PTCB Exam Practice Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

PTCB Exam Practice Test
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
WhatAisAtheAmainAdifferenceAbetweenAaAprescriptionAandAaAmedicationAorder?
a.AThereAisAnoAdifference;AtheyAareAtermsAusedAinterchangeableAforAtheAsameAthing.
b.APrescriptionsAareAwrittenAonlyAinAhospitalsAandAinpatientAfacilities
c.APrescriptionsAareAforAoutpatientAfacilities,AmedicationAordersAforAimpatientAfacilities
d.AMedicationAordersAareAformsAforAorderingAchemicalsA-
AAnswerAc.APrescriptionsAareAforAoutpatientAfacilities,AmedicationAordersAforAimpatientAfacili
ties


WhatAisAtheAdefinitionAofAaAlegacyAdrug?
a.AThisAisAnomenclatureAforAdrugs,AmedicationsAandAchemicalAcompoundsAthatAdon'tAchange,
AregardlessAofAhowApharmaceuticalAcompaniesAhaveAbrandedAthem.
b.AThisAisAaAtrademarkAusedAbyApharmaceuticalAcompaniesAtoAidentifyAtheirAparticularAmed
icationAformulations.
c.AItAcanAbeApurchasedAwithoutAaAprescriptionAasAlongAasAthey'reAproperlyAlabeledAforAho
meAuse.
d.AItAmustAbeAprescribedAbyAsomeoneAwithAprescriptionAauthority,AandAmustAbeAdispensedA
byAlegallyAqualifiedApharmaciesA-
AAnswerAd.AItAmustAbeAprescribedAbyAsomeoneAwithAprescriptionAauthority,AandAmustAbeAd
ispensedAbyAlegallyAqualifiedApharmacies.


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAqHSAstandAfor?
a.AEveryAmorning
b.AEveryAbedtime
c.ANasogastric
d.AEveryAeveningA-AAnswerAb.AEveryAbedtime


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAqODAstandAfor?
a.AEveryAmorning
b.AEveryAotherAday
c.AEveryAafternoon

,d.ATwiceAaAdayA-AAnswerAb.AEveryAotherAday


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationADAWAmean?
a.ADispenseAasAwritten
b.ADextroseAinAwater
c.ADivideAby
d.ADistillAalwaysA-AAnswerAa.ADispenseAasAwritten


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationANSAmean?
a.ANormalAsaline
b.ANotAsatisfactory
c.ANausea
d.ANoAsolutionA-AAnswerAa.ANormalAsaline


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAa.m.Amean?
a.ATakeAwithAfood
b.AAtlanticAmeridian
c.AMorning
d.ALeftAearA-AAnswerAc.AMorning


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAtbsp.Amean?
a.ATablespoon
b.ATeaspoon
c.ATincture
d.AEveningsA-AAnswerAa.ATablespoon


WhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAgAmean?
a.AGlucose
Ab.AGram
c.AGallon
d.AGeodonA-AAnswerAb.AGram

, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAanAelementAofAaAmedicationAorder?
a.ATheAnameAofAtheApatient
b.ATheAdosageAform
c.ATheArateAandAdurationAofAindicationAofAuse
d.ATheAdateAandAtimeAofAtheAorderA-
AAnswerAc.ATheArateAandAdurationAofAtheAindicationAofAuse


IfAaApatientAwalksAupAtoAyourAretailApharmacyAwindowAandAyou'veAservedAthemAbefore,Aw
hatAdoAyouAneedAfromAthemAbeforeAyouAcanAbeginAprocessingAtheirAprescription?
a.AAnAidentifyingApieceAofAinformationAfromAthem,AsuchAasAtheirAdateAofAbirth,AaddressAor
AphoneAnumberAtoAconfirmAtheirAidentity
b.AAApieceAofAstateAorAfederalAidentificationAsuchAasAaAdriver'sAlicense,Apassport,AmilitaryA
IDAcardAorAMedicare/MedicaidAcard
c.ATheirAinsuranceAinformationAorAaAcashAdeposit,AtoAbeAsureAtheyAcanApayAforAtheAprescri
ptionAbeforeAyouAgoAtoAtheAbotherAofAprocessingAit
d.AInformationAaboutAsignificantAhealthAconditionsAtheyAhaveA-
AAnswerAa.AAnAidentifyingApieceAofAinformationAfromAthem,AsuchAasAtheirAdateAofAbirth,Aa
ddressAorAphoneAnumberAtoAconfirmAtheirAidentity


WhichAelementAwillAyouAfindAonAaAprescriptionAthatAyouAwon'tAusuallyAfindAonAaAmedicatio
nAorder?
a.ATheADEAAnumber
b.ATheApatient'sAname
c.ATheArouteAofAadministration
d.ATheAsignatureAandAcredentialsAofAtheAprescriberA-AAnswerAa.ATheADEAAnumber


IdentifyAwhichAstatementAaboutADEAAnumbersAisATRUE.
a.AIfAtheAholderAofAtheADEAAnumberAisAaAmid-
levelApractitioner,AtheAfirstAletterAwillAalwaysAbeA"A"AandA"B".
b.ATheAsecondAletterAofAtheADEAAnumberAisAalwaysAtheAlastAletterAofAtheAholder'sAfirstAna
me
c.ATheAseventhAnumberAisAalwaysAtheAlastAnumberAofAtheAsumAofAtheAoddAgroupAandAdou
bleAtheAsumAofAtheAevenAgroup
d.ATheAfirst,AthirdAandAfifthAnumbersAareAcalledAtheAevenAgroup,AandAtheAsecond,AfourthAa
ndAsixthAnumbersAareAcalledAtheAoddAgroupA-
AAnswerAc.ATheAseventhAnumberAisAalwaysAtheAlastAnumberAofAtheAsumAofAtheAoddAgroup
AandAdoubleAtheAsumAofAtheAevenAgroup