PTCB EXAM
Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the
body?
Ointments
If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire?
The last day of March 2006
Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct?
Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Removal
How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin?
20
What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent?
Drug manufacturer
Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform?
Counseling a patient
By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken?
PR
Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin?
Lorabid
Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity?
4
When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"?
Before a meal
What is the meaning of AAC?
Actual acquisition cost
What does "NPO" mean on a medication order?
Nothing by mouth
Which of the following medications is not measured International Units?
Vitamin B
Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy?
Warfarin
How many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric
acid solution?
Boric acid 50 g
Purified water qs to make 1000 mL
6g
Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed out
of the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant?
MAOIs
What is a drug monograph?
, Literature on the drug
What is the percentage strenght of a solution that is made by adding 100 mL of
purified water to 600 mL of a 25% solution?
21.4%
What is the cost for 24 mg of an active ingredient used in a compound if the bulk
bottle of the active ingredient costs $250.00/g?
$6.00
You have received a medication order to prepare 500 mL of a 1:500 solution. The
pharmacy has in stock a concentrate of 80%. How much of the concentrate will
you need to use?
1.25 mL
Which medication should not be prescribed for young males?
Desyrel
How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were "i
cap qid"?
10 days
What should a pharmacy technician do while processing a prescription if he or
she receives a contraindication message on the pharmacy terminal screen?
Inform the pharmacist of the message
Where should used needles be placed after use?
In a sharps container
Which organization is responsible for drug recalls?
FDA
How many times a day would a patient take medication if it is prescribed "tid"?
Three
Which of the following is an example of drug duplication?
Calan and Isoptin
Which of the following drugs would not be used to treat COPD?
Guaifenesin
What does the word root cardio mean?
Heart
Which of the following is the federal legend that must appear on all
prescriptions?
Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription
What type of alcohol is used to clean a laminar airflow hood?
Isopropyl alcohol
What is the generic name for Zestril?
Lisinopril
Which of the following drugs, if expired, can result in a fatality?
Tetracycline
What advice should be given to a patient taking metronidazole?
All of the above
Where would a buccal tablet be placed?
Between the cheeks and the gum
If an injectable drug is labeled 0.5 mcg/2 mL and the patient is to recieve 0.125
mcg, how many milliliters should the patient receive?
Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed into the
body?
Ointments
If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire?
The last day of March 2006
Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct?
Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Removal
How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin?
20
What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent?
Drug manufacturer
Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform?
Counseling a patient
By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken?
PR
Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin?
Lorabid
Capsules of which of the following sizes contains the smallest quantity?
4
When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"?
Before a meal
What is the meaning of AAC?
Actual acquisition cost
What does "NPO" mean on a medication order?
Nothing by mouth
Which of the following medications is not measured International Units?
Vitamin B
Which of the following drugs would be contraindicated with vitamin K therapy?
Warfarin
How many grams of boric acid are required to make 4 fl oz of the following boric
acid solution?
Boric acid 50 g
Purified water qs to make 1000 mL
6g
Antidepressants in which of the following classifications need to be washed out
of the body before a patient switches to another antidepressant?
MAOIs
What is a drug monograph?
, Literature on the drug
What is the percentage strenght of a solution that is made by adding 100 mL of
purified water to 600 mL of a 25% solution?
21.4%
What is the cost for 24 mg of an active ingredient used in a compound if the bulk
bottle of the active ingredient costs $250.00/g?
$6.00
You have received a medication order to prepare 500 mL of a 1:500 solution. The
pharmacy has in stock a concentrate of 80%. How much of the concentrate will
you need to use?
1.25 mL
Which medication should not be prescribed for young males?
Desyrel
How many days would 40 capsules of a medication last if the directions were "i
cap qid"?
10 days
What should a pharmacy technician do while processing a prescription if he or
she receives a contraindication message on the pharmacy terminal screen?
Inform the pharmacist of the message
Where should used needles be placed after use?
In a sharps container
Which organization is responsible for drug recalls?
FDA
How many times a day would a patient take medication if it is prescribed "tid"?
Three
Which of the following is an example of drug duplication?
Calan and Isoptin
Which of the following drugs would not be used to treat COPD?
Guaifenesin
What does the word root cardio mean?
Heart
Which of the following is the federal legend that must appear on all
prescriptions?
Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription
What type of alcohol is used to clean a laminar airflow hood?
Isopropyl alcohol
What is the generic name for Zestril?
Lisinopril
Which of the following drugs, if expired, can result in a fatality?
Tetracycline
What advice should be given to a patient taking metronidazole?
All of the above
Where would a buccal tablet be placed?
Between the cheeks and the gum
If an injectable drug is labeled 0.5 mcg/2 mL and the patient is to recieve 0.125
mcg, how many milliliters should the patient receive?
