PTCB Practice Exam😳

Which of the following medication purchases may be tracked using MethCheck?

To prevent cross-contamination between solid dosage forms like tablets & capsules, a pharm tech should:

Patient states they experience shortness of breath when taking Keflex. Pharm tech should enter an allergy to what class?

Rx: Warfarin 2.5 mg tabs, Disp: 4 wks sup, Sig: 1 tab PO on Mon, Wed & Fri, & 0.5 tab on Sat, Tues, Thur & Sat. Sun 1st?

Like-alike/sound-alike precautions should be applied to medications with similar:

Manuf packages Amlodopine w/ NDC# 00603-2108-02. Pharm tech wants to order diff med from same manuf. What NDC is needed?

According to federal law, pharmacists must be alerted for consultations in all of the situation except:

The theft or loss of significant quantities of controlled substances must be reported to:

Rx: Tamsulosin 0.4 mg caps, Sig: 0.4 mg PO daily for 2 weeks then increase to 0.8 mg daily thereafter. 30 days supply?

Rx: Suboxone 8 mg/2 mg SL film #60, Sig: 2 films SL once a day. How should this mediation be used?

Where should a pharmacy store NuvaRing?

Medical device safety alerts are issued by the FDA when a device:

Rx: Fentanyl 100 mg/hr, apply 1 patch every 72 hours #10. An error appears to have been made in the medication's:

Rx: Dilaudid 4mg tabs DAW. Pharm's out of Dilaudid & is filled w/ hydromorphone. Hydromorphone cannot be dispensed b/c:

A vial medication shows the manufacturer's expiration date as November 2026. Last date this medication may be used is:

An important step that helps ensure that prescriptions are filled for & dispensed to the correct patient is:

St. John's wort is primarily used as a(n):

Logical & systematic process used to help identify what, how & why something happened in order to prevent recurrence is:

Which of the following auxiliary labels should always be placed on an oral suspension?

Which of the following is an expectorant?

For safety reasons the medical abbreviations qd & OD should not be used; instead they should be written as:

Which of the following conditions may help prevent medication errors?

The iPLEDGE restricted drug distribution program is associated with:

How many 8 fl oz bottles can be packaged from a 1 gal bottle of cough syrup?

When determining therapeutic equivalence, the FDA requires which of the following criteria to be identical?

Medications from which of the following categories should be handled with care b/c they are considered hazardous?

Which part of the meniscus should the pharm tech use to measure the liquid in a graduated cylinder?

A prescription written for what drugs could be filled with Atorvastatin of generic substitution is allowed?

For which of the following questions should a pharm tech refer the patient to the pharmacist?

Transferring Diazepam Rx from chain pharm to mail order pharm that's not in real-time, online database. Schedule IV Rx?

The primary purpose of rotating inventory in the pharmacy is to:

Which of the following may indicate incompatibility in a non-sterile compound?

Patient picking up Rx for Naproxen asks if pharmacy has OTC Ibuprofen. In response to request, the pharm tech should:

A compliance error may be indicated when a patient:

A hospital's Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee reviews medication error reports in order to help:

Order: Amoxicillin 50 mg/mL at 1 mL PO q8h for 10 days. What's the total volume if Amoxicillin stock is 125 mg/5 mL?

Which of the following foods are most likely to interfere with Warfarin?

Which of the following antibiotics could cause the discoloration of teeth in young children?

Which vitamin is of special importance during pregnancy in order to prevent birth (neural tube) defects?

Pharm tech needs to divide a bottle of Chloral Hydrate 500 mg/5 mL into 1 tsp packaging. Best way of portioning out?

According to federal law, a complete inventory of the controlled substances on hand in a pharmacy must be made every:

If two drugs are commonly mistaken for each other, what strategy could reduce the possibility of an error occurring?

Rx: Lantus SoloSar #1 box (5 pens each containing 3 mL), Sig: 25 units SQ qpm. How long should the box of pens last?

Patient shows Rx order for Labetalol. Patient's computer profile shows meds listed below. Labetalol is duplication of:

Advair Diskus inhalations powder comes in sealed pouch. Once pouch is opened, the remainder is discarded after how long?

Incompatibility between two components of a non-sterile may result in the:

According to federal law, how long must a pharm maintain records for each controlled substance purchased, received etc?

A reverse distributor for pharmaceuticals:

Pharm tech fills a Rx w/ the wrong med b/c of the similarity of the two containers but catches the error. Tech should:

If 30 g of 0.5% Hydrocortisone ointment is combined w/ 15 g of 2.5% Hydrocortisone ointment, what's the % in final prod?

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP), which are considered look-alike/sound-alike medications?

Which of following routes of administration would be considered parental?

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for preventing medication errors?

Rx: Levofloxacin 0.5% sol, Sig: 2 gtts OD q2h awake on days 1-2 then 2 gtts OD q4h awake on days 3-7. Instructions?

What is the generic name for Lexapro?

Which of the following is most important to ensuring the chemical stability of medications stored in a pharmacy?

Rx: Ondansetron 8 mg ODT #5, Sig: 1 tab 30 min before chemo then q12h for 1-2 days after chemo. Route of medication?

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), which is considered a look-alike/sound-alike med pair?

Physician prescribes 5 mg/kg of body weight bid for patient weighting 110 lb. How many 0.5 g tabs needed for 10 days?

A pharm tech should alert the pharmacist to counsel a patient who has presented prescriptions for both:

Physician writes a prescription for "lactulose syrup 1 tbsp PO bid." What volume in mL, should the patient take per day?

Order: Phenobarbital elixir 60 mg. Drug available in a 20 mg/5 mL. How many tsp should be given for each dose?

Which of the following medications should be avoided by patients allergic to sulfa drugs?

In order to ensure that appropriate product was selected from the shelf, a pharm tech should verify the medication's:

Which of the following issues is the most likely target of a DUR?

Rx: Sig: 2 puff PO qid, Dispense 2 inhalers of 8.5 g. If there's 200 metered doses in each inhaler, what's the supply #?

According to federal law, prescriptions for Schedule III controlled substances may:

If there is an error in a med's expiration date on the manufacturer's label, what kind of recall does the FDA request?

The generic name of Zyprexa is:

An example of a drug-disease interaction is:

Which of the following must be included if a new prescription is to be considered complete and clear?

Reconstituted oral Augmentin suspension prepared on April 2, 2025, would have a maximum beyond-use date of:

Which of the following medications are considered a therapeutic substitution?

Which two items on a manufacturer's bottle are typically used to identify recalled drugs?

Which org. is tasked w/ enforcing proper med disposal pract. to ensure that pharmaceutical waste doesn't waterways?

Which of the following medications is most likely to lead to impaired-driving incidents?

Which antibiotics products may cause a cross-sensitivity reaction in patients who are allergic to Penicillin?

Which auxiliary label should be affixed to a prescription bottle of Metronidazole?

Which of the following medication classes is considered high-alert?

A patient taking Xarelto is looking for an OTC medication to treat minor pain. What is most likely to be recommended?

In order to minimize the risk of contamination by pathogens, hospital staff should:

Digoxin is unavailable in which dosage form?

For which of the following conditions could Omeprazole be prescribed?

Which of the following is an antiemetic?

The puncture-resistant container that is used for needle disposal is referred to as a:

Which of the following products must be dispensed in its original container?

How many 250 mg tablets of Metronidazole are needed to make 150 mL of suspension containing 100 mg/mL?

How often do patients typically receive oral Metoprolol Succinate when treating hypertension?

Patient is 15 days late refilling Rx. Patient says "I take it w/ breakfast, but sometimes I don't have time". Response?

Under standard precautions, it is considered safe for healthcare workers to come in direct contact with patients: