PTCE PTCB STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
The medication that has an expiration date 12/14 would expire on -
\the last day of December 2014 at midnight
in the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers -
\NDC number is 10 digits long and comprised of three sets of numbers
- the 1st set: 4-5 digits and represents the manufacturer
- The 2nd set: 3-4 = the product name, strength and dosage form.
- The 3rd set: 2 digits = package size
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes .... -
\answering patients's questions regarding their medications.
- Only pharmacists can counsel patients regarding their medications
Which act distingushed between legend and nonlegend drugs -
\the Durham Humphrey Amendment
- distinguish between prescription and over the counter drugs and prohibits the sale of
legend drugs without a prescription
The Kefauver- Harris Amendment -
\requires drugs to be proven pure, safe and effective
The Orphan Drug Act -
\encourages findings drug treatment for rare diseases
The Harrison Narcotin Act -
\limits the transport, manufacture and safe of opium and any of its derivatives. it
requires a written prescription to purchase any of the aforementioned drugs.
What is the maximum number of refills permitted for a schedule III-V medication -
\Five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first. therefor a new prescription is
required
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the
label placed on the patient's medication read? -
\Two drops in both ears two times daily
- 2gtt : 2 drops
- AU : both ears
- BID: Twice a day
What is CCXLIX equivalent to -
\249
,Reducing a substance to fine particles using a mortar and pestle is know as -
\Triturating - breaking down of compounds into their finer particles
Automated dispensing machines -
\Accu-DOse, Omicell, Pyxis and ScriptPro
Digital pill counting machines -
\Baker Cell and Kirby Lester
How may days will the following prescription last ?
- Famotidine: 20mg # 120
- SIg: Famitidine 40mg po BID -
\- 30 days = 120 total # of tablets/ 4 # of tablets taken per day
- Famotidine 40 mp BID = 4 tablets/ day
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic or Schedule? -
\18 years old
- The quantity of purchase, the date of purchase ad the residential address of the
purchaser ( not PO Box) must be record
T/F : a laminar flow hood is cleaned by using bleach and wate -
\False
- Need to be clean with water followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol
T/F : A horizontal laminar flow hood can be used for compounding chemotherapy -
\Hazardous products such as chemotherapy can only be compounded under a vertical
flow hood or a barrier isolator with negative pressure
T/F: compound sterile products are also known as extemporaneous compounding. -
\False
- Extemporanous compounding are non - commercially available and non sterile
products that are prepared for specific patients in response to a physician's percription.
T/F: A barrier isolator or a horizontal laminar flow hood can be used to compound IV
antibiotics -
\True
To measure liquids in a graduated cylinder -
\one must read at eye level the lower portion of the meniscus.
- the meniscus is the concave shape that forms at the top of the graduated cylinder
because od liquid's affinity to glass
, - If the liquid that form an upside- down meniscus, one must read at eye level the
highest point of the meniscus
Which of the following regulations gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of
sterile products to prevent contamination? -
\United States Pharmacopoeia 797
- gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of sterile products or compounded
sterile products in an effort to prevent contamination.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 -
\Prohibit the manufacturer, sale or trasportaion of mis-brandished and adulterated foods
and drugs
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 -
\requires all medications to be packaged in childproof containers to prevent accidental
child poisoning.
- However, patients who sign a waiver are exempted from this regulation.
- Certain emergency medications such as nitroglycerin sub-lingual are dispensed in
non-childproof packaging,
The FDA Medical Devices Act of 1990 -
\requires reporting serious injuries and deaths caused by medical equipment to the FDA
and the manufacturer.
Which of the following information is required on the medication label of a prepackaged
or repackaged unit dose medication in an impatient setting? -
\Medication name, dosage form and strength , repackaging lot number, manufacture's
name and expiration date.
If the strength of a drug is omitted from the prescription, your duty as a pharmacy
technician would be to -
\Tell the pharmacist
How often can a patient refill a Schedule II prescription? -
\No refills even if a written prescription indicated an infinite amount of refills
What is required during preparation of chemotherapy ? -
\- Double gloving is the most important of donning personal protective equipment.
- Compounded under a vertical flow hood.
SWFI -
\Sterile water for irrigation
LR -
\Lactated Ringer's solution
AND ANSWERS.
The medication that has an expiration date 12/14 would expire on -
\the last day of December 2014 at midnight
in the NDC 4253-4221-11, what is represented by the second set of numbers -
\NDC number is 10 digits long and comprised of three sets of numbers
- the 1st set: 4-5 digits and represents the manufacturer
- The 2nd set: 3-4 = the product name, strength and dosage form.
- The 3rd set: 2 digits = package size
A pharmacy technician's scope of practice includes .... -
\answering patients's questions regarding their medications.
- Only pharmacists can counsel patients regarding their medications
Which act distingushed between legend and nonlegend drugs -
\the Durham Humphrey Amendment
- distinguish between prescription and over the counter drugs and prohibits the sale of
legend drugs without a prescription
The Kefauver- Harris Amendment -
\requires drugs to be proven pure, safe and effective
The Orphan Drug Act -
\encourages findings drug treatment for rare diseases
The Harrison Narcotin Act -
\limits the transport, manufacture and safe of opium and any of its derivatives. it
requires a written prescription to purchase any of the aforementioned drugs.
What is the maximum number of refills permitted for a schedule III-V medication -
\Five refills within 6 months, whichever occurs first. therefor a new prescription is
required
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription that reads 2 gtt AU BID. What will the
label placed on the patient's medication read? -
\Two drops in both ears two times daily
- 2gtt : 2 drops
- AU : both ears
- BID: Twice a day
What is CCXLIX equivalent to -
\249
,Reducing a substance to fine particles using a mortar and pestle is know as -
\Triturating - breaking down of compounds into their finer particles
Automated dispensing machines -
\Accu-DOse, Omicell, Pyxis and ScriptPro
Digital pill counting machines -
\Baker Cell and Kirby Lester
How may days will the following prescription last ?
- Famotidine: 20mg # 120
- SIg: Famitidine 40mg po BID -
\- 30 days = 120 total # of tablets/ 4 # of tablets taken per day
- Famotidine 40 mp BID = 4 tablets/ day
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic or Schedule? -
\18 years old
- The quantity of purchase, the date of purchase ad the residential address of the
purchaser ( not PO Box) must be record
T/F : a laminar flow hood is cleaned by using bleach and wate -
\False
- Need to be clean with water followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol
T/F : A horizontal laminar flow hood can be used for compounding chemotherapy -
\Hazardous products such as chemotherapy can only be compounded under a vertical
flow hood or a barrier isolator with negative pressure
T/F: compound sterile products are also known as extemporaneous compounding. -
\False
- Extemporanous compounding are non - commercially available and non sterile
products that are prepared for specific patients in response to a physician's percription.
T/F: A barrier isolator or a horizontal laminar flow hood can be used to compound IV
antibiotics -
\True
To measure liquids in a graduated cylinder -
\one must read at eye level the lower portion of the meniscus.
- the meniscus is the concave shape that forms at the top of the graduated cylinder
because od liquid's affinity to glass
, - If the liquid that form an upside- down meniscus, one must read at eye level the
highest point of the meniscus
Which of the following regulations gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of
sterile products to prevent contamination? -
\United States Pharmacopoeia 797
- gives enforceable guidelines for the preparation of sterile products or compounded
sterile products in an effort to prevent contamination.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 -
\Prohibit the manufacturer, sale or trasportaion of mis-brandished and adulterated foods
and drugs
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 -
\requires all medications to be packaged in childproof containers to prevent accidental
child poisoning.
- However, patients who sign a waiver are exempted from this regulation.
- Certain emergency medications such as nitroglycerin sub-lingual are dispensed in
non-childproof packaging,
The FDA Medical Devices Act of 1990 -
\requires reporting serious injuries and deaths caused by medical equipment to the FDA
and the manufacturer.
Which of the following information is required on the medication label of a prepackaged
or repackaged unit dose medication in an impatient setting? -
\Medication name, dosage form and strength , repackaging lot number, manufacture's
name and expiration date.
If the strength of a drug is omitted from the prescription, your duty as a pharmacy
technician would be to -
\Tell the pharmacist
How often can a patient refill a Schedule II prescription? -
\No refills even if a written prescription indicated an infinite amount of refills
What is required during preparation of chemotherapy ? -
\- Double gloving is the most important of donning personal protective equipment.
- Compounded under a vertical flow hood.
SWFI -
\Sterile water for irrigation
LR -
\Lactated Ringer's solution
