Mock 2 PTCB exam
Calculate the last digit of the following DEA number: AL264936
1
A patient has a dry cough, what OTC drug would your pharmacists most likely recommend?
Antitussive
A pharmacy can receive a prescription by all the following methods except:
Called in by the patient
The first 4 or 5 digits of an NDC represents:
The drug manufacturer
Pharmacies that dispense controlled substances must register with the DEA using which form?
Form 224
Which of the following is the generic name for Fosamax?
Alendronate
Which juice is most likely to have an interaction with some medications?
Grapefruit juice
Moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin all share the same black box warning. What is the black box
warning?
Warning for tendon rupture
Patients who are taking ciprofloxacin should avoid taking which of the following:
Maalox, Mylanta and Pepto Bismol
Advair Diskus after to be disposed after _____ _____ of opening the foil pouch or when the counter
reads zero, whichever comes first.
1 month
What is the active ingredient in Zyprexa?
Olanzapine
, One of your regular patients comes in with a broken leg. He got hurt on the job. He hands you a
prescription for Motrin 800 mg i po tid #21. How do you respond to this situation?
Process the prescription and ask if it the prescription will be billed under workers compensation
When creating a prescription label, which of the following permits you to use abbreviations?
Never use abbreviations on prescription labels
Which of these workplace habits might contribute to making a prescription error?
Multitasking
Why would a drug (class/category) be listed under ISMPs List of High-Alert medication list?
They have a heightened risk of patient harm if used in error
Among the following, which of the following is considered an antiviral medication?
acyclovir and valacyclovir
Where must Schedule II drugs be stored?
In a safe and restricted access area of the pharmacy
Mr. Arpe mentions he is having difficulty swallowing their medication. What should the pharmacy
technician do?
Reference the "Do Not Crush" list provided by ISMP
Which of the following does not need to be on a prescription label?
Prescriber DEA number
Your pharmacist asks you what actions are you allowed to take that can help decrease medication
errors?
To ask questions when in doubt about a new prescription
Which of the following skills is imperative for pharmacy technicians and why?
Communication; patient safety
A patient complained of rash after taking Augmentin. What generic drug is the patient referring to?
amoxicillin/clavulanate
Calculate the last digit of the following DEA number: AL264936
1
A patient has a dry cough, what OTC drug would your pharmacists most likely recommend?
Antitussive
A pharmacy can receive a prescription by all the following methods except:
Called in by the patient
The first 4 or 5 digits of an NDC represents:
The drug manufacturer
Pharmacies that dispense controlled substances must register with the DEA using which form?
Form 224
Which of the following is the generic name for Fosamax?
Alendronate
Which juice is most likely to have an interaction with some medications?
Grapefruit juice
Moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin all share the same black box warning. What is the black box
warning?
Warning for tendon rupture
Patients who are taking ciprofloxacin should avoid taking which of the following:
Maalox, Mylanta and Pepto Bismol
Advair Diskus after to be disposed after _____ _____ of opening the foil pouch or when the counter
reads zero, whichever comes first.
1 month
What is the active ingredient in Zyprexa?
Olanzapine
, One of your regular patients comes in with a broken leg. He got hurt on the job. He hands you a
prescription for Motrin 800 mg i po tid #21. How do you respond to this situation?
Process the prescription and ask if it the prescription will be billed under workers compensation
When creating a prescription label, which of the following permits you to use abbreviations?
Never use abbreviations on prescription labels
Which of these workplace habits might contribute to making a prescription error?
Multitasking
Why would a drug (class/category) be listed under ISMPs List of High-Alert medication list?
They have a heightened risk of patient harm if used in error
Among the following, which of the following is considered an antiviral medication?
acyclovir and valacyclovir
Where must Schedule II drugs be stored?
In a safe and restricted access area of the pharmacy
Mr. Arpe mentions he is having difficulty swallowing their medication. What should the pharmacy
technician do?
Reference the "Do Not Crush" list provided by ISMP
Which of the following does not need to be on a prescription label?
Prescriber DEA number
Your pharmacist asks you what actions are you allowed to take that can help decrease medication
errors?
To ask questions when in doubt about a new prescription
Which of the following skills is imperative for pharmacy technicians and why?
Communication; patient safety
A patient complained of rash after taking Augmentin. What generic drug is the patient referring to?
amoxicillin/clavulanate
