PTCB Practice Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A prescription calls for 500 mg of a medication. The available capsules contain 250 mg each. How many capsules provide one dose?
2 capsules
1 capsule
3 capsules
4 capsules
2. A prescription directs a patient to take 2 teaspoonfuls per dose. Using the standard pharmacy conversion of 1 teaspoonful = 5 mL, how many milliliters are in one dose?
5 mL
15 mL
10 mL
20 mL
3. During final verification, a pharmacist catches that the wrong strength was selected before the medication reaches the patient. How is this event best classified?
An adverse drug reaction
A therapeutic duplication
A near miss
A product recall
4. Amoxicillin suspension is labeled 400 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters are needed for a 600 mg dose?
5 mL
6 mL
12 mL
7.5 mL
5. What does the prescription direction “Take 1 tab PO BID” mean?
Take one tablet by mouth twice daily
Take one tablet by mouth as needed
Take one tablet under the tongue at bedtime
Take two tablets by mouth once daily
6. A hazardous medication spills in a designated pharmacy work area. What is the most appropriate immediate approach for a technician?
Dilute the spill with water before deciding whether protective equipment is needed
Wipe it up promptly with ordinary paper towels and discard them in regular trash
Restrict access and follow the site's hazardous-drug spill procedure using the designated protective equipment and spill kit
Leave the spill uncovered until routine cleaning staff arrive
7. Under U.S. federal law, which controlled-substance schedule does not permit prescription refills?
Schedule II
Schedule IV
Schedule V
Schedule III
8. What information is represented by the three segments of a National Drug Code (NDC)?
Prescriber, patient, and pharmacy
Drug class, dosage form, and expiration date
Manufacturer location, lot number, and serial number
Labeler, product, and package size
9. At pickup, a patient reports lip swelling and difficulty breathing after taking the first dose of a new medication. What should the technician do immediately?
Recommend taking the next dose with food
Alert the pharmacist immediately and initiate the site's emergency-response procedure
Suggest calling the prescriber during the next business day
Ask the patient to monitor the symptoms until the next scheduled dose
10. A pharmacy claim rejects with the message “refill too soon.” What does this most commonly indicate?
The medication is excluded from the plan's formulary
The prescriber is not enrolled with the insurance plan
The prescription has no legally authorized refills remaining
The claim was submitted before the plan's next permitted fill date
11. Two unopened packages of the same medication expire in June and November. If both are otherwise usable, which inventory practice should guide their placement and selection?
Use the package received most recently first
Place the June package for use before the November package
Alternate packages so both are used at the same rate
Use the package with the later expiration date first
12. A 1:1000 weight-in-volume solution contains what concentration?
0.1 mg/mL
1 mg/mL
10 mg/mL
100 mg/mL
13. What is the main medication-safety purpose of Tall Man lettering, such as hydrOXYzine and hydrALAZINE?
To highlight differences between look-alike drug names
To indicate that a medication is a controlled substance
To show which letters form the drug's generic name
To distinguish oral products from injectable products
14. Which temperature range is the standard definition of refrigerated storage for medications?
25°C to 30°C
10°C to 15°C
15°C to 25°C
2°C to 8°C
15. Which auxiliary instruction is generally appropriate for an oral suspension?
Swallow whole; do not crush
Shake well before use
Dissolve under the tongue
Remove the protective patch liner before use
16. A patient receives 30 tablets with directions to take one tablet twice daily. What is the calculated days' supply?
10 days
12 days
15 days
30 days