PTCB Practice Test 2

Which medication is a local anesthetic?

• lidocaine

• fluconazole

• montelukast

• donepezil

When a prescription is returned to stock in a pharmacy, what happens to the insurance claim?

• it is maintained for pharmacy profit

• the claim is reversed

• the pharmacy must notify the insurance company for a prior authorization

• thepatient must pay cash the next time the prescription is filled

Which of the following capsule sizes is the smallest, holding approximately 50mg?

• 5

• 2

• 1

• 00

If the drug class for citalopram was indicated as an abbreviation on a prescription, what might it be confused with?

• acetaminophen

• morphine sulfate

• hydrochlorothiazide

• sliding scale regular insulin

Which of the following organizations publishes a high-alert/high-risk medication list for internal pharmacy use?

• FDA

• DEA

• NIOSH

• ISMP

Many medications in the antiviral drug class end in

• -cillin

• -vir

• -sporin

• -toin

Which of the following organizations defines what makes a drug hazardous and maintains a hazardous drug list?

• FDA

• NIOSH

• SDS

• DEA

An order is written for 100ml of a 6% solution. You have a 10% solution in stock. How much stock solution and how much diluent are needed to compound this order?

• 50ml stock, 50ml diluent

• 20ml stock, 80ml diluent

• 60ml stock, 40ml diluent

• 70ml stock, 30ml diluent

Which of the following should always be disposed of in a red biohazard container?

• infectious waste

• needles

• gowns and gloves used when compounding chemotherapy

• warfarin packaging

Which of the following drugs is considered by the ISMP to be high-risk/high-alert?

• glimepiride

• clindamycin

• meclizine

• ipratropium