PTCB Exam Study Guide 2021-2022; Common Drugs for Different Diseases, Drug Interactions, and Dosages.
A physician write a prescription for lactulose
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A pharmacy receives the following prescription warfarin 2.5 mg tablets dispense four week supply sick code one tablet PO on Monday Wednesday and Friday and .5 tablet on Sunday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday what quantity of tablets will be needed to fill the prescription is the first dose is taken on a Sunday ans: 20
Which of the following medication purchases maybe tracked using methcheck ans: Pseudoephedrine
To prevent cross-contamination between solid dosage forms like tablets and capsules a pharmacy technician should ans: Wipe a counting tray clean after each use
Which auxiliary label should be affixed to a prescription bottle of metronidazole ans: Do not drink alcoholic beverages when taking this medication
How many 250 mg tablets of metronidazole are needed to make 150 mL of suspension containing 100 mg/milliliters ans: 60
A patient states that they experience shortness of breath while taking Catholics the pharmacy technician should enter an allergy to which class of anabiotic's in the patient's profile ans: Cephalosporins
The generic name of Zyprexa is ans: Olanzapine
Which vitamin is a special important during pregnancy in order to prevent birth defects ans: Folic acid
According to federal law how long in years must pharmacy maintain records for each controlled substance purchased received distributed or dispensed ans: 2 years
Which of the following is a recommended strategy for preventing medication errors ans: Implementing systemwide use of Tallman lettering
A prescription written for which of the following drugs could be filled with atorvastatin if generic substitution is allowed ans: Lipitor
In order to ensure that the appropriate product was selected from the shelf a pharmacy technician should verify the medications ans: National drug code or NDC number
Under standard precautions it is considered safe for healthcare workers to come in direct contact with patients ans: Dirty hands
Which of the following auxiliary label should always be placed on an oral suspension ans: Shake well before use
For which of the following question should a pharmacy technician refer the patient to the pharmacist ans: "What should I do if I forget to take a dose of my prescription"
Saint johns wort is primarily used as ans: Mild antidepressant
A particular manufacture packages amlodipine 2.5 mg tablets with an NDC of 00603-2108-02 if a pharmacy technician wants to receive hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg capsules from the same manufacture which of the following NDC's should they order ans: 0603-3855-21
A pharmacy technician is asked to divide a bulk bottle of chloral hydrate 500 mg/5 mL into 1 teaspoon unit of use packaging the best option for portioning out the drug is to use ans: Oral liquid syringe
For safety reasons the medical abbreviation q.d and QD should not be used instead they should be written as ans: Once a day
Which of the following organizations is tasked with enforcing proper medication disposal practice is to ensure that pharmaceutical waste does not contaminate waterways and drinking water ans: EPA
According to federal law pharmacist must be alerted for consultations and all the following situations except ans: New refil
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for Dilaudid 4 mg tablets DAW the pharmacy is out of Dilaudid the technician feels the prescription with Hydromorphone the pharmacist performs the final check and tells the technician that Hydromorphone cannot be dispensed because ans: Generic substitution is not authorized by prescriber
Which of the following is an antiemetic ans: prochlorperazine
The pharmacy received the following prescription tamsulosin 0.4 mg capsules SIG Code 0.4 mg PO daily for two weeks then increase 2.8 mg daily there after what quantity of capsules will be needed for the first 30 days ans: 46
Which part of the meniscus should the pharmacy technician used to measure the liquid in a graduated cylinder ans: The bottom
Digoxin is unavailable in which dosage form ans: Sublingual tablet
A vial of medication shows the manufactures expiration date is November 2026. The last date on which the medication may be used is ans: November 30, 2026
A physician orders amoxicillin 50 MG/ML for a child at 1 mL PO Q8H for 10 days. What is the total volume that must be dispensed in email if the amoxicillin stock is 125 mg/5 mL ans: 60mL
The iPLEDGE restricted drug distribution program is associated with ans: Isotretinoin
The primary purpose of rotating inventory in the pharmacy is to ans: Reduce the potential for dispensing expired medication
Which of the following is most important to ensuring the chemical stability of medication stored in a Pharmacy ans: Temperature, humidity, and lighting conditions
The following prescription is written for pro air HFA: SIG 2 puffs PO q.I.d. Dispense two inhalers of 8.5g
how long in days should the supple last if there are 200 metered doses in each inhaler? ans: 50
Where should a pharmacy store NuvaRing? ans: Refrigerator, at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F)
The following order arrives in the pharmacy:
Lantus SoloStar #1 box (5 pens each containing 3 mL) SIG: 25 units SQ q.p.m.
how long in days should this box of precooked pens last the patient? ans: 60
In order to minimize the risk of contamination by pathogens hospital staff should ans: Follow procedures to ensure that infectious agents are handled and disposed of properly
An example of a drug disease interaction is ans: Pseudoephedrine-hypertension
A compliance air may be indicated win a patient ans: Request feels at unreasonable intervals
How many eight fluid ounce bottles can be packaged from a 1 gallon bottle of cough syrup ans: 16
Reconstituted oral Augmentin suspension prepared on April 2, 2025 would have a maximum beyond use date of ans: April 12, 2025
Advair discus inhalation powder comes in a sealed pouch. Once the pouches open any remainder should be discarded after how many months ans: 1
According to federal law prescriptions for schedule iii controlled substances may ans: Be refilled for up to 6 months if indicated
Medications from which of the following categories should be handled with care because they are considered hazardous ans: Antineoplastic
According to federal law a complete inventory of the controlled substances on hand in a pharmacy must be made every ans: Two years
Which of the following may indicate incompatibility in his non-sterile ans: An Unanticipated change in color
According to the Institute for safe medication practices which of the following is considered a look like sound like medication pair ans: Spiriva and Apidra
Which of the following products must be dispensed in its original container ans: Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingual tablets
Which two items on a manufactures bottle are typically used to identify recalled drugs ans: NDC number and lot number
Which of the following anabiotic products may cause a cross sensitivity reaction in patients who are allergic to penicillin ans: Augmentin
Which of the following route of administration would be considered parenteral ans: Subcutaneous
The pharmacy receives the following prescription
levofloxacin 0.5% solution #1 bottle
SIG: 2 gtts OD q2h while awake on days 1-2 then 2 gtts OD q4h while awake on days 3-7
where is the patient instructed to use the medication? ans: Right eye
A patient diagnosed with type two diabetes request a refill on a prescription for extended release glipizide the patient is approximately 15 days late and refilling the prescription the patient when asked if the medication is being taken as directed says "yes I always take it at breakfast but many days I simply don't have time to eat before I leave for work"
how should the pharmacy technician respond? ans: I asked the patient to speak with the pharmacist to clarify the prescription directions
Which of the following conditions may help prevent medication errors ans: Sufficient lighting
A pharmacy technician should alert the pharmacist to counsel patient who has presented prescriptions for both ans: Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo and amoxicillin
The puncture resistant container that is used for needle disposal is referred to as a ans: Sharps container
When determining therapeutic equivalence the FDA requires which of the following criteria to be identical ans: dosage form
For which of the following conditions could omeprazole be prescribed ans: GERD
Look-alike/sound alike precautions should be applied to medications with similar ans: Manufacture labels
If two drugs are commonly mistaken for each other what strategy could reduce the possibility of an era reaching the patient ans: Separating where drugs are kept on the shelves
Which of the following foods are most likely to interfere with warfarin ans: kale and broccoli
An important step that helps ensure that prescriptions are filled for and dispensed to the correct patient is ans: Patient identification
A patient decides to transfer their diazepam prescription from a chain pharmacy to a mail order pharmacy that does not share a real time online database according to federal law schedule IV prescription ans: Can be transferred no more than one time between these pharmacies
The patient presents a new prescription order for labetalol. The patient's computer profile shows the following medications clip a ride, albuterol, furosemide, atenolol, and amlodipine. The labetalol prescription order is a therapeutic duplication of ans: Atenolol
How often do patients typically receive oral metoprolol succinate when treating her potential ans: Once a day
Which of the following must be included if a new prescription is to be considered complete and clear ans: Route of administration
What is the generic name for Lexapro ans: escitalopram
A patient picking up a prescription for naproxen inquires if the pharmacy has OTC ibuprofen in response to the request the pharmacy technician should ans: Inquire if the ibuprofen is for the same patient has a naproxen if so notify the pharmacist of the potential therapeutic duplication
The pharmacy received the following prescription:
Ondansetron 8mg ODT #5
Sig: 1 tab 30 min before chemotherapy then q12h for 1-2 days after chemotherapy
How should this medication be taken? ans: On the tongue
The theft or loss of significant quantities of controlled substances must be reported to ans: The DEA
The pharmacy receives the following prescription
Fentanyl 100 mg/hr
Apply 1 patch every 72 hours #10
an error appears to have been made in the medications ans: Strength
Medical devices safety alerts are issued by the FDA when a device ans: May present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm
If there is an error in a medications expiration date on the manufacturers label what kind of recall is the FDA most likely to request ans: Class iii
A patient taking Xarelto is looking for an OTC medications to treat minor pain. Which of the following is most likely to be recommended ans: Acetaminophen
Incompatibility between two components of a non-sterile compound may result in the ans: Formation of a new active ingredient
Which of the following is an expectorant ans: Guaifenesin
A hospitals pharmacies and therapeutic committee review medication error reports in order to help ans: Decrease the number of adverse drug events caused by system weakness
Which of the following medications is most likely to lead to impaired driving incidents ans: Diphenhydramine
A physician prescribes 5 mg of a drug per kilogram of body weight be ID for a patient weighing 110 pounds. How many 0.5 g tablets of the drug are required for a 10 day duration ans: 10
Which of the following medication classes is considered high alert ans: Anticoagulant
Which of the following issues is the most likely target of a DUR ans: Therapeutic duplication
A physician orders phenobarbital elixir 60 mg for a patient. The drug is available in a 20 mg/5 mL concentration. How many teaspoons should be given for each dose ans: 3
Which of the following medication should be avoided by patients allergic to sulfa drugs ans: Bactrim
If 30 g of 0.5% hydrocortisone ointment is combined with 15 g of 2.5% hydrocortisone ointment which is the percent of the drug in the final product ans: 1.17%
A reverse distributor for pharmaceuticals ans: Removes in disposes of pharmaceutical waste
Which of the following medications are considered a therapeutic substitution ans: Zocor and pravastatin
Pharmacy pharmacy receives the following prescription
Suboxone 8 mg/2 mg SL film #60
SIG: 2 films SL once a day
How should this medication be used ans: Under the tongue
Which of the following anabiotic's could cause the discoloration of teeth in young children ans: Doxycycline
According to the Institute for safe medication practices which of the following are considered look like/sound alike medication ans: Glyburide and glipizide
A pharmacy technicians fill the prescription with the wrong medication because of the similarity of the two containers but then catches the error. The technician should: ans: Report they avoided error to med watch
A logical and systematic process used to help identify what, how, and why something happen in order to prevent recurrence is referred to as ans: Root cause analysis [Show Less]