PTCB Practice Exam with Verified Answers 2024
1. Knowing which of the following can best assist a
technician in the prevention of data entry errors?
A. Names of medications
B. Insurance co-payments
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Physician contact information
2. Which of the following injectable drug...
PTCB Practice Exam with Verified Answers 2024
1. Knowing which of the following can best assist a A. Names of med-
technician in the prevention of data entry errors? ications
A. Names of medications
B. Insurance co-payments
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Physician contact information
2. Which of the following injectable drugs would be D. Calci-
stored in refrigerator? tonin-salmon
A. Clindamycin
B. Ciprofloxacin
C. Cyanocobalamin
D. Calcitonin-salmon
3. The requirement that a non-formulary medication be C. prior authoriza-
covered only if approved by the third-party payer is tion
called:
A. claims reconciliation
B. capitation payment
C. prior authorization
D. claims adjudication
4. For a medication to be within the 5% margin of error C. 120 mg
permitted by the USP, the minimum amount that can
be weighed on a Class A prescription balance is:
A. 6 mg
B. 12 mg
C. 120 mg
D. 120 g
5. What is the percentage concentration of a solution B. 1%
that contains 500 mg/50 mL?
A. 0.5%
B. 1%
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C. 5%
D. 10%
6. A pharmacy technician receives an order for Lortab D. may not be re-
5/500 mg tablets every 4 to 6 hours p.r.n. No refill infor- filled
mation is provided. The technician should conclude
that the prescription:
A. is refillable for 6 months
B. is refillable for 1 year
C. may be refilled 5 times
D. may not be refilled
7. Upon receiving notice of a drug recall, a pharmacy B. separate out all
technician should immediately: stock with the re-
called lot number
A. destroy all stock that has the recalled lot number for return to the
B. separate out all stock with the recalled lot number manufacturer
for return to the manufacturer
C. send all stock with the recalled lot number to the
FDA for testing
D. call the FDA to report the quantity of recalled drug
that the pharmacy has in stock
8. Upon obtaining initial patient information, the pharma- D. document
cy technician should: known allergies
A. review the information with other pharmacy staff to
ensure clarity
B. ensure that the patient understands the side effects
of current medication
C. recommend additional pharmacotherapy
D. document known allergies
9. For a pharmacy technician assigned to stock replen- A. Potassium chlo-
ishment, which item would be considered a high-alert ride injection 10
medication? mEq/5 mL 30 mL
A. Potassium chloride injection 10 mEq/5 mL 30 mL
B. Ipratropium bromide inhalation solution 0.02% 2.5
, PTCB Practice Exam with Verified Answers 2024
mL vials
C. Epinephrine 0.1% syrings
D. 5% dextrose and 0.45% sodium chloride injection
USP 500 mL
10. Which of the following medications requires a caution A. Ibuprofen
to take with food?
A. Ibuprofen
B. Levothyroxine
C. Azithromycin
D. Tetracycline
11. POS computer systems help the pharmacy to deter- B. co-payment
mine the patient's:
A. diagnosis
B. co-payment
C. drug allergies
D. prescription history
12. What volume, in milliliters, of a drug for injection 250 A. 0.6
mg/10 mL should be used to fill an order for 15 mg?
A. 0.6
B. 6
C. 10
D. 16.6
13. In the absence of stability information, water-contain- C. no later than 14
ing formulations (prepared for ingredients in solid days when stored
form) should be assigned by a beyond-use date that at cold tempera-
is: ture
A. the same as the expiration date listed on the prod-
uct
B. no later than 30 days
C. no later than 14 days when stored at cold tempera-
ture
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