PTCB Final Exam/ 100 Actual Exam Questions with Correct
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The on-demand preparation of a drug product according to a physician's prescription, formula, or recipe,
is known as:
Anticipatory compounding
Extemporaneous compounding
Isotopic compounding
Stat compounding
✓ Extemporaneous compounding
A bottle of digoxin is printed with the expiration date of October 2004. What is the actual day this bottle
of medication expires?
1-Oct-04
31-Oct-04
15-Oct-04
30-Oct-04
✓ 31-Oct-04
What part of an atom has a positive charge?
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Nucleus
✓ Proton
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,Which route of administration is the transdermal patch?
Intravenous Intradermal
Ophthalmic
Percutaneous
✓ Percutaneous
Which of the following term(s) dose NOT describe a repackaged unit?
Unit dose
Closed system
Blister pack
All of the above
✓ Closed system
Which of the following medications would be classified as an anti-anxiety agent?
Lisinopril
Diazepam
Tetracycline
Carbamazepine
✓ Diazepam
While a mother is waiting for an antibiotic prescription for her 6 years old , she asks the technician what
to give the child for fever, The technician should:
Suggest aspirin; it is the least expensive anti-pyretic and bottles of 200 are on sales this week.
Inform the pharmacist that the mother would like help choosing a non-prescription product.
Offer to sell the mother some drug samples.
Suggest some over the counter diphenhydramine .
✓ Inform the pharmacist that the mother would like help choosing a non-prescription product.
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,Which of the following drugs would require a controlled substance mark?
Paxil
Zoloft
Percocet
Celebrex
✓ Percocet
Which of the following books contains official drug standards in the pharmacy?
PDR
USP
Micromedex
American Drug Index
✓ USP
What do ISMP and TJC have in common?
Both agencies promotes the safety and appropriate use of abbreviations in order to avoid medication
errors
ISMP and TJC do not hold common goals
They both have regulations for the re-ordering process in the pharmacies
All pharmacies must be accredited by both organizations
✓ Both agencies promotes the safety and appropriate use of abbreviations in order to avoid
medication errors
A record of what actually happened when the formulation was compounded
Inventory record
Compounding record
Formulation record
Stability record
✓ Compounding record
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, A medication order will include all of the following except:
When to be administered
Duration of therapy
Prescriber's signature
All of the above are true
✓ All of the above are true
A patient hands you a prescription to fill which the number of refills apparently altered. What should you
do?
Notify the pharmacist
Notify the authorities
Call the prescriber
Verify the refills with insurance provider
✓ Notify the pharmacist
A customer is looking for an over the counter iron pill to help with her anemia. She asks you where she
can find the medication. Knowing iron supplements can interfere with other medications, what should
you do?
Refer her to a retail manager
Refer the question to the pharmacist on duty
Direct her to the aisle where vitamins and supplements are
Explain that a prescription is necessary
✓ Refer the question to the pharmacist on duty
Pharmacy information systems provide accurate storage of what information?
Patient profiles
Clinical screening for drug interaction
Reports of medication use
All of the above
✓ All of the above
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