PTCB EXAM QUESTIONS AND THEIR
CORRECT COMPLETE ANSWERS
If two drugs are taken together and one of them
intensifies the action of the other, what type of drug
interaction has occurred?
Potentiation
Antagonism
when 2 drugs work against eachother
synergism
when the effect of two drugs together is greater than the
effect of either alone
additive effect
When 2 drugs together is equal to the sum of their
individual effects.
which of these herbal medications can be used to
treat anxiety?
kava
nexium is used to treat
GERD
what is the generic drug suffix for a proton pump
inhibitor?
Prazole
The action of reducing a material to small particles is
Comminution
This law defined 2 specific categories for medications:
prescription and over-the-counter
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
, The Red Book is a resource that focuses on:
drug pricing
This federal law requires pharmacists to review
Medicaid recipients' entire drug profile before filling
their prescriptions.
A. Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987
B. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
C. Medicaid Tamper-Resistant Prescription Act
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
Which federal law introduced a 'proof-of-efficacy'
requirement
The Kefauver Harris Amendment
which method is used to prepare capsules
punch method
What is Young's Rule?
(Age in Years/Age in Years +12) x adult dose = child's
dose
What is Fried's Rule?
(age in months/150) X adult dose = infant dose
What is Clark's rule?
(child weight /150)x adult dose= child dose for meds
on which of these would you find information about
the pharmacology of a drug
PPI
What is DEA Form 41 used for?
A. To order schedule II drugs.
B. To document the destruction of controlled
substances.
CORRECT COMPLETE ANSWERS
If two drugs are taken together and one of them
intensifies the action of the other, what type of drug
interaction has occurred?
Potentiation
Antagonism
when 2 drugs work against eachother
synergism
when the effect of two drugs together is greater than the
effect of either alone
additive effect
When 2 drugs together is equal to the sum of their
individual effects.
which of these herbal medications can be used to
treat anxiety?
kava
nexium is used to treat
GERD
what is the generic drug suffix for a proton pump
inhibitor?
Prazole
The action of reducing a material to small particles is
Comminution
This law defined 2 specific categories for medications:
prescription and over-the-counter
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
, The Red Book is a resource that focuses on:
drug pricing
This federal law requires pharmacists to review
Medicaid recipients' entire drug profile before filling
their prescriptions.
A. Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987
B. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
C. Medicaid Tamper-Resistant Prescription Act
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
Which federal law introduced a 'proof-of-efficacy'
requirement
The Kefauver Harris Amendment
which method is used to prepare capsules
punch method
What is Young's Rule?
(Age in Years/Age in Years +12) x adult dose = child's
dose
What is Fried's Rule?
(age in months/150) X adult dose = infant dose
What is Clark's rule?
(child weight /150)x adult dose= child dose for meds
on which of these would you find information about
the pharmacology of a drug
PPI
What is DEA Form 41 used for?
A. To order schedule II drugs.
B. To document the destruction of controlled
substances.
