muscle (myalgia)
Nas- -answer✅✅✅Nose (nasal)
Nephr- -answer✅✅✅Kidney (nephrosis)
Ocul/o -answer✅✅✅Eye (ocular)
Odont- -answer✅✅✅Shaped like a tooth (orthodontist)
Onc/o- -answer✅✅✅Tumor (oncology)
Opthalm- -answer✅✅✅Eye (opthalmoscope)
Optic/o- -answer✅✅✅Eye (optician)
Oste- -answer✅✅✅Bone (osteoarthritis)
, Ot- -answer✅✅✅Ear (otalgia)
Patho- -answer✅✅✅Disease (pathology)
Phleb/o- -answer✅✅✅Vein (phlebotomy)
Ven/o- -answer✅✅✅Vein (venipuncture)
Procto- -answer✅✅✅Rectum (proctologist)
Psych- -answer✅✅✅Mind (psychology)
Ren- -answer✅✅✅Kidney (renal)
Rhino- -answer✅✅✅Nose (rhinovirus )
Spir- -answer✅✅✅Breathing (spirometer)
Thrombo- -answer✅✅✅Blood clot (thrombolysis)
Tom/e- -answer✅✅✅Cut (phlebotomy)
Tox/o- -answer✅✅✅Poisonous (toxicology)
Uro- -answer✅✅✅Urine (urology)
Uter/o- -answer✅✅✅Uterus (intrauterine)
Hyster/o- -answer✅✅✅Uterus (hysterectomy)
Vaso- -answer✅✅✅Blood vessel (vasoconstriction)
Xanth/o- -answer✅✅✅Yellow (xanthin)
Xero- -answer✅✅✅Dry (xeroderma)
Zyme- -answer✅✅✅Ferment (enzyme)
A- -answer✅✅✅Without (aphonia)
Ab- -answer✅✅✅From/away from (abduct)
Ad- -answer✅✅✅Toward (adduct)
Exam Study Guide 2026 – Actual Questions with
Verified Answers & Detailed Explanations
Pharmacy Technician -answer✅✅✅A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide
meds and other health care products to paitents
Pharmacist -answer✅✅✅A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense drugs and
to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers
U.S. D.E.A. -answer✅✅✅United States Drug Enforcement Administration -enforces
federal laws & regulations governing controlled substances
Schedule I Drugs -answer✅✅✅Abuse potential- high abuse potential ( no medical use
accepted)
No prescriptions allowed
Examples- heroin/LSD/mary jane/PCP/amphetamines
Schedule II Drugs -answer✅✅✅Abuse potential- high/accepted medical use
Prescription required (no refills unless prescription written to renew)
Examples- Cocaine/codeine/amphetamine salts (adderall)/opium/morphine
Schedule III Drugs -answer✅✅✅Abuse potential- moderate (medical usage)
Refills 5 times in a six month period
Examples- compounded drugs with small amounts of narcotics (other drugs with high
potential for abuse like tylenol or empirin with codeine tablets) and certain barbituratesk.
Schedule IV Drugs -answer✅✅✅Potential abuse- low (medical usage)
Prescription required (5 refills in 6 month period)
Example- barbital/diazepam (Valium)
Schedule V Drugs -answer✅✅✅Potential abuse- low abuse (medical usage)
Prescription- none but must 18 y.o. To buy
Acu- -answer✅✅✅Abrupt, sudden (acute)
Adeno- -answer✅✅✅Gland (adenoid)
,Adipo- -answer✅✅✅Fat (adipose)
Aero- -answer✅✅✅Air (aerosol)
Alb- -answer✅✅✅White (albumin)
Ambulo- -answer✅✅✅Walk (ambulatory)
Andro- -answer✅✅✅Male (androgen)
Angio- -answer✅✅✅Vessel (angiogram)
Arthr- -answer✅✅✅Joint (arthritis)
Bucc/a- -answer✅✅✅Inside of cheek (buccal)
Carcin/o- -answer✅✅✅Crab,cancer (carcinogen)
Cardi- -answer✅✅✅Heart (cardiology)
Cereb- -answer✅✅✅Brain (cerebrum)
Chemo- -answer✅✅✅Chemistry/chemical (chemotherapy)
Chol- -answer✅✅✅Bile (cholangiogram)
Cyst- -answer✅✅✅Urinary bladder (cystoscopy)
Cyt- -answer✅✅✅Cell (cytology)
Dactyl- -answer✅✅✅Finger (syndactylism)
Dermat- -answer✅✅✅Skin (dermatologist)
Encephal- -answer✅✅✅Brain (electroencephalogram
Erythro- -answer✅✅✅Red (erythrocytes)
Gastr- -answer✅✅✅Stomach (gastric acid)
Gluco- -answer✅✅✅Sugar (glucose)
Hemo- -answer✅✅✅Blood (hematoma)
,Hepat- -answer✅✅✅Liver (hepatoma)
Hydro- -answer✅✅✅Water (hydrocephalus)
Lachry- -answer✅✅✅Tear (lachrymal fluid)
Lacto- -answer✅✅✅Milk ( lactose)
Lapar- -answer✅✅✅Abdomen (laparoscope)
Laryng- -answer✅✅✅Larynx/voice box (laryngitis)
Leuko- -answer✅✅✅White (leukemia
Lingua/o- -answer✅✅✅Tongue (sublingual)
Mal- -answer✅✅✅Bad ( malpractice)
Mast, mamm- -answer✅✅✅Breast (mastectomy)
Melano- -answer✅✅✅Black (melanoma)
Meter- -answer✅✅✅Measure (thermometer)
My- -answer✅✅✅Muscle (myalgia)
Nas- -answer✅✅✅Nose (nasal)
Nephr- -answer✅✅✅Kidney (nephrosis)
Ocul/o -answer✅✅✅Eye (ocular)
Odont- -answer✅✅✅Shaped like a tooth (orthodontist)
Onc/o- -answer✅✅✅Tumor (oncology)
Opthalm- -answer✅✅✅Eye (opthalmoscope)
Optic/o- -answer✅✅✅Eye (optician)
Oste- -answer✅✅✅Bone (osteoarthritis)
, Ot- -answer✅✅✅Ear (otalgia)
Patho- -answer✅✅✅Disease (pathology)
Phleb/o- -answer✅✅✅Vein (phlebotomy)
Ven/o- -answer✅✅✅Vein (venipuncture)
Procto- -answer✅✅✅Rectum (proctologist)
Psych- -answer✅✅✅Mind (psychology)
Ren- -answer✅✅✅Kidney (renal)
Rhino- -answer✅✅✅Nose (rhinovirus )
Spir- -answer✅✅✅Breathing (spirometer)
Thrombo- -answer✅✅✅Blood clot (thrombolysis)
Tom/e- -answer✅✅✅Cut (phlebotomy)
Tox/o- -answer✅✅✅Poisonous (toxicology)
Uro- -answer✅✅✅Urine (urology)
Uter/o- -answer✅✅✅Uterus (intrauterine)
Hyster/o- -answer✅✅✅Uterus (hysterectomy)
Vaso- -answer✅✅✅Blood vessel (vasoconstriction)
Xanth/o- -answer✅✅✅Yellow (xanthin)
Xero- -answer✅✅✅Dry (xeroderma)
Zyme- -answer✅✅✅Ferment (enzyme)
A- -answer✅✅✅Without (aphonia)
Ab- -answer✅✅✅From/away from (abduct)
Ad- -answer✅✅✅Toward (adduct)
