PTCB PHARMACY LAW &
REGULATIONS EXAMS WITH
UPGRADED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Code of Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians - ANSWER-1. First consideration is to ensure the health and
safetyof the patient and to use knowledge and skills to the best of her/his ability in serving others.
2. Supports and promotes honesty and integrity in the profession include duty to observe law, maintain
highest moral and ethical conduct and uphold ethical principles of the profession.
3. Assists and supports the pharmacists in safe, efficacious and cost effective distribution of health
service.
4. Respects and supports the confidentiality of a patient's records and discloses pertinent info ONLY with
proper authorization.
5. Never assists in dispensing, distribution or engage in activity that will discredit the profession.
Roles and Responsibilities of Pharm Techs - ANSWER-1. Enter prescription orders into the computer.
2. Create a profile of patient's health & insurance info in computer
3. Assist the pharmacist under direct supervision.
4. Help patients dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
Pharmacy Law - ANSWER-Federal law takes precedence over state law unless the state law is stricter
than federal law.
, Laws are principles and regulations established in a community by a governing body, whether in the
form of legislation or policies recognized and reenforced by judicial decisions.
Laws also provide resolution to conflicts between body
In pharmacy, the goal is to protect the health and welfare of the patients while also protecting the
practitioners from individuals trying to defraud pharmacy to obtain medications.
The Sources of Law - ANSWER-Sources of law are the core of laws comes from the constitution and
broken into 4 types.
1. Constitutional Law - drawn from Constitution Bill of Rights
2. Legislative Law - drawn from legislative branch US congress and State legislatives.
3. Administrative Law - drawn from executive branch the president and states governors and their
cabinets
4. Common Law - also known as CASE LAW, drawn from judicial branch of government the court system.
Decisions of Law - ANSWER-1. Criminal law - enforced by state representative against person or
companies. Pertain to violations of criminal statues and codes. Punishments include monetary fines and
imprisonment or death in certain cases and separated into 2 categories.
MISDEMEANOR - lessor crimes that punishable by fines and imprisonment less than 1 year
FELONIES - punishable by larger fines and more than 1 year imprisonment
2. Civil Law - civil wrong doings are referred to as TORT where a plaintiff will bring a suit against an
alleged defendant for cause injuries even unintentional.
3. Contract Law - pertain to an agreement between 2 parties that usually binds exchange which requires
the involved parties to do or not to do a certain things.
REGULATIONS EXAMS WITH
UPGRADED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Code of Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians - ANSWER-1. First consideration is to ensure the health and
safetyof the patient and to use knowledge and skills to the best of her/his ability in serving others.
2. Supports and promotes honesty and integrity in the profession include duty to observe law, maintain
highest moral and ethical conduct and uphold ethical principles of the profession.
3. Assists and supports the pharmacists in safe, efficacious and cost effective distribution of health
service.
4. Respects and supports the confidentiality of a patient's records and discloses pertinent info ONLY with
proper authorization.
5. Never assists in dispensing, distribution or engage in activity that will discredit the profession.
Roles and Responsibilities of Pharm Techs - ANSWER-1. Enter prescription orders into the computer.
2. Create a profile of patient's health & insurance info in computer
3. Assist the pharmacist under direct supervision.
4. Help patients dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
Pharmacy Law - ANSWER-Federal law takes precedence over state law unless the state law is stricter
than federal law.
, Laws are principles and regulations established in a community by a governing body, whether in the
form of legislation or policies recognized and reenforced by judicial decisions.
Laws also provide resolution to conflicts between body
In pharmacy, the goal is to protect the health and welfare of the patients while also protecting the
practitioners from individuals trying to defraud pharmacy to obtain medications.
The Sources of Law - ANSWER-Sources of law are the core of laws comes from the constitution and
broken into 4 types.
1. Constitutional Law - drawn from Constitution Bill of Rights
2. Legislative Law - drawn from legislative branch US congress and State legislatives.
3. Administrative Law - drawn from executive branch the president and states governors and their
cabinets
4. Common Law - also known as CASE LAW, drawn from judicial branch of government the court system.
Decisions of Law - ANSWER-1. Criminal law - enforced by state representative against person or
companies. Pertain to violations of criminal statues and codes. Punishments include monetary fines and
imprisonment or death in certain cases and separated into 2 categories.
MISDEMEANOR - lessor crimes that punishable by fines and imprisonment less than 1 year
FELONIES - punishable by larger fines and more than 1 year imprisonment
2. Civil Law - civil wrong doings are referred to as TORT where a plaintiff will bring a suit against an
alleged defendant for cause injuries even unintentional.
3. Contract Law - pertain to an agreement between 2 parties that usually binds exchange which requires
the involved parties to do or not to do a certain things.
