PTCB Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

PTCB Test
Questions and
Answers
Updated 2026
InBlargerBinstitutions,BaBsystemBforBdistributing(non-
STAT)BprescriptionBdrugsBandBequipmentBtoBallBofBtheBpatientsBisBused.BTheBsystemBi
sBcalledBaBcartBexchange,BandBtheBpharmacyBisBresponsibleBforBoverseeingBtheBfilling
BofBtheBorders.BABcartBexchangeBinBaBhospitalBusuallyBtakesBplaceBevery:B-
BAnswerB24BHours



ABscriptBforBcoughBsyrupBreadsB15mlBPOBQ4°BPRN.BWhatBshouldByouBtypeBonBtheBp
atientsBpackagingB?B

A.BABspoonfulBtakenBorallyBeveryB4BhoursBasBneeded.

B.BOneBteaspoonBtakenBorallyBeveryB4BhoursBasBneeded.

C.BOneBtablespoonBtakenBorallyBeveryB4BhoursBasBneeded.

D.B15mlBtakenBorallyBeveryB4BhoursBasBneeded.B-BAnswerBC



ABpharmacyBcanBorderBDEABSch.B3BdrugsBfromBtheirBwholesaler:B

A.BUsingBaBstandardBinvoice.

B.BUsingBaBcreditBmemo.

C.BUsingBaBDEABFormB222.

D.BOnlyBwithBguaranteedBfunds.B-BAnswerBA



BenazeprilBisBclassifiedBasBaB:B

A.BBetaBBlocker

,B.BACEBInhibitor

C.BCalciumBChannelBBlocker

D.BDiureticB-BAnswerBB



WhichBofBtheseBdrugsBisBaBBetaBBlocker?B

A.BLisinopril

B.BAmlodipine

C.BValsartan

D.BMetoprololB-BAnswerBD



ABpreparationBconsistingBofBsolidBparticlesBdispersedBthroughoutBaBliquidBisBcalled:B

A.BSyrup

B.BEmulsion

C.BSuspension

D.BElixirB-BAnswerBC



CustomBmixingBofBdrugsBfromBvariousBavailableBproductsBtoBfitBtheBuniqueBneedsBof
BaBpatientBisBknownBas:B

A.BAmalgamation

B.BConcocting

C.BCompounding

D.BMixologyB-BAnswerBC



ABphysicianBordersBanBIVBdripBofBaBmixtureBatBaBrateBofB25ml/hrBforB20/hr.BWhatBv
olumeBofBfluidBwillBbeBneededB?B

A.B500mg

B.B0.5L

C.B1.0L

D.B1.5LB-BAnswerBB

,YouBreceiveBaBprescriptionBwithBtheBsig:BAmoxil®B500mgB1tabBPOBTIDBX10D.BWhichB
ofBtheseBisBmostBlikelyBtheirBconditionB

A.BUrinaryBTractBInfection

B.BHypertension

C.BStaphBInfection

D.BAcidBRefluxB-BAnswerBA



WhichBformBofBDiabetesBisBInsulinBDependentB?B

A.BHypoglycemia

B.BHyperglycemia

C.BTypeBIBDiabetes

D.BTypeBIIBDiabetesB-BAnswerBC



GenericBDrugsBcanBbeBsubstitutedBforBBrandBnameBdrugs:B

A.BOnlyBifBtheBscriptBisBmarkedBD.A.W.

B.BWheneverBtheBPatientB/BCustomerBwantsBthem.

C.BIfBtheBpharmacyBisBlowBonBbrandBnameBdrugs.

D.BOnlyBifBtheBprescriberBallowsBit.B-BAnswerBD



AB_________BprotectsBaBdrugsBbrandBnameBfromBunauthorizedBuse.B

A.BTrademark

B.BPatent

C.BCopyright

D.BGenericBNameB-BAnswerBA



1BLbsBisBequalBto:B

A.B12oz

, B.B2.2kg

C.B454g

D.B1200mLB-BAnswerBC



ABdrugBclassBthatBcausesBaBnaturalBbiologicalBactionBto

NOTBoccurBisBcalledB:B

A.BInhibitor

B.BProhibitor

C.BAntagonist

D.BAgonistB-BAnswerBC



WhichBdrugBisBnotBDEABcontrolledB?B

A.BPhentermine

B.BProzac

C.BLunesta

D.BValiumB-BAnswerBB



Dr.BDiacoBhasBprescribedByourBcustomerBaBdrugBorderBforBtheBfollowing:

MethylprednisoloneB10mgBtabs:

40mgBQDBx2D

30mgBQDBX3D

20mgBQDBX4D

10mgBQDBX5D

HowBmanyBtabletsBshouldBbeBdispensed?

A.B120

B.B100

C.B75

D.B30B-BAnswerBD