PTCB Practice Exam
If a medicine has a stated expiration date of 06/2024, upon what date does the medicine expire?
06/30/2024
If a product is labeled to expire on 12/2025, what is the last date it should be used by?
12/31/2025
What is the minimum weight a Class III balance is calibrated to?
120mg
According to the DEA, the original and transferred prescription for a controlled substance must be maintained for a minimum period of ______ from the date of the last refill.
24 months
The maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be purchased in a single transaction is ______?
3.6 grams
Before use, for how long should a laminar air flow hood be turned on?
30 minutes
Which of the following concentrations is defined by alcohol USP?
95% ethyl alcohol
The teratogenic effect refers to...?
A defect in a fetus produced by a drug administered to the mother.
A prescription, regardless of being controlled or not is only valid and able to be dispensed if written for what?
A legitimate medical purpose
All of the following are characteristics of a forged or fradulent prescription:
A number of people appear simultaneously, or within a short time, bearing similar prescriptions from the same physician. Prescribers handwriting looks "too-good" and is "too legible". Prescription does not comply with the acceptable standard abbreviations.
What constitutes as hazardous materials?
A substance capable of producing adverse reactions on the health and safety of humans
An example of a vlid DEA is # is?
AB2174566
A drug ending in -pril falls into which drug class?
ACE Inhibitors
Medicines with the suffix -pril are members of which drug class?
ACE Inhibitors
H1 antagonists, such as loratadine, are used in the treatment of which condition?
Allergies
If additional information from the patient is needed, which of the following is true?
Always be respectful and mindful of patient privacy if you need to ask them for additional information.
Which of these drugs contain a beta-lactam ring?
Amoxicilin, Ceftriaxone, Ampicillin
Which of the following drugs is classified as an atipyretic medicine?
Aspirin
Medicines with the prefix -lol are members of which drug class?
Beta-blockers
Example of an invalid DEA number?
CJ6458913
Baycol was recalled due to rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle tissue. This was an example of what kind of recall?
Class 1
Which class of recalls is the least serious?
Class III
When a medication is dispensed, which of these is a flat fee that the patient must pay to the pharmacy?
Co-pay
Which of the following tasks is a pharm tech permitted to perform in the pharmacy?
Collect patient information, repackage medications, maintain patient profiles
The FDA requires which of the following to be included in a medications mongraph?
Contraindictions
Antitussive drugs are used to treat which conditions?
Cough
If a prescriber writes "dispense as written", which of these codes should be used?
DAW 1
Which agency enforces rules and regulations regarding legal and illegal trade of narcotics and other potentially dangerous drugs?
DEA
Which federal agency seizes and forfeits assets derived from, traceable to, or intended to be used for illicit drug trafficking?
DEA
Which agency enforces rules and regulations regarding legal and illegal trade of narcotics and other potentially dangerous drugs?
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
What form is used to order CII medications?
DEA Form 222
Information entered and stored in a computer, such as patient's birth date is called:
Data
This is a collection of information structured so that specific information within it can easily be retrieved and used.
Database
Manufacturing status report should include:
Dates and number of customers notified, number of customers notified and responded, quantity of recalled product during recall.
Which Act defines the kinds of drugs that cannot be safelt used without medical supervision and restricts their sale to prescription by a licensed practionicioner?
Durham-Humphrey Act
The primary purpose of this law was to require prescription medications to display the legend "Rx Only"
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
This system is used to compile medical records?
Electronic medical records
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
Federal legislation states that pharmacies must complete an inventory of controlled substances. How regularly should this be conducted?
Every 2 years
This law requires products to include a list of all ingredients.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938 (FFDCA)
An example of a Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) drug is?
Fentanyl
Which government agency evaluates the safety of drug products?
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The sale of Sudafed is limited and monitored for what reason?
For its potential to b e used in the creation of methamphetamine
What influence do state laws have in the pharmacy?
Governing of how pharmacists and pharmacy technicians practice pharmacy
What filter is in place to meet particulate requirements for a clean room to prevent microorganisms from entering the area?
HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air)
Integrase inhibitors are used in the treatment of which condition
HIV/AIDS
Statins work by inhibiting the effects of which of these enzymes?
HMG-CoA reductase
The following characteristics are used to classify which type of material? Ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity
Hazardous Materials
Metoprolol is used to treat which of the following medical conditions?
High blood pressure
What needle is used for treatment such as chemotherapy?
Huber
What name is given to the licensed clinical uses of a medicines?
Indication
which of these drugs is an example of a rapid-acting insulin?
Insulin aspart
A patient gives you the following prescription: iii gtts ou ud x 7 days. How is the medicine administered to the patient?
Into the eye
What is an example of something NOT a part of a prescription order?
Last 4 of a SS number
Class III FDA drug recalls is interpreted as which of these?
Least severe recall level
The generic equivalent for Mevacor is?
Lovastatin
Which agency pays for acute (hospital) care for those aged 65+ and those who are disabled?
Medicare
FDA requires that ________ be issued with certain prescribed based on certain criteria.
Medication Guide
Which of the following is not an example of underuse of medication adherence?
Medication abuse
An example of an enteral route drug is?
Mesalamine suppositories
The name of the process that prepares the drug for elimination is?
Metabolism
Which federal agency is composed of all state BOPS?
NABP2
What name is given to the 10-digit identifier used by health care providers to transmit healthcare details?
NPI number
What personal grooming is acceptable while working in sterile compounding?
Natural nails, trimmed neatly
What medication should be stored in it's original container?
Nitroglycerin
Prescriptions for controlled substances can be transferred between pharmacies how many times?
Only one time
What is the preferred method of measuring adherence?
PDC (proportion of days covered)
What type of attire should be worn when handling or cleaning up hazardous materials?
PPE
Which of these parts of Medicare covers specific vaccines administer to patients in the pharmacy setting?
Part D
A drug that contains identical amounts of the same active ingredient in the same dosage form is?
Pharmaceutical equivalence
All factors that influence the quality of medication and related products, pharmacy services, and patient care in the medication use process.
Quality Assurance
Which of the following drugs is a H2 receptor antagonist?
Ranitidine
All of the following are inventory duties of the technician except?
Receiving and checking in the C2 order?
Which of the following is true of the FDA?
Reviews information supplied on MedWatch forms, maintains REMS list, responsible for approval of vet medicines.
Which of the following does the pharmacist check during the final verification process?
Right patient, right dosage, right drug.
"REMS"
Risk Strategies and Migation Strategies
What is an SDS
Safety Data Sheet
According to the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, which schedule has no accepted medical use in the United States?
Schedule 1
Cocaine is classified as which Schedule?
Schedule II
A varicella vaccine is administered through which route?
Subcu.
Which federal agency establishes standards and accredits healthcare providers?
TJC (The Joint Commission)
What is the name of the programs that provide safe disposal of unwanted prescription medications?
Take back programs
The definition of a side effect is?
The undesirable pharmacological effect of a drug seen from therapeutic doses.
What is the primary goal of the REMS program (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Services)?
To inform patients of the risks associated with certain medications
Which of these drugs is used to treat urinary tract infections?
Trimethoprim
To ensure correct drug storage, both refrigerator and freezer temperatures should be monitored for how long?
Twice daily
Pharmacies must keep all records that pertain to controlled substances in C-III through C-V including receipts, inventories, prescriptions, documentation of theft or loss, and disposition for at least _______ years.
Two
Which agency determines the guidelines for the training of personnel who are authorized to enter sterile compounding rooms?
USP (US Pharmacopeia)
Which of the following is the smallest microbe?
Virus
Which of he following vitamins is water soluble?
Vitamin C
Teratogenicity can be caused by which medication?
Warfarin
Which of the following is an example of P-list waste?
Warfarin
What is misbranding?
When a product is misrepresented on its label
Which of the following medications require refrigeration? Ibuprofen liquid, Accutane, Trentinoin cream, or Xalatan?
Xalatan
When preparing an IV solution, a technician should work
at least 6 inches into the hood
Proton-pump inhibitors are used to reduce levels of what in the body?
gastric acid
Which of these foods can increase the bleeding effects of Warfarin?
green, leafy vegetables
Which of these pharmacy abbreviations refers to "by mouth"?
po
When is a product considered adulterated?
when it fails to comply with the standards for quality, strength, or purity for the product
What is a sharps container?
where broken glass and needles should be discarded
