Home > Pharmacy technician > Quizzes > Pharmacy Technician Exam (PTCE) Practice Test 2
Pharmacy Technician Exam (PTCE) Practice Test 2
Fast practice, instant feedback. Timer auto-submits when time’s up.
Avg score: 0% Most missed: “How many milliliters of 95% (v/v) alcohol and 30% (v/v) alcohol should be mixed …”
Pharmacy Technician Exam (PTCE) Practice Test 2
Time left 00:00
25 Questions

1. What is the maximum weighable amount for a Class III prescription balance?
2. Which of the following dosage forms contains the highest concentration of alcohol?
3. A patient has called in a refill for a selective COX-2 inhibitor. Which of the following drugs should be filled?
4. A physician orders drug “x” 500 mg BID × 30D. The pharmacy has drug “x” 250 mg in stock. How many 250 mg tablets of drug “x” are needed to fill this order?
5. Which of the following medications should be taken with a glass of water while sitting in an upright position for a minimum of 30 minutes?
6. How many times can a Class III or a Class IV prescription be transferred by pharmacies that do not share the same online database?
7. Which disease state is characterized by polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
8. The iPLEDGE program is designed to mitigate the risks that are associated with taking __________.
9. A 10 mL bottle of U-100 insulin is dispensed to a patient. A patient’s prescription calls for 25 units of U-100 insulin to be injected subcutaneously daily. For how many days should this bottle last?
10. If 200 mL of NS is infused, how many mg of sodium chloride will the patient receive?
11. How many grams of hydrocortisone are needed to prepare 180 g of 3% hydrocortisone cream?
12. What does the first set of numbers represent in the following National Drug Code (NDC) number? 00456-012-03
13. A root-cause analysis is a method of problem solving that is used to __________.
14. How much menthol is needed to prepare a prescription that requires 6 oz of menthol 0.5%?
15. Which schedule of controlled substances has the highest abuse potential and also an accepted medical use in the United States?
16. What does the prefix “hyper-” mean?
17. Which of the following dosage forms would be appropriate for a patient who is experiencing nausea and vomiting?
18. Which of the following nasal sprays is available over-the-counter (OTC)?
19. The process of dissolving powder drugs with diluents, such as water or normal saline, is known as ___________.
20. Which of the following medications is available in a unit-of-use container?
21. A prescription is filled with an incorrect strength of a medication due to the prescriber’s illegible handwriting. How should this error be classified?
22. What does the last set of numbers of an NDC number indicate?
23. Which of the following medications should be counted on a separate designated tray?
24. A physician orders amiodarone (Cordarone) 300 mg in 100 mL of D5W to be infused over 30 minutes. Determine the IV flow rate in mL/hour.
25. Which of the following is an example of a pair of drugs with look-alike/sound-alike names that are used in the treatment of diabetes?