PTCB Practice Exam 2
1. The directions for use forTimoptic is 2 gtts os bid.What is the meaning ofos?
Answer: left eye
2. What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"?
Answer: pc
3. An order reads "Tylenol 325mg pr q 4 h prn".What dosage form should bedispensed?
Answer: suppositories
4. A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages.What
expiration date will appear on the package?
Answer: 50% of labeledexpiration date to a maximum of 1 year
5. The expiration date on a bottle of Cipro 500mg tablets states 4/09.Whendoes this drug
expire?
Answer: midnight 4/30/09
6. A physician prescribes Ceclor 375mg po bid.What is wrong with this pre-scription?
Answer: the Rx lacks a duration of therapy
7. Which dosage form isformulated to dissolve in the intestine rather than thestomach?
Answer: enteric-coated
8. What is the term for the process by which substances are taken up andtransported to the
bloodstream?
Answer: absorption
9. What is "room temperature"
Answer: 15-30 degrees Centigrade
10. The process whereby a drug is transformed by the liver is referred toas;
Answer: metabolism
11. A patient enters the pharmacy complaining of persistent heartburn.Thepharmacy
technician should:
Answer: tell the patient to speak to the pharmacist
12. Which of the following duties may a pharmacy technician not do?enter a prescription data
into the computer
call the wholesaler for a drug order
affix a drug label to a prescription container
accept a verbal medication order from a physician
Answer: accept a verbal medicationorder from a physician