PTCB Practice Test Quiz
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As we’re sure you’re probably aware, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board is the certification required for aspiring pharmacists to achieve before being able to fully immerse themselves in their chosen career path – as it is of vital importance to ensure medication safety by assessing everyone whom is going to be in charge of it. Do you know enough to pass your PTCB? Let’s find out.
- 1.
- A.
130/80
- B.
120/80
- C.
120/80
- 2.What does Bradycardia mean?
- A.
Fast heart
- B.
Slow heart
- C.
Abnormal heart
- 3.What does Tachycardia mean?
- A.
Fast heart
- B.
Slow heart
- C.
Abnormal heart
- 4.What does the suffix itis mean?
- A.
Killing
- B.
Pink eye
- C.
Inflammation
- 5.
- A.
2g, 0.5g, 7.5g, 50g
- B.
10g, 2.5g, 37.5g, 250g
- C.
5g, 3g, 40g, 300g
- 6.The meniscus should be read at...
- A.
Above water point
- B.
Eye level
- C.
Under water point
- 7.HEPA stands for ________ and traps particles larger than _____
- A.
High-efficiency particulate air filter, 0.2 microns
- B.
High-environmental particulate air filter, 0.2 microns
- C.
Horizantal-efficiency paticulate air filter, 2 microns
- 8.The Horizantal flow hood should be turned on _____ minutes before using
- A.
60 minutes
- B.
10 minutes
- C.
30 minutes
- 9.
- A.
The measurement of the time it takes the body to absorb one half of the drug
- B.
The measurement of the time it takes the body to break down & excrete one half of the drug
- C.
None of the above
- 10.Why are perservatives often added in medications?
- A.
Increase their shell life
- B.
Decrease the possibility of contamination
- C.
To meet FDA standards
- 11.Which method is used by the pharmacy tech when preparing capsules by hand?
- A.
The tray method
- B.
The capsule method
- C.
The punch method
- 12.
- A.
43 gtts/min
- B.
41.66 gtts/min
- C.
43.66 gtts/min
- 13.The Horizantal hood should be cleaned with...
- A.
70% isopropyl alcohol
- B.
50% isopropyl alcohol
- C.
80% isopropyl alcohol
- 14.What does HIPAA mean?
- A.
Ensure drug safety
- B.
Ensure the privacy of patients
- C.
Ensure counsel by pharmacy technicians
- 15.150 mg of drug A is ordered to take for 7 days but the pharmacy only has 125mg/5ml in stock. How many ml's should we give to the patient?
- A.
6 ml
- B.
42 ml
- C.
43 ml
- 16.
- A.
18
- B.
118
- C.
8
- 17.D5W means....
- A.
5% of drug to be weighted
- B.
5% of drug in water
- C.
5% dextrose in water
- 18.The generic drug for Vicodin is?
- A.
Hydrocodone
- B.
Hydrocodone/APAP
- C.
Oxycodone
- 19.Which drug is used to treat type 2 diabetes?
- A.
Cozaar
- B.
Norvasc
- C.
Glucotrol
- 20.Calculate day supply: II tabs po tid prn #30
- A.
5 days
- B.
7 days
- C.
30 days
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