PTCB Exam Bundle (Graded A)

What recall would be issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a medication that was deemed to cause temporary adverse health effects for patients that used that medication? - Answer- Class II Recall What is an acceptable way to store prescription records? - Answer- 2 files: (CII) and ...

which agency enforces rules and regulations regarding legal and illegal trade of narcotics and other potentially dangerous drugs? - Answer- DEA (Drug enforcement administration which class of drug schedules may be ordered and received by any method (verbal, written, faxed)? - Answer- c-iii thru c...

Intravenously - Answer- Through the viens Intramuscularly - Answer- Into the muscle Subcutaneous - Answer- Under the skin Transdermal - Answer- Absorbed through the skin (patches, creams) Sublingual - Answer- Under the tongue Ocular - Answer- Into the eye Aurally - Answer- Into the...

which agency enforces rules and regulations regarding legal and illegal trade of narcotics and other potentially dangerous drugs? - Answer- DEA (Drug enforcement administration which class of drug schedules may be ordered and received by any method (verbal, written, faxed)? - Answer- c-iii thru c...

Which DAW code should be used if a physician authorizes the use of a generic drug but the patient requests a brand name drug? - Answer- The following are the approved DAW codes used in pharmacy: DAW 0: Generic allowed by physician; DAW 1: Brand name required by MD; and DAW 2: Generic allowed, but pa...

Pharmacy Technician - Answer- A person who helps liscensed pharmacists provide meds and other health care products to paitents Pharmacist - Answer- A perspn who is educated & loscened to dispense drugs and to provide drug info to patients and other health care providers U.S. D.E.A. - Answer- U...

to compound a custom solution, you are asked to add 10mg of drug to a 500ml bag of 5% dextrose injection. the drug is available in pre mixed bottles of 0.5% solution. how many ml should you add? a. 4,5 mL b. 1.2 mL c. 0.5 mL d. 2.0 mL - Answer- .5% means .005 of each ml is the GRAMS of drug ...

What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) electronic program used for ordering C-2 medications? a FDAS b DEAS c CSOS d CMOS - Answer- CSOS Which of the following numbers could lead to a medication error due to a decimal point error? a 1.5 b 0.5 c 3.4 d 6.0 - Answer- 6.0 The thi...

A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) requires a patient to use ____ and either recommends or requires the use of ____. - Answer- in-network pharmacies; generic drugs Patients in a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) can use ____. - Answer- in-network or out-of-network pharmacies The 4 par...

Which agency enforces rules and regulations regarding legal and illegal trade of narcotics and other potentially dangerous drug? - Answer- DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) The sale of Sudafed is limited and monitored for what reason? - Answer- For its potential to be used in the creation of ...

How would the instructions, "Take 2 tablets in the morning and 1 tablet in the evening as needed" be written using sig codes? - Answer- Take 2 ts qam and 1 t qpm prn In which check system would the technician double check the hard copy against the prescription label generated by the order entry...

The directions for use for Timoptic is 2 gtts os bid. What is the meaning of os? - Answer- left eye What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"? - Answer- pc An order reads "Tylenol 325mg pr q 4 h prn". What dosage form should be dispensed? - Answer- suppositories A pharmacy techni...

An example of a major drug-drug interaction would be: - Answer- Warfarin-aspirin An example of an antiplatelet medication is: - Answer- Plavix Diltiazem is a member of what class of medication? - Answer- Thiazide Diuretics Calcium Channel Blockers How many 1 ounce bottles of cough syrup can...

Patient harmed by compounded sterile preparations - Answer- microbial contamination, excessive bacterial endotoxins, variability in strength of ingredients, chemical/physical contaminants, inappropriate quality of ingredients non sterile compounding examples - Answer- products used orally, topica...

667ml of 25% and 333ml of 10% - Answer- If you have 25% dextrose and 10% dextrose, how many ml of each would you need to make 1000ml of a 20% solution? 35mg/hr - Answer- An IV has been ordered to run at 2.5gtts/min. The IV contains 875mg of Amoxicillin in a total of 250ml. How many mg of Amoxicil...

A drug sells for $29.99 retail and has a wholesale cost of $19.74. The dispensing cost is $3.20. What is the pharmacy's net profit? A $10.25 B $29.99 C $3.20 D $7.05 - Answer- $7.05 Gross profit is selling price minus purchase price. For net profit you also need to subtract the dispensin...

(CPT billing codes 99605, 99606, and 99607) - Answer- Medication Therapy Management (MTM) (CPT billing codes 99211-99215) - Answer- Incident-to (CPT codes 99496 and 99495) - Answer- Transitional care management (TCM) (CPT codes G0438 and G0439) - Answer- CMS annual wellness visit (AWV) (...

When working with glass ampules to prepare an IV admixture using aseptic techniques, which type of needle must be used? - Answer- A: Filter To avoid exceeding the 24hr acetaminophen dose limit of 4g, patients taking Darvocet-N 100mg/650mg should be cautioned not to take more than how many tablets...

Ace Inhibitors should not be taken with...... - Answer- Potassium Diuretics Vitamin deficency causes Rickets - Answer- Vitamin D CSAR stands for? - Answer- Controlled Substance Administration Record Elixer is a form of.. - Answer- Alcohol & Water A drug that does not require blood work? ...

Side Effect Of Steroidal Meds - Answer- Bruising Moon Face Weight Gain Cephalexin - Answer- Keflex Amoxcillin clavulanate - Answer- Augmentin Bacteriostatic - Answer- prevents the growth of bacteria, but does not kill bacteria Clozapine - Answer- is an antipsychotic agent Antoconvu...

For wchich of the following conditions would a patient receive an inhaler? - Answer- a. asthma b. diabetes c. hypertension d. gout A patient presents a prescription for Lasix 40mg, which has been authorized for generic substitution. Which of the following may be substituted for Lasix? - Answer...

Where should one place used syringes and needles? - Answer- Red plastic sharps container Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks? - Answer- Biohazard bag Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures? - Answer- Jewelry should not be worn while preparing IV admixtures because ...

Schedule II Controlled Substances - Answer- (C-II) classified as having a high potential for abuse, with severe dependence liability (narcotics, amphetamines) NO REFILLS oxycodone + acetaminophen - Answer- Percocet oxycodone + aspirin - Answer- Percodan Hydromorphone - Answer- Dilaudid Opi...

A drug used to treat flatulence is: Gas-X Simethicone Mylicon all the above - Answer- all the above An example of a drug used as an anti-convulsant is: Aspirin. Levothyroxine. Phenobarbital. Lithium. - Answer- phenobarbital Define rhino: Ear Nose Blood Intestine - An...

A drug patent is in effect for how many years from the date of the drug's discovery? a. 10 years b. 13 years c. 15 years d. 17 years - Answer- d. 17 years A product's NDC number is grouped into three sections. The first five digits identify: a. the manufacturer of the drug product b. the ...

What does the abbreviation NPO mean? - Answer- Nothing by Mouth What is the brand name for Eszopiclone? - Answer- Lunesta (a hypnotic used to treat insomnia) Which section provides the Medicare prescription drug benefit? - Answer- Medicare Part D (federal government program that subsidizes the...