PTCB practice

ACE inhibitors

"PRIL" Captopril, Enalapril, Afosiopril Antihypertensive. Blocks ACE in lungs from converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II (powerful vasoconstrictor). Decreases BP, Decreased Aldosterone secretions, Sodium and fluid loss. Check BP before giving (hypotension) *Orthostatic Hypotension

Celsius to Fahrenheit formula

(Cx1.8)+32=F

mg/kg/day

(mg) times (kg) = dose per day

What is the formulas for alligation?

(x/x+y) (total volume) = high volume (y/x+y) (total volume) = low volume

Fahrenheit to Celsius formula

(°F - 32) / 1.8 = °C

How to know if a DEA number is correct

- add up all the odd numbers (except for last digit) - add up all even numbers and multiple by 2 - add the sum of steps 1 and 2 - the last digit in the sum should be the same as the last digit in the DEA number

Convert 1 : 7,500 to a percentage strength.

0.013%

What is the minimum weight class for schedule 3 (III) Balance is calibrated to?

1 gram

1 liter

1,000 milliliters

In what proportions should 20 % alcohol be mixed with 80% alcohol to obtain 50 % alcohol

1/2 of 80 % and 1/2 of 20 %

1 milligram

1000 micrograms

1 gram

1000 milligrams

You are aske to make 300 ml of a 4% NaCI solution. Using the 10% of NaCI stock solution and water. How much of each do you use

120 ml of 10% an 180 ml of water sums up to 300 ml

1 tablespoon

15 mL

You have 50% solution and 20 % solution, you are asked to make 480 ml of a 30% solution. What parts of each strength will be use. Give final volume needed for each prescription

158.4 ml of 50% and 321.6 of the 20 both sums up to 480 ml

Pharmacies must keep all records that pertain to controlled substances C-III through CV including receipts, inventories, prescriptions, documentation, of theft or loss and disposition for at least

2 years

1 kilogram

2.2 pounds

1 mL

20 drops

According to the DEA the original and transferred prescription for a controlled substance must be maintained for a minimum period of

24 months

1 ounce

28.35 grams

Prepare a gallon of 20% goop using 90 % goop ad plain sludge. How much of each do you add (in ml). What is the ratio strength of mixture?

2:7

One gallon

3,840 ml

How many drops are in 1 mL

30

1 ounce

30 mL

Before use, for how long should a laminar air flow hood be turned on?

30 minutes

1 pound

454 grams

1 teaspoon

5 milliliters

1 grain

64.8 milligrams

A drug ending in -pril falls into which drug class

Ace Inhibitor

What is a proportion?

An equation stating that two ratios are equal (RATIO)

What is teratogenicity?

Any drug that causes harm to the developing fetus or embryo

What classification of drug recall will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Class I

Antitussive drugs are used to treat which of the following conditions?

Cough

What form is used to report theft of controlled substances

DEA form 106

Manufacturing status report should include

Dates and number of customer notified Number of customers notified and responded quantity of recalled product returned during recall

Alpha blockers

Drugs that block the alpha-1 receptors found in the smooth muscle in the bladder, neck, and prostate, causing them to relax.

Which act defines the defines the kind of drugs that cannot be safely used without medical supervision and restricts their sale for prescription by a licensed practitioner

Durham-Humphrey act

Federal legislation states that pharmacies must complete an inventory of controlled substances. How regularly should this be conducted?

Every 2 years

Which agency may issue a drug recall

FDA

Which organization is responsible for reviewing and approving REMS

FDA

What's the difference between flow rate and drop factor?

Flow rate is time. Drop is ml

What filter is in place to meet particulate requirements for a clean room to prevent microorganisms form entering the area ?

HEPA

Which med should be stored in original container ?

Nitorglycerin

enternal route

Orally, sublingually rectal

DEA Form 222?

Order form for CI and CII substances. Must be kept for 2 years. DEA Form 222s are only used to transfer or order Schedule II controlled substances.

What is the preferred method of measuring of adherence

PDC

Underuse of medication adherence

Patients underusing or overusing their medication

A drug that contains identical amounts of the same active ingredients

Pharmaceutical equivalent

All factors that influence the quality of meds and related products, pharm service and patient care in the medication process is called

Quality assurance

Where must recalled meds be stored

Quarantined, Isolated from other active meds

Varicella is administered in what route

Subcutaneous

What vitamin interacts with warfarin

Vitamin K

What medication can cause teratogenicity

Warfarin

All of the following are characteristics of a forged or fraudulent prescription except...

all the above

What is flow rate?

amount of fluid that flows in a given time

antifungal

an agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi

OU (SIG)

both eyes

Which of the following requires REMS

clozapine

Time is measured in

days. hours, minutes and seconds

Parental route

directly into tissues under the skin. Intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, intradermal

What is the name of the type of error that occurs when something is performed incorrectly, such as dispensing the medicine incorrectly?

error of commission

What needle is used for chemotherapy

huber

A patient receives an IV of 20,000 units of heparin in a 100mL bag over 45 minutes. If the set is calibrated to drop 15gtt/mL, what is the drops per minute rate?

in the first sentence they tell you 100 mL is given over 45 minutes >>>>> 100 mL/45 minutesYou want gtt/min and they give you gtt/mL. Multiply 15 gtt/mL by 100 mL to get 1500 gtt. Divide this by 45 minutes to get ~33.3 gtt/min.

Fluid is measured by

liters, milliliters and drops

Flow rate can be expressed as...

ml per minute, ml per second, gtt (drops) per mintue, gtt (drops per second)

Personal grooming that is accepted while working in sterile compounding

natural nails trimmed neatly

how to set flow track ?

put whatever you have on the left side and what you're trying to find on the right side

narrow therapeutic index

small differences in drug dose or blood concentration can be fatal (example fentanyl or levothyroxine)

flow rate formula

times all your answers then divide

What is the smallest microbe

virus