PTCB Exam Questions And Answers
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A patient comes to the pharmacy asking for suggestions on what OTC pain medication her son can use
for his headache. You discover her son has an aspirin allergy. What would be an appropriate choice
that a pharmacist could recommend?
Tylenol
What is Levoxyl used to treat?
Hypothyroidism
How many 1 ounce bottles of cough syrup can be made from a 3 liter container of instock syrup?
100 bottles
Pharmacodynamics involves:
The action of the drug on the body.
The process that moves a drug from the bloodstream to the area where it will exert its
pharmacological effect is called:
Distribution
What is the molecular formula for hydrogen peroxide?
H202
What medication may be given to induce vomiting?
Ipecac syrup
Which of the following drugs is NOT a calcium channel blocker?
a) Isoptin
b) Cardizem
c) Vascor
d) Dilantin
d) Dilantin
A patient presents a prescription for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Other items related to this
prescription that he/she might purchase include all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Home blood pressure monitoring device
b) Potassium-containing salt substitute
c) Pseudoephedrine containing decongestants and cold remedies
d) Sunscreen
c) Pseudoephedrine containing decongestants and cold remedies
Which of the following is an NSAID?
a) Ibuprofen
b) Isosorbide dinitrate
c) Nifedipine
d) APAP
a) Ibuprofen
, What is therapeutic equivalence?
Two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce the same therapeutic effect
Which of the following medications is classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent?
a) Aleve
b) Zantac
c) Terazol
d) Tenormin
a) Aleve
A prescription for Coumadin 7.5mg reads "ii tabs po bid x 3 days, ii tabs po qd x 3 days, i tab po qd x 2
days." How many tablets should be dispensed?
a) 16 tablets
b) 20 tablets
c) 22 tablets
d) 24 tablets
b) 20 tablets
A prescription for an antibiotic reads: ii gtts au qid. What auxiliary label should be affixed to the
container?
a) take with meals
b) for the eye
c) for rectal use
d) for the ear
d) for the ear
An IV of Ampicillin 250 mg in 100 ml NS is administered over 30 minutes every 8 hours. If 15 gtts/ml,
how many mg are administered per day?
a) 700 mg
b) 725 mg
c) 750 mg
d) 775 mg
c) 750 mg
Determine the flow rate to infuse 500 ml of d5W in 12 hours if the set delivers 15 gtts/ml?
a) 5 gtts/min
b) 10 gtts/min
c) 15 gtts/min
d) 20 gtts/min
b) 10 gtts/min
If 15 grams of a 1% ointment are combined with 30 grams of a 2.5% ointment, what is the percentage
strength of the final product?
a) 1.50%
b) 1.75%
c) 2.00%
d) 2.25%
c) 2.00%
Latest Update Graded A+
A patient comes to the pharmacy asking for suggestions on what OTC pain medication her son can use
for his headache. You discover her son has an aspirin allergy. What would be an appropriate choice
that a pharmacist could recommend?
Tylenol
What is Levoxyl used to treat?
Hypothyroidism
How many 1 ounce bottles of cough syrup can be made from a 3 liter container of instock syrup?
100 bottles
Pharmacodynamics involves:
The action of the drug on the body.
The process that moves a drug from the bloodstream to the area where it will exert its
pharmacological effect is called:
Distribution
What is the molecular formula for hydrogen peroxide?
H202
What medication may be given to induce vomiting?
Ipecac syrup
Which of the following drugs is NOT a calcium channel blocker?
a) Isoptin
b) Cardizem
c) Vascor
d) Dilantin
d) Dilantin
A patient presents a prescription for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Other items related to this
prescription that he/she might purchase include all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Home blood pressure monitoring device
b) Potassium-containing salt substitute
c) Pseudoephedrine containing decongestants and cold remedies
d) Sunscreen
c) Pseudoephedrine containing decongestants and cold remedies
Which of the following is an NSAID?
a) Ibuprofen
b) Isosorbide dinitrate
c) Nifedipine
d) APAP
a) Ibuprofen
, What is therapeutic equivalence?
Two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce the same therapeutic effect
Which of the following medications is classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent?
a) Aleve
b) Zantac
c) Terazol
d) Tenormin
a) Aleve
A prescription for Coumadin 7.5mg reads "ii tabs po bid x 3 days, ii tabs po qd x 3 days, i tab po qd x 2
days." How many tablets should be dispensed?
a) 16 tablets
b) 20 tablets
c) 22 tablets
d) 24 tablets
b) 20 tablets
A prescription for an antibiotic reads: ii gtts au qid. What auxiliary label should be affixed to the
container?
a) take with meals
b) for the eye
c) for rectal use
d) for the ear
d) for the ear
An IV of Ampicillin 250 mg in 100 ml NS is administered over 30 minutes every 8 hours. If 15 gtts/ml,
how many mg are administered per day?
a) 700 mg
b) 725 mg
c) 750 mg
d) 775 mg
c) 750 mg
Determine the flow rate to infuse 500 ml of d5W in 12 hours if the set delivers 15 gtts/ml?
a) 5 gtts/min
b) 10 gtts/min
c) 15 gtts/min
d) 20 gtts/min
b) 10 gtts/min
If 15 grams of a 1% ointment are combined with 30 grams of a 2.5% ointment, what is the percentage
strength of the final product?
a) 1.50%
b) 1.75%
c) 2.00%
d) 2.25%
c) 2.00%
