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

05 PTCE Practice Test | quiz | Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam

1 >>The Food and Drug Administration was initially named the ?

• (A) Food, Drug, and Alcohol Commission.
• (B) Food, Drug, and Weapons Administration.
• (C) Food, Drug, and Hazardous Substance Regulatory Agency.
• (D) Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration.

Solution Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration.

2 >>Because of fatal poisoning from liquid sulfanilamide, the _______________ required new drugs be shown to be safe before marketing. ?

• (A) Food and Drug Act of 1906
• (B) 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
• (C) 1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment
• (D) 1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Solution 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

3 >>The ________________ required child-proof packaging for most prescription drugs. ?

• (A) Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
• (B) Poison Prevention Packaging Act
• (C) Durham-Humphrey Amendment
• (D) Kefauver-Harris Amendment

Solution Poison Prevention Packaging Act

4 >>The 1984 Hatch-Watchman Act allowed for ?

• (A) quicker introduction of generic drugs only.
• (B) extension of drug patent terms only.
• (C) quicker introduction of drugs and extension of drug patent terms.
• (D) introduction of generic versions of trade drugs regardless of patent terms.

Solution quicker introduction of drugs and extension of drug patent terms.

5 >>Pharmacists were required to offer counseling to Medicaid patients by the ?

• (A) Durham-Humphrey Amendment.
• (B) 1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA).
• (C) Kefauver-Harris Amendment.
• (D) Harrison Act.

Solution 1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA).

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6 >>Drugs that require prescriptions are________________ drugs. ?

• (A) Durham
• (B) Humphrey
• (C) legend
• (D) Kefauver

Solution legend

7 >>An inactive substance given in place of a medication during clinical trials is a ?

• (A) pediatric.
• (B) phase 2.
• (C) phase 3.
• (D) placebo.

Solution placebo.

8 >>The FDA requires ____________ phases of testing in humans. ?

• (A) two
• (B) three
• (C) four
• (D) five

Solution three

9 >>The main purpose of phase 2 clinical trials is ?

• (A) dosage.
• (B) economics.
• (C) animals.
• (D) effectiveness.

Solution effectiveness.

10 >>Phase 3 clinical trials generally have ________________ participants. ?

• (A) several hundred to several thousand
• (B) 20-100 patients
• (C) less than 10
• (D) up to several hundred patients

Solution several hundred to several thousand

11 >>The Pediatric Labeling Rule of 1994 mandated that ?

• (A) all drug trials include children after a drug has been fully tested on adults.
• (B) all drugs carry label information for pediatric use based on studies of adults and other pediatric treatment information.
• (C) all drugs have pediatric dosing and safety information on their labels if the drug has potential use for pediatric patients.
• (D) all drug labels indicated whether they have been tested on children.

Solution all drugs have pediatric dosing and safety information on their labels if the drug has potential use for pediatric patients.

12 >>After a patent has expired for a medication, other manufacturers may copy the drug and release it under the ______________ name. ?

• (A) generic
• (B) trade
• (C) brand
• (D) patent

Solution generic

13 >>Manufacturers of generic drugs ?

• (A) need to perform the same safety and effectiveness testing required for new drugs.
• (B) do not need to perform the same safety and effectiveness testing but do need to demonstrate that a drug is pharmaceutically equivalent to the corresponding proprietary drug.
• (C) do not need to perform the same safety and effectiveness testing but do need to demonstrate that a drug is therapeutically equivalent to the corresponding proprietary drug.
• (D) do not need to perform the same safety and effectiveness testing but do need to demonstrate that a drug is both pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent to the corresponding proprietary drug.

Solution do not need to perform the same safety and effectiveness testing but do need to demonstrate that a drug is both pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent to the corresponding proprietary drug.

14 >>Drugs that do not require a prescription are _____________ drugs. ?

• (A) FDA
• (B) OTC
• (C) Durham-Humphrey
• (D) legend

Solution OTC

15 >>The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act requires that OTC cold and allergy medications that contain which of the following drugs be kept behind the counter? ?

• (A) antihistamine
• (B) methamphetamine
• (C) ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
• (D) antitussive

Solution ephedrine and pseudoephedrine

16 >>Pharmacy technicians may sell exempt narcotics ?

• (A) without approval from the pharmacist if they record the sale in a record book.
• (B) only with approval from the pharmacist.
• (C) after the pharmacist has approved and documented the sale in a record book.
• (D) without approval or documentation of the sale.

Solution after the pharmacist has approved and documented the sale in a record book.

17 >>A prescription to dispense Plan B" ?

• (A) is not required.
• (B) is required for patients under 17.
• (C) is required for patients 17 years of age and under.
• (D) is required for patients 17 years of age and under unless otherwise allowed by state law.

Solution is required for patients under 17.

18 >>Of the following Schedule of drugs, which one deals with drugs that have no accepted medical use in the United States? ?

• (A) Schedule I
• (B) Schedule II
• (C) Schedule III
• (D) Schedule IV

Solution Schedule I

19 >>Amphetamines, opium, cocaine, and methadone are in DEA Schedule _____ because they have accepted medical use, but have a high potential for abuse and may lead to physical or psychological dependence. ?

• (A) II
• (B) III
• (C) IV
• (D) V

Solution II

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20 >>The FDA reporting system for adverse effects that occur from use of approved drugs is called ?

• (A) Class I.
• (B) MedWatch.
• (C) VAERS.
• (D) Class II.

Solution MedWatch.

21 >>________________ drug recalls are issued by manufacturers when there is a strong likelihood that the product will cause serious adverse effects or death. ?

• (A) Class I
• (B) Class II
• (C) Class III
• (D) Class IV

Solution Class I

22 >>A technician could be prosecuted for misconduct called ___________ if s/he incorrectly labeled a prescription. ?

• (A) liability
• (B) insubordination
• (C) negligence
• (D) compliance

Solution negligence

23 >>Basic criminal and civil laws, like theft, discrimination, sexual harassment, and fraud, apply to pharmacy technicians. ?

• (A) TRUE
• (B) FALSE
• (C) -
• (D) None of the above

Solution TRUE

24 >>Pharmacies located in the health care institutions (hospitals, etc.) are required to follow regulations of this organization: ?

• (A) ASHP
• (B) USP
• (C) ASCP
• (D) JCAHO

Solution JCAHO

25 >>Medical science terminology has a _______ in every word. ?

• (A) root word
• (B) suffix
• (C) combining vowel
• (D) all of the above

Solution root word

26 >>The _________________ is a modifier attached to the end of the root word and the___________ is a modifier attached to the front of the root word. ?

• (A) prefix, suffix
• (B) suffix, prefix
• (C) suffix, root
• (D) prefix, root

Solution suffix, prefix

27 >>The cardiovascular system distributes blood through the body in ?

• (A) arteries and capillaries.
• (B) arteries, capillaries, and veins.
• (C) veins and arteries.
• (D) veins, glands, and arteries.

Solution arteries, capillaries, and veins.

28 >>Blood pressure records two phases. Label the correct phase in this reading: 140/90. ?

• (A) 140 = conductive 90 = inductive
• (B) 140 = inductive 90 = conductive
• (C) 140 = systole 90 = diastole
• (D) 140 = diastole 90 = systole

Solution 140 = systole 90 = diastole

29 >>Chemicals that assist in regulating body functions are called ?

• (A) antibodies.
• (B) hormones.
• (C) proteins.
• (D) catalysts.

Solution hormones.

30 >>The gland in the endocrine system that regulates body metabolism is the ?

• (A) thyroid gland.
• (B) adrenal gland.
• (C) pituitary gland.
• (D) thymus gland.

Solution thyroid gland.

31 >>Insulin and glucagon are produced in the ?

• (A) kidney.
• (B) liver.
• (C) pancreas.
• (D) pituitary gland.

Solution pancreas.

32 >>The hepatic and cystic ducts carry bile to ?

• (A) the liver.
• (B) the esophagus.
• (C) the duodenum.
• (D) the pharynx.

Solution the duodenum.

33 >>A disease of the gastrointestinal tract is ?

• (A) anorexia.
• (B) gastritis.
• (C) hepatitis.
• (D) all of the above

Solution all of the above

34 >>Which gland(s) is(are) part of the integumentary system? ?

• (A) adrenal glands
• (B) pituitary gland
• (C) thyroid gland
• (D) mammary glands

Solution mammary glands

35 >>The top layer of the skin is referred to as the ________________ layer. ?

• (A) epidermis
• (B) dermis
• (C) cutaneous
• (D) subcutaneous

Solution epidermis

36 >>The integumentary system ?

• (A) regulates the immune response to bacterial infection.
• (B) regulates body temperature and defends against disease.
• (C) regulates red blood cell production.
• (D) provides structural support for the body.

Solution regulates body temperature and defends against disease.

37 >>The lymph and blood systems are the center of the _______ system of the body? ?

• (A) reproductive
• (B) nervous
• (C) cardiovascular
• (D) immune

Solution immune

38 >>The spleen is the largest organ in the lymph and blood systems and is the storage organ for ?

• (A) leukocytes.
• (B) hepatocytes.
• (C) lymphocytes.
• (D) monocytes.

Solution lymphocytes.

39 >>Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by ?

• (A) cartilage.
• (B) striated muscles.
• (C) tendons.
• (D) none of the above.

Solution tendons.

40 >>The FDA reporting system for adverse effects that occur from use of approved drugs is called ?

• (A) Class I.
• (B) MedWatch.
• (C) VAERS.
• (D) Class II.

Solution MedWatch.