PTCB STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS 2022
NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Where should one place used syringes and needles?
- ANS IS Red plastic sharps container
Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks?
- ANS IS Biohazard bag
Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures?
- ANS IS Jewelry should not be worn while preparing IV admixtures because it may
puncture the latex gloves.
What should be used to clean the laminar flow hood?
- ANS IS 70% isopropyl alcohol
How often must laminar flow hoods be certified?
- ANS IS Every 6 months
What type of environment should a laminar flow hood provide?
- ANS IS ISO 5, formerly know as a Class 100 area
How long should the blower be on for a laminar hood?
- ANS IS 30 minutes
Which reference book provides information on drug prices and how often is it updated?
- ANS IS Drug Topics Red Book. Updated yearly.
Which reference book provides information about therapeutic equivalence?
- ANS IS Drug Topics Orange Book, which is known as "Approved Drug Products with
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation.s"
Which reference book provides information with regard to brand and generic names,
drug identification, and dosage calculations? How often is it updated?
- ANS IS Drug Facts and Comparisons Book. Updated monthly.
Which reference book is a compendium of monographs setting official national
standards for drug substances, dosage forms, and standards for pharmaceutical
ingredients?
- ANS IS USP-NF
How many times may a pharmacy transfer a controlled substance prescription of 30
tablets of Tylenol #3 with five refills indicated on the prescription?
,- ANS IS Only once.
The patient must have the remaining refills processed at the pharmacy to which the
prescription was transferred.
How often must HEPA filters be certified?
- ANS IS 6 months (unless they become wet)
What are bevel, hilt, lumen, and shaft?
- ANS IS The lumen is the opening of a needle.
The bevel is the angled tip of the needle where the lumen is found.
The hilt of the needle attaches to the hub of the barrel of the syringe.
The shaft is the length of the needle.
Which regulatory agency may issue drug recall?
- ANS IS FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
How many classifications of drug recall?
- ANS IS 3 classes: I, II, III assigned by FDA based on the decreasing of the probability
that the use of the product will cause adverse health.
What type of drug recall is associated with irreversible damage or death to an individual
- ANS IS Class I
What is the maximum amount of time that can be assigned to a prepackaged drug?
- ANS IS 6 months
What type of products must be isotonic and why?
- ANS IS Ophthalmic products must be isotonic, or else damage can occur to the eye.
What must be done if a patient requests an easy-open container?
- ANS IS Have the patient sign the back of the prescription, indicating that he has
requeste an easy-open container.
What information is needed on a patient's prescription?
- ANS IS Patient's name, name of the medication, and directions for use.
Patient's ID number is not needed, but it's needed if medications orders filled in hospital.
Which form is required to be completed in the destruction of noncontrolled substances?
- ANS IS No form is required
Which federal agency is responsible for hazardous waste and materials?
- ANS IS OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Which type of mortar and pestle is used to mix liquids?
- ANS IS Glass
, what type of spatula should be used in measuring corrosive ingredients?
- ANS IS Rubber
What is used to measure volumes less than 1.5 mL?
- ANS IS Pipette
Who is responsible for pharmaceuticals in transit if they are designated as "FOB
destination"?
- ANS IS Seller
What are some of the duties of an institutional pharmacy technician? - ANS IS Enter
prescription orders into the computer.
Fill patient medication cassettes.
Transport medications throughout the institution.
How often does a pharmacy balance need to be certified?
- ANS IS Every 12 months
What is the indication for quinapril?
- ANS IS hypertension
What is the generic name for Toprol XL?
- ANS IS metoprolol
What is the generic name for Cerebyx?
- ANS IS fosphenytoin
What may senna be used to treat?
- ANS IS constipation
What route does a patient use if prescribed Nitrostat? - ANS IS sublingual
What is the meaning of the abbreviation "Ig"? - ANS IS immunoglobulin
What may licorice be used to treat? - ANS IS bronchitis, acute cough, gastritis
What is the generic name for Robaxin? - ANS IS methocarbamol
What is the indication for ramipril? - ANS IS hypertension
What is the meaning of the abbreviation "hr"? - ANS IS hour
What drug classification is associated with"-tidine"? - ANS IS H2 blocker
What drug classification is associated with "vir"? - ANS IS antiviral
NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Where should one place used syringes and needles?
- ANS IS Red plastic sharps container
Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks?
- ANS IS Biohazard bag
Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures?
- ANS IS Jewelry should not be worn while preparing IV admixtures because it may
puncture the latex gloves.
What should be used to clean the laminar flow hood?
- ANS IS 70% isopropyl alcohol
How often must laminar flow hoods be certified?
- ANS IS Every 6 months
What type of environment should a laminar flow hood provide?
- ANS IS ISO 5, formerly know as a Class 100 area
How long should the blower be on for a laminar hood?
- ANS IS 30 minutes
Which reference book provides information on drug prices and how often is it updated?
- ANS IS Drug Topics Red Book. Updated yearly.
Which reference book provides information about therapeutic equivalence?
- ANS IS Drug Topics Orange Book, which is known as "Approved Drug Products with
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation.s"
Which reference book provides information with regard to brand and generic names,
drug identification, and dosage calculations? How often is it updated?
- ANS IS Drug Facts and Comparisons Book. Updated monthly.
Which reference book is a compendium of monographs setting official national
standards for drug substances, dosage forms, and standards for pharmaceutical
ingredients?
- ANS IS USP-NF
How many times may a pharmacy transfer a controlled substance prescription of 30
tablets of Tylenol #3 with five refills indicated on the prescription?
,- ANS IS Only once.
The patient must have the remaining refills processed at the pharmacy to which the
prescription was transferred.
How often must HEPA filters be certified?
- ANS IS 6 months (unless they become wet)
What are bevel, hilt, lumen, and shaft?
- ANS IS The lumen is the opening of a needle.
The bevel is the angled tip of the needle where the lumen is found.
The hilt of the needle attaches to the hub of the barrel of the syringe.
The shaft is the length of the needle.
Which regulatory agency may issue drug recall?
- ANS IS FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
How many classifications of drug recall?
- ANS IS 3 classes: I, II, III assigned by FDA based on the decreasing of the probability
that the use of the product will cause adverse health.
What type of drug recall is associated with irreversible damage or death to an individual
- ANS IS Class I
What is the maximum amount of time that can be assigned to a prepackaged drug?
- ANS IS 6 months
What type of products must be isotonic and why?
- ANS IS Ophthalmic products must be isotonic, or else damage can occur to the eye.
What must be done if a patient requests an easy-open container?
- ANS IS Have the patient sign the back of the prescription, indicating that he has
requeste an easy-open container.
What information is needed on a patient's prescription?
- ANS IS Patient's name, name of the medication, and directions for use.
Patient's ID number is not needed, but it's needed if medications orders filled in hospital.
Which form is required to be completed in the destruction of noncontrolled substances?
- ANS IS No form is required
Which federal agency is responsible for hazardous waste and materials?
- ANS IS OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Which type of mortar and pestle is used to mix liquids?
- ANS IS Glass
, what type of spatula should be used in measuring corrosive ingredients?
- ANS IS Rubber
What is used to measure volumes less than 1.5 mL?
- ANS IS Pipette
Who is responsible for pharmaceuticals in transit if they are designated as "FOB
destination"?
- ANS IS Seller
What are some of the duties of an institutional pharmacy technician? - ANS IS Enter
prescription orders into the computer.
Fill patient medication cassettes.
Transport medications throughout the institution.
How often does a pharmacy balance need to be certified?
- ANS IS Every 12 months
What is the indication for quinapril?
- ANS IS hypertension
What is the generic name for Toprol XL?
- ANS IS metoprolol
What is the generic name for Cerebyx?
- ANS IS fosphenytoin
What may senna be used to treat?
- ANS IS constipation
What route does a patient use if prescribed Nitrostat? - ANS IS sublingual
What is the meaning of the abbreviation "Ig"? - ANS IS immunoglobulin
What may licorice be used to treat? - ANS IS bronchitis, acute cough, gastritis
What is the generic name for Robaxin? - ANS IS methocarbamol
What is the indication for ramipril? - ANS IS hypertension
What is the meaning of the abbreviation "hr"? - ANS IS hour
What drug classification is associated with"-tidine"? - ANS IS H2 blocker
What drug classification is associated with "vir"? - ANS IS antiviral
