PTCB Exam 2
1. Which dosage form would use the process of inunction to be absorbed intothe body?
Answer: Ointments
2. If a medication has an expiration date of 3/06, when will it expire?
Answer: The lastday of March 2006
3. Which of the following interpretations of "i cap qid ac and hs" is correct?
Answer: -Take one capsule by mouth before meals and at bedtime
4. What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Answer: Removal
5. How many 500-mg doses can be prepared from a 10-g vial of cefazolin?
Answer: 20
6. What do the first 5 digits of an NDC number represent?
Answer: Drug manufacturer
7. Which of the following is not a task a pharmacy technician would perform?-
Answer: Counseling a patient
8. By what route should Phenergan 25 mg suppository be taken?
Answer: PR
9. Which of the following drugs is not a cephalosporin?
Answer: Lorabid
10. Capsules of which of the following sizes containsthe smallest quantity?
Answer: 4
11. When would you take a medication if the directions stated "ac"?
Answer: Before ameal
12. What is the meaning of AAC?
Answer: Actual acquisition cost
13. What does "NPO" mean on a medication order?
Answer: Nothing by mouth