PTCB Pre-Test 2
1. Which agency regulates drug quality?
a. DEA (drug enforcement administration)
b. FDA (food & drug administration)
c. OSHA (occupational safety & health administration)
d. State governments
Answer: b. FDA (food & drug administration)
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding quality?
a. Quality control is a process of checks and balances
b. Quality is defined by what our customers perceive
c. Quality Improvement is an important part of meeting regulatory agency (e.g., JCAHO
(joint commission accreditation health care certification) requirements
d. All of the above are true
Answer: d. All of the above are true
3. "Formulary medications" refers to:
a. Generics only
b. 30 day supply of any prescribed medication
c. All drugs that are "MAC'd (maximum allowable cost)"
d. A list of drugs approved by the patient'sInsurance company
Answer: d.A list of drugsapproved by the patient's Insurance company
4. Hospitals or managed healthcare organizations list drugs that have been approved for use
on the basis of therapeutic and economic considerations.What is the common name of such a
list?
a. Therapeutic compendium
b. Controlled drug compendium
c. Investigational drug list
d. Formulary
Answer: d. Formulary
5. Many hospitals, HMO's (health maintenance organization), insurers and other healthcare
systems maintain a list of medications that are approved foruse in the system called a/an:
a. Inventory
b. Formulary