Pharmacy Technician Certification Test Questions
With Correct Answers
Pharmacokinetics - Answer The study of the steps involved in a drug's absorption,
distribution within the body, metabolism, and excretion.
Dosage Calculations - Answer Pharmacy calculations related to the number of doses,
dispensing quantities, and/or ingredient quantities
HDL - Answer High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, also called the "good
cholesterol."
Diluent - Answer A product used to dilute another product.
Filaments - Answer fibrous protein molecules inside myofibrils
Compounding The art of extreme extemporaneously preparing medications to meet the
unique unique need of an individual patient according to the specific order of a
prescriber; producing, mixing or preparing a drug by combining two or more ingredients.
Bronchodilator A medication that relaxes and expands the bronchial passages into the
lungs
Antibodies Special protein that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body.
Sternum - The breastbone is the middle bone of the rib cage and consists of three parts.
Larynx - The voice box is a passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; it
,contains the vocal cords.
Glaucoma - Any one of a group of eye diseases marked by an abnormal increase in the
intraocular pressure.
Prescription - An order written or computerized, electronic, or verbal from a healthcare
provider to a pharmacist instructing the pharmacist as how to dispense a drug to a
certain patient that will need drug therapy.
Aqueous - Containing water; water soluble.
Adipose - Fat.
Solutions - Mixture of liquids that do not separate when the mixture is left to stand or
when it is filtered.
PNS Peripheral Nervous System-part of the nervous system that is composed of nerves
and ganglia (outside the CNS). Nerves of the PNS carry information to and from the CNS,
or to and from the ganglia.
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus-retrovirus that causes AIDS.
Fahrenheit A scale for measuring temperature where the freezing point of water is 32
degrees and the boiling point is 212 degrees. United States unit of measure for
temperature.
Dosage Forms or Dosage Formulation - Answer Tablet, Capsule, Suppository, Solution
Biotechnology - Answer A form of technology that involves the use of living organisms,
typically genes, in modifying a product to produce or alter plants and animals, or to
develop other microorganisms for specific uses.
, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - Answer Established in 1995 and
headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Elixir - Answer A sweetened liquid used in medication either for his medicinal ingredients
or as a flavoring.
Celcisus - Answer The international unit of measure for temperature.
Pronunciation - Answer The manner in which someone utters a word.
genetically modified organisms - Answer An organism whose genetic material has been
altered through some genetic engineering technology or technique.
Kinesics - Answer The scientific study of gestures, body language, and facial
expressions as part of nonverbal communication.
Pigmentation - Answer Color
Pyrogen - Answer Any substance or agent that causes a fever.
urinary retention - Answer inability to empty the bladder because of an obstruction, nerve
damage, or as a side effect of certain drugs.
Bronchi - Answer an airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs
Solution liquid that contains ingredients which dissolve
Bio-availability the degree to which a drug becomes available to body tissue after
With Correct Answers
Pharmacokinetics - Answer The study of the steps involved in a drug's absorption,
distribution within the body, metabolism, and excretion.
Dosage Calculations - Answer Pharmacy calculations related to the number of doses,
dispensing quantities, and/or ingredient quantities
HDL - Answer High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, also called the "good
cholesterol."
Diluent - Answer A product used to dilute another product.
Filaments - Answer fibrous protein molecules inside myofibrils
Compounding The art of extreme extemporaneously preparing medications to meet the
unique unique need of an individual patient according to the specific order of a
prescriber; producing, mixing or preparing a drug by combining two or more ingredients.
Bronchodilator A medication that relaxes and expands the bronchial passages into the
lungs
Antibodies Special protein that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body.
Sternum - The breastbone is the middle bone of the rib cage and consists of three parts.
Larynx - The voice box is a passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; it
,contains the vocal cords.
Glaucoma - Any one of a group of eye diseases marked by an abnormal increase in the
intraocular pressure.
Prescription - An order written or computerized, electronic, or verbal from a healthcare
provider to a pharmacist instructing the pharmacist as how to dispense a drug to a
certain patient that will need drug therapy.
Aqueous - Containing water; water soluble.
Adipose - Fat.
Solutions - Mixture of liquids that do not separate when the mixture is left to stand or
when it is filtered.
PNS Peripheral Nervous System-part of the nervous system that is composed of nerves
and ganglia (outside the CNS). Nerves of the PNS carry information to and from the CNS,
or to and from the ganglia.
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus-retrovirus that causes AIDS.
Fahrenheit A scale for measuring temperature where the freezing point of water is 32
degrees and the boiling point is 212 degrees. United States unit of measure for
temperature.
Dosage Forms or Dosage Formulation - Answer Tablet, Capsule, Suppository, Solution
Biotechnology - Answer A form of technology that involves the use of living organisms,
typically genes, in modifying a product to produce or alter plants and animals, or to
develop other microorganisms for specific uses.
, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - Answer Established in 1995 and
headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Elixir - Answer A sweetened liquid used in medication either for his medicinal ingredients
or as a flavoring.
Celcisus - Answer The international unit of measure for temperature.
Pronunciation - Answer The manner in which someone utters a word.
genetically modified organisms - Answer An organism whose genetic material has been
altered through some genetic engineering technology or technique.
Kinesics - Answer The scientific study of gestures, body language, and facial
expressions as part of nonverbal communication.
Pigmentation - Answer Color
Pyrogen - Answer Any substance or agent that causes a fever.
urinary retention - Answer inability to empty the bladder because of an obstruction, nerve
damage, or as a side effect of certain drugs.
Bronchi - Answer an airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs
Solution liquid that contains ingredients which dissolve
Bio-availability the degree to which a drug becomes available to body tissue after
