PTCB Practice Test

Convert 1 : 7,500 to a percentage strength.

0.013%

If a medicine has an expiration date of 06/2024, on what date does it expire?

06 / 30 / 2024

180 grams of ointment contains 25 grams of active ingredient and 155 grams of excipient. To the nearest whole number, what is the percentage strength of the medicine?

14%

Convert 84 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius. To convert Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, we subtract 32 and multiply by the fraction 5/9.

28.9 degrees C

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

30 mins

Which alcohol concentration is defined as Alcohol USP?

95% ethyl alcohol

Medicines with the suffix -pril are members of which drug class?

ACE inhibitors

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription with the instruction "a.c.". How should the medicine be taken??

Before meals

Medicines with the suffix -lol are members of which drug class?

Beta-Blockers

What term is used to refer to the total cost of keeping items in stock?

Carrying costs

Which drug class is also classified as "hazardous waste"?

Chemotherapeutic agents

When a medication is dispensed, what is the flat fee that the patient must pay to the pharmacy?

Co-pay

Antitussive drugs are used in the treatment of which condition?

Cough

If a prescriber instructs to "dispense as written," which code should be used?

DAW 1

Under what legislation were medicines divided between prescription drugs and OTC drugs?

Durham-Humphrey Amendment, 1951

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

Error of commission

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

Every 2 years

Which food decreases the anticoagulant effects of warfarin?

Green, leafy vegetables

What name is given to the licensed clinical uses of a medicine?

Indication

A pharmacy technician receives the following prescription: iii gtts ou ud x 7d. How is the medicine administered to the patient?

Into the eye

How are Class III FDA drug recalls classified?

Least severe recall level

Escitalopram, a drug used in the treatment of depression, is the active ingredient of which medicine?

Lexapro

All of these are examples of personal protective equipment (PPE), except which?

Long sleeve

For all prescription and OTC medicines, which of these is a product identifier?

NDC number

What is the 10-digit identifier used by healthcare providers to transmit healthcare details?

NPI Number

Which part of Medicare covers certain vaccines administered to patients in a pharmacy setting?

Part D

In which part of the prescription do you find instructions on how to take the medicine?

Signature (sig)

To ensure safe drug storage, how frequently should refrigerator and freezer temperatures be monitored?

Twice daily

Patients taking MAO inhibitors should avoid foods that contain which of the following?

Tyramine

Which pharmacy abbreviation indicates that a medicine is to be taken "by mouth"?

po