PTCB Online Practice Questions and Answers

A prescription for an antibiotic has the directions:

ii gtt AU q.i.d.

What auxiliary label should be affixed to the prescription's container?

A. Take with food

B. for the eye

C. For rectal use

D. For the ear

A doctor orders loperamide 2mg tid. Loperamide is available in a oral liquid supplied as 0.2 mg/mL. How many mL are needed for each dose?

A. 1mL

B. 5mL

C. 10mL

D. none of the above.

Insulin is usually administered by injections.

A. Subcutaneous

B. Intramuscular

C. Intradermal

D. None of the above.

You are asked to add 1.2mg of a drug to a 25mL bag of 5% Dextrose Injection. You have a 2mL ampoule of a 1:1000 w/v solution. How many mL should you add to the bag?

A. 0.12mL

B. 12mL

C. 1.2mL

D. None of the above

If 120mL of 10% Povidone Iodine solution is diluted to the 480cc mark with 0.9% sodium chloride (NACL), what would be the concentration of povidone-Iodine in mg/mL?

A. 50mg/ml

B. 25mg/ml

C. 75mg/ml

D. 100mg/ml

If 500mg of a drug are added to a 100mL IV bag, what is the percent strength of the resulting solution?

A. 0.005%

B. 0.0005%

C. 0.5%

D. 0.05%

The following statements are true of sublingual(SL) tablets except:

A. rapid acting

B. systemic effect

C. placed under the tongue

D. followed by water

An drug plan has set contract pricing of AWP, less 5%, plus a flat $5 dispensing fee. The customer's order is for 30 tablets of Drug "q". In the computer is says that Drug "q" has an AWP of $74.00/100 tabs. What dollar amount will the drug plan be billed?

A. 75.30

B. 46.88

C. 26.09

D. 7.47