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Pharmacy Technician Exam (PTCE) Practice Test 5
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Pharmacy Technician Exam (PTCE) Practice Test 5
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1. What is the proper procedure for disposing of non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste?
2. Which of the following routes of administration would be instilled into the ear?
3. Which capsule size listed is the largest?
4. A pharmacy receives a prescription for cyclobenzaprine 10 mg 1 TID PRN #30. What would be the days’ supply for this prescription?
5. Which of the following is an inactive ingredient or 'filler' used in a compound with an active medication?
6. Risperidone is in which class of medications?
7. A patient has a prescription for 20 grams of hydrocortisone cream 10%. The pharmacy has 2% and 20% in stock. How much of each is required to compound this prescription?
8. Which of the following drugs, if taken with ciprofloxacin, may cause a serious drug interaction and risk of bleeding?
9. Which of the following must be avoided while taking metronidazole?
10. Which of the following is a beta blocker?
11. Which of the following suffixes indicate a drug is an ACE inhibitor?
12. The generic name for Xarelto is
13. A patient receives 30 tablets of alprazolam with the instructions, take 1 PO TID PRN anxiety. The patient returns for a refill after 7 days because she is out of medication. Which of the following prescription errors would this be?
14. Meloxicam belongs to which drug classification?
15. Which medication is often taken as a tapered dosage, to allow the adrenal glands time to resume normal function?
16. A patient tells a pharmacy technician that she is feeling miserable and needs an OTC cold medication. The patient mentions that she is on a medication for high blood pressure and asks if this is a problem. Which would be the best response from the pharmacy technician?
17. Which of the following medications must be taken until the duration of drug therapy is complete?
18. Which of the following medications should be taken at bedtime?
19. Which of the following should be avoided by patients taking spironolactone?
20. A patient has a sulfa allergy. Which medication must be avoided?
21. Certification for laminar air flow hoods or isolator glove boxes must occur how often?
22. Which of the following is NOT a primary route of infectious disease transmission?
23. Which of the following is the process of mixing drugs into a compound by adding the smallest ingredient first, then mixing evenly the same amount as the next ingredient, and repeating steps until all amounts have been mixed (to provide an even distribution throughout the compound)?
24. Which of the following tools used for blood sugar monitoring consists of a sharp needle used to prick the skin?
25. Which temperature range would be appropriate for the storage of latanoprost?

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