PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
TheAdirectionsAforAuseAforATimopticAisA2AgttsAosAbid.AWhatAisAtheAmeaningAofAos?A-
AAnswerAleftAeye


WhatAisAtheALatinAabbreviationAforA"afterAmeals"?A-AAnswerApc


AnAorderAreadsA"TylenolA325mgAprAqA4AhAprn".AWhatAdosageAformAshouldAbeAdispensed?
A-AAnswerAsuppositories


AApharmacyAtechnicianArepacksAbulkAsolidAdosageAformsAintoAunitAdosedApackages.AWhatAe
xpirationAdateAwillAappearAonAtheApackage?A-
AAnswerA50%AofAlabeledAexpirationAdateAtoAaAmaximumAofA1Ayear


TheAexpirationAdateAonAaAbottleAofACiproA500mgAtabletsAstatesA4/09.AWhenAdoesAthisAdru
gAexpire?A-AAnswerAmidnightA4/30/09


AAphysicianAprescribesACeclorA375mgApoAbid.AWhatAisAwrongAwithAthisAprescription?A-
AAnswerAtheARxAlacksAaAdurationAofAtherapy


WhichAdosageAformAisAformulatedAtoAdissolveAinAtheAintestineAratherAthanAtheAstomach?A-
AAnswerAenteric-coated


WhatAisAtheAtermAforAtheAprocessAbyAwhichAsubstancesAareAtakenAupAandAtransportedAtoAt
heAbloodstream?A-AAnswerAabsorption


WhatAisA"roomAtemperature"A-AAnswerA15-30AdegreesACentigrade


TheAprocessAwherebyAaAdrugAisAtransformedAbyAtheAliverAisAreferredAtoAas;A-
AAnswerAmetabolism


AApatientAentersAtheApharmacyAcomplainingAofApersistentAheartburn.ATheApharmacyAtechnici
anAshould:A-AAnswerAtellAtheApatientAtoAspeakAtoAtheApharmacist

,WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdutiesAmayAaApharmacyAtechnicianAnotAdo?
enterAaAprescriptionAdataAintoAtheAcomputer
callAtheAwholesalerAforAaAdrugAorder
affixAaAdrugAlabelAtoAaAprescriptionAcontainer
acceptAaAverbalAmedicationAorderAfromAaAphysicianA-
AAnswerAacceptAaAverbalAmedicationAorderAfromAaAphysician


TheAdirectionsAforAuseAofAaAmedicationAareA"AiiAgttsAauAqA4AhAxA5d".AWhatAisAau?A-
AAnswerAinAbothAears


TheAdispensingAlabelAonAanAoutpatientApharmacyAprescriptionArequires:A-
AAnswerAlegalAnameAofApharmacyAandAaddress


TheANDCAonAaAmedicationAbottleArefersAtoAthe:A-AAnswerA-manufacturer
-drugAproduct
-quantityApackaged


WhatAdosageAformAisAformulatedAtoAmaskAanAobjectionableAtasteAofAaAmedication?A-
AAnswerAfilm-coatedAtablets


WhatAdosageAformsAhasAtheAhighestAconcentrationAofAalcoholAinAitsAformulation?A-
AAnswerAaAtincture


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTArequiredAonAaAunit-dosedApackagedAdrug?
-expirationAdate
-lotA#
-storageArequirements
-strengthAofAmedicationA-AAnswerAstorageArequirements


NonprescriptionAdrugsAshouldAnotAbeAincludedAinAtheApatientAprofile.
a)Atrue
b)AfalseA-AAnswerAfalse

, AmoxicillinAoralAsuspensionAisAstableAinAaArefrigeratorAforAhowAmanyAdaysAafterAreconstitu
tion?A-AAnswerA14


WhichAdrugAisAlikelyAtoAcauseAaAphotosensitivityAreaction?
a)ABiaxin
b)Apenicillin
c)ACipro
d)AtetracyclineA-AAnswerAtetracycline


TheAabbreviationA'PCN"AmeansAwhat?A-AAnswerApenicillin


WhichAofAtheAfollowingA2AdrugAclassesAhaveAcrossAsensitivity?
a)AtetracyclineAandApenicillin
b)ApenicillinAandAerythromycin
e)AerythromycinAandApenicillin
d)ApenicillinAandAcephalosporinA-AAnswerApenicillinAandAcephalosporin


WhatAisAtheAstorageArequirementAforAreconstitutedAamoxicillinA250Amg/A5ml?A-
AAnswerA36AtoA46AdegreesAF


TranslateAtheAfollowing:
a.AGttAiiAo.u.AqA4AhAprn
b.AM.AftAung
c.AtspAiAqA4AhAorA5AhAprnAitchingA-
AAnswerAa)APlaceA2AdropsAintoAbothAeyesAeveryA4AhoursAasAneeded
b)AMixAandAmakeAanAointment
c)ATakeAoneAteaspoonfulAbyAmouthAeveryA4AtoA5AhoursAasAneededAforAitch


HowAmanyAtimesAcanAanAunscheduledAprescriptionAbeArefilledAonAaAPRNAprescriptionAorder
?A-AAnswerAasAneededAforAoneAyear


WhatAscheduleAareAtheAfollowingAdrugAproducts?
VicodinA______