03 PTCE Practice Test | quiz | Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam www.ptcb.org

03 PTCE Practice Test | quiz | Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam

1 >>An inhalation aerosol contains 150 mg of metaproterenol sulfate, which is sufficient for 200 inhalations. How many micrograms are in each inhalation? ?

• (A) 75
• (B) 750
• (C) 133
• (D) 1330

Solution 150 mg equals 150,000 mcg; 150,000 mcg divided by 200 inhalations is 750 mcg per inhalation.

2 >>A liquid contains 0.25 mg of drug per milliliter. How many milligrams of the drug are in 1.5 L? ?

• (A) 0.375
• (B) 3.75
• (C) 37.5
• (D) 375

Solution 1.5 L equals 1,500 mL. Setup: (0.25 mg)/(1 mL) = (x mg)/(1,500 mL); x = 375 mg.

3 >>Add 0.025 kg, 1,780 mg, 2.65 g, and 755 mcg and express the answer in grams. ?

• (A) 2537.68
• (B) 1807.73
• (C) 29.430755
• (D) 27.652535

Solution In order to add different values correctly, they must each be converted to the same units before adding. 0.025 kg = 25 g, 1,780 mg = 1.78 g, and 755 mcg = 0.000755 g; therefore, 25 g + 1.78 g + 2.65 g + 0.000755 g = 29.430755 g.

4 >>Of the following metric system unit lists, which one would be in the correct order from largest weight to smallest weight? ?

• (A) g to mg to mcg to kg
• (B) kg to g to mg to mcg
• (C) mcg to mg to g to kg
• (D) kg to mcg to mg to g

Solution Kg to g to mg to mcg would be the correct answer, as each one is a multiple of 1,000. For example: 1 kg = 1,000 g, 1 g = 1,000 mg, 1 mg = 1,000 mcg.

5 >>Children's chewable aspirin tablets contain 11/4 gr of aspirin in each tablet. How many milligrams is this in each tablet? ?

• (A) 60
• (B) 75
• (C) 180
• (D) 325

Solution 11/4 gr is the same as gr 1.25. Setup: (1 gr)/(60 mg) = (1.25 gr)/(x mg) = 75 mg.

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6 >>1/200 gr of the drug is equal to how many milligrams? ?

• (A) 0.15
• (B) 0.2
• (C) 0.3
• (D) 0.4

Solution 1/200 gr needs to be changed to a decimal number by dividing the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator): 1/200 = 0.005. Now you can use this number in your setup: (1 gr)/(60 mg) = (0.005 gr)/(x mg) = 0.3 mg

7 >>Approximately how many pints of cough syrup can be filled from 1 gal of cough syrup? ?

• (A) 4
• (B) 8
• (C) 12
• (D) 16

Solution There are eight pints in one gallon.

8 >>How many gr ss codeine capsules can be made from 120 mg of codeine powder? ?

• (A) 2
• (B) 4
• (C) 6
• (D) 8

Solution Ss means one-half (0.5) and 0.5 gr = 30 mg; (1 cap)/ (0.5 gr) = (x cap)/(120 mg) = 4 capsules.

9 >>How many teaspoons are in one tablespoon? ?

• (A) 8
• (B) 1
• (C) 3
• (D) 5

Solution One teaspoonful equals 5 mL; one tablespoonful equals 15 mL; 15 mL divided by 5 mL equals 3.

10 >>How many cups are in one gallon? ?

• (A) 8
• (B) 16
• (C) 24
• (D) 32

Solution There are eight pints per gallon and two cups per pint; therefore, there are 16 cups per gallon.

11 >>How many teaspoons are in 2 oz of liquid? ?

• (A) 6
• (B) 12
• (C) 24
• (D) 30

Solution One fluid ounce equals 30 mL, so two fluid ounces equal 60 mL. One teaspoonful equals 5 mL; 60 mL divided by 5 mL per teaspoonful = 12 teaspoonsful.

12 >>The pharmacist dispenses 180 mL from an unopened 480 mL container of suspension. How many ounces are left in the container? ?

• (A) 6
• (B) 8
• (C) 10
• (D) 12

Solution 480 mL minus 180 mL = 300 mL. Setup: (1 oz)/(30 mL)= (x oz)/(300 mL); x = 10 oz.

13 >>gr ii is equal to how many milligrams? ?

• (A) 30
• (B) 45
• (C) 60
• (D) 120

Solution There are 60 mg per grain; therefore, gr ii is equal to 120 mg.

14 >>90 lb is equal to how many kilograms? ?

• (A) 40.91
• (B) 45
• (C) 180
• (D) 198

Solution There are 2.2 pounds per kilogram; therefore, 90 pounds divided by 2.2 pounds per kilogram is equal to 40.91 kg. Reminder setup: (1 kg/2.2 lb) = (x kg/90 lb).

15 >>1 gal is equal to how many milliliters? ?

• (A) 360
• (B) 480
• (C) 1000
• (D) 3785

Solution There are 3,785 mL in one gallon

16 >>One teaspoon is equal to how many milliliters? ?

• (A) 3
• (B) 4
• (C) 5
• (D) 6

Solution There are 5 mL per teaspoonful.

17 >>180 mL is equal to how many fluid ounces? ?

• (A) 2
• (B) 4
• (C) 6
• (D) 8

Solution There are 30 mL per fluid ounce; therefore, 180 mL divided by 30 mL per fluid ounce equals six fluid ounces.

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18 >>456 mL is equal to how many liters? ?

• (A) 0.456
• (B) 4.56
• (C) 45.6
• (D) 456

Solution Setup: (1 L)/(1,000 mL) = (x L)/(456 mL); x = 0.456 L, or 0.47 L if we round off to the hundredths place.

19 >>45 mL is equal to how many tablespoons? ?

• (A) 2
• (B) 3
• (C) 4
• (D) 5

Solution There are 15 mL per tablespoonful; therefore, 45 mL divided by 15 mL per tablespoonful equals three tablespoonsful.

20 >>A physician advises a patient to take a baby aspirin tablet (75 mg) to reduce the risk of heart attack. The patient decides to cut a five grain (gr v) tablet into doses. How many doses can be obtained from each tablet? ?

• (A) 4
• (B) 6
• (C) 8
• (D) 10

Solution A five grain tablet contains 300 mg; if you divide the tablet into quarters, each piece will contain 75 mg. So there are four doses in a five-grain tablet.

21 >>When a patient approaches the pharmacy to ask what the generic for Claritin" is, you tell him ?

• (A) Only a pharmacist can answer his question, and you will get one for him shortly.
• (B) The generic for Claritin" is loratadine.
• (C) The generic for Claritin" is ceftirizine.
• (D) The generic for Claritin" is diphenhydramine.

Solution Pharmacy technicians are allowed to give the generic name for a medication, and the generic for Claritin" is loratadine. The generic for Zyrtec" is ceftirizine, and the generic for Benadryl" is diphenhydramine.

22 >>In which drug classification would you find enalapril? ?

• (A) beta-blocker
• (B) calcium channel blocker
• (C) ACE inhibitor
• (D) 5A phosphodiesterase inhibitor

Solution Vasotec" or enalapril is what we call an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Looking at the ending of the generic name of these drugs (-pril) helps you to know what its classification is.

23 >>Which laminar flow hood should be used when making chemo drugs? ?

• (A) horizontal laminar flow hood
• (B) parallel laminar flow hood
• (C) vertical laminar flow hood
• (D) perpendicular laminar flow hood

Solution The vertical, or chemo, hood is used in preparing hazardous materials such as chemo drugs used for cancer patients. The horizontal hood is for preparing sterile products. In this question, the other hoods listed as answer choices do not exist.

24 >>The first physician known by name was ?

• (A) Prometheus.
• (B) Hippocrates.
• (C) Imhotep.
• (D) Aesculapius.

Solution Imhotep.

25 >>Hippocrates approach to medicine was based on ?

• (A) superstition.
• (B) careful observation.
• (C) astrology.
• (D) animal behavior.

Solution careful observation.

26 >>The ancient Greek goddess of Medicinal ?

• (A) Herbs was
• (B) Pandora.
• (C) Panacea.
• (D) Hippocrates.

Solution Pandora.

27 >>Derived from the bark of the Peruvian tree, "Jesuit's powder," used along with preventive measures, helps keep this disease under control. ?

• (A) smallpox
• (B) malaria
• (C) polio
• (D) tuberculosis

Solution malaria

28 >>Aspirin is made from salicylic acid from the bark of the _____________________ tree. ?

• (A) willow
• (B) cinchona
• (C) tea
• (D) fig

Solution willow

29 >>____________________ was the first effective local anesthetic. ?

• (A) Quinine
• (B) Cocaine
• (C) Heroin
• (D) Morphine

Solution Cocaine

30 >>Around 3,000 B.________________ established, by trial and error, about 365 herbs that could be used as health treatments. ?

• (A) Imhotep
• (B) Hippocrates
• (C) Aesculapius
• (D) the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung

Solution the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung

31 >>The __________ from ______ is an 1100 page scroll document containing about 800 prescriptions using 700 drugs mostly derived from plants. ?

• (A) pharmacopeia, 2005
• (B) "herbal, 200 B.C.
• (C) Papyrus Ebers, 1500 B.C.
• (D) De Materia Medica, 77 B.C.

Solution Papyrus Ebers, 1500 B.C.

32 >>The first great book of Indian medicine describing over 500 herbal drugs that had been used for centuries was written in ?

• (A) 500 B.C.
• (B) 500 A.D.
• (C) 100 A.D.
• (D) 1,000 A.D.

Solution 100 A.D.

33 >>The Persian Rhazes who wrote one of the most popular textbooks of medicine in the middle ages was a man of science and ?

• (A) an alchemist.
• (B) a sorcerer.
• (C) a politician.
• (D) a god.

Solution an alchemist.

34 >>__________ was a(n) ______ physician who wrote a five volume encyclopedia in _____, one of which was devoted to natural medicines and another compounding drugs from individual medications. ?

• (A) Li Shi Zen, Chinese, 1580 A.D.
• (B) Zabdiel Boylston, colonial, 1721 A.D.
• (C) William Withering, British, 1785 A.D.
• (D) Avicenna, Islamic, 1000 A.D.

Solution Avicenna, Islamic, 1000 A.D.

35 >>An authoritative listing of drugs and issues related to their use is a(an) ?

• (A) pharmaceutical.
• (B) pharmacology.
• (C) pharmacopeia.
• (D) panacea.

Solution pharmacopeia.

36 >>_____________________________ showed that heat can be used to kill microorganisms associated with food spoilage. ?

• (A) Pasteur
• (B) Banting and Best
• (C) Watson and Crick
• (D) Fleming

Solution Pasteur

37 >>______________________ discovered penicillin could kill some bacteria. ?

• (A) Banting and Best
• (B) Watson and Crick
• (C) Fleming
• (D) Marker

Solution Fleming

38 >>_________________________ are substances produced by the body to regulate body functions and processes. ?

• (A) Hormones
• (B) Antitoxins
• (C) Antibiotics
• (D) Genomes

Solution Hormones

39 >>_____________________________ identified the structure of DNA. ?

• (A) Watson and Crick
• (B) Banting and Best
• (C) Serturner
• (D) Koller

Solution Watson and Crick

40 >>_______________________ protect(s) against illegal copying of new discoveries. ?

• (A) Generics
• (B) Brand names
• (C) Patenting
• (D) The FDA

Solution Patenting