PTU Study Guide Questions with 100%
Correct Answers Graded A+
If you compound a lidocaine suspension with 10 grams of lidocaine powder in 200 mL of sterile water,
what is the final concentration percentage of the product?
10g/200ml=0.05*100=5%
Topical products that are therapeutically equivalent are assigned which TE code in the Orange Book?
AT
Which medication should be labeled with a high alert sticker?
Dextrose 30%
Mr. Romo gives you a prescription for Voltaren 25 mg tablets. Which med is considered
pharmaceutically equivalent to Mr. Romo's prescription?
Diclofenac 25 mg tablets
Which medication should be counted twice when filling?
Buprenorphine
You get a prescription order for 1000 ml of 0.225% NaCl. You have 0.9% NaCl 0.5%, NaCl and sterile
water on hand. How much of the appropriate solutions we need to fill the order?
500 ML's of 0.45%, NaCl and 500 mL of sterile water.
What information does a unit does barcode from a manufacturer on medication package usually
contain?
When the med expires
What medication class is Eliquis?
Anticoagulant
Which topical dosage form is good for hairy areas on the body?
Gel
Which medication is the trade name for amitriptyline?
Elavil
Robaxin (methocarbamol)
Muscle Relaxer (used for muscle spasms
2.5 liters
2500 milliliters
Buprenorphine
Schedule III
, Which sig code abbreviation is the most prone to errors?
AD
How many days is a multi dose medication vial good for once punctured?
28
DEA number formula
2 letters followed by seven single digit numbers. the formula for checking a DEA number on a
prescription form is :if the sum of the first ,third,and fifth digits add this to the next number the
2nd,4th ,6th, numbers times this by 2 *add the 2 totals together. the second number in the total
should match the last number of the dea.
BH8481905
DEA Number
MedWatch
This is the FDA reporting service for medication errors
Ms. Danielson is picking up her prescription for furosemide tablets. She has to pay 20% of the cost
and her insurance pays the other 80%. What is this cost structure known as?
Coinsurance
drug interaction alert with diazepam
Morphine
Medicare Part B
The part of the Medicare program that pays for physician services, outpatient hospital services,
durable medical equipment, and other services and supplies.
Which PPE item is usually doffed first after finishing a compound?
Sterile gloves
VAERS
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Nortriptyline drug class
TCA
Doxycycline interacts with which mineral?
iron
ISO of the buffer room air must be at least which class?
7
Correct Answers Graded A+
If you compound a lidocaine suspension with 10 grams of lidocaine powder in 200 mL of sterile water,
what is the final concentration percentage of the product?
10g/200ml=0.05*100=5%
Topical products that are therapeutically equivalent are assigned which TE code in the Orange Book?
AT
Which medication should be labeled with a high alert sticker?
Dextrose 30%
Mr. Romo gives you a prescription for Voltaren 25 mg tablets. Which med is considered
pharmaceutically equivalent to Mr. Romo's prescription?
Diclofenac 25 mg tablets
Which medication should be counted twice when filling?
Buprenorphine
You get a prescription order for 1000 ml of 0.225% NaCl. You have 0.9% NaCl 0.5%, NaCl and sterile
water on hand. How much of the appropriate solutions we need to fill the order?
500 ML's of 0.45%, NaCl and 500 mL of sterile water.
What information does a unit does barcode from a manufacturer on medication package usually
contain?
When the med expires
What medication class is Eliquis?
Anticoagulant
Which topical dosage form is good for hairy areas on the body?
Gel
Which medication is the trade name for amitriptyline?
Elavil
Robaxin (methocarbamol)
Muscle Relaxer (used for muscle spasms
2.5 liters
2500 milliliters
Buprenorphine
Schedule III
, Which sig code abbreviation is the most prone to errors?
AD
How many days is a multi dose medication vial good for once punctured?
28
DEA number formula
2 letters followed by seven single digit numbers. the formula for checking a DEA number on a
prescription form is :if the sum of the first ,third,and fifth digits add this to the next number the
2nd,4th ,6th, numbers times this by 2 *add the 2 totals together. the second number in the total
should match the last number of the dea.
BH8481905
DEA Number
MedWatch
This is the FDA reporting service for medication errors
Ms. Danielson is picking up her prescription for furosemide tablets. She has to pay 20% of the cost
and her insurance pays the other 80%. What is this cost structure known as?
Coinsurance
drug interaction alert with diazepam
Morphine
Medicare Part B
The part of the Medicare program that pays for physician services, outpatient hospital services,
durable medical equipment, and other services and supplies.
Which PPE item is usually doffed first after finishing a compound?
Sterile gloves
VAERS
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Nortriptyline drug class
TCA
Doxycycline interacts with which mineral?
iron
ISO of the buffer room air must be at least which class?
7
