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To become a Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician in the United States, you need to demonstrate an ability of the material necessary to pass the (PTCB)  Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.

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1. Is Oxycontin a chemical name, street name, brand name, or generic name?

2. In larger institutions, a system for distributing (non-STAT) prescription drugs and equipment to all of the patients is used. The system is called a cart exchange, and the pharmacy is responsible for overseeing the filling of the orders. A cart exchange in a hospital usually takes place every:

3. The drug Lorazepam is a:

4. How many tablespoons are in 16oz. ?

5. Generic Drugs can be substituted for Brand name drugs:

6. Methylprednisolone 10mg tabs

7. At your retail pharmacy a customers order totals $22.34. They pay with two $20 bills. The most appropriate change would be :

8. Which dosage form would ensure the best bio-availability ?

9. You receive a prescription with the sig: Amoxil® 500mg 1tab PO TID X10D. How many tablets are needed to fill this order ?

10. The FDA publication of Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations is called:

11. A patient presents a prescription for Ibandronate 150mg #3. Your pharmacy has a 35% markup and $5.66 dispensing fee. The wholesale price is $15.70 per tab. What will the retail price be for this prescription of 3 tablets.

12. What anti fungal is a good choice for athletes foot topically and orally?

13. What is Oxycontin generic name?

14. 00006-0951-54 is the NDC code for Losartan 25mg #90. What does the middle series of numbers 0951 represent ?

15. Your pharmacy has a 40% markup and $1.75 dispensing fee. The wholesale price for 10 sildenafil is $120.00, what will the retail price be?

16. What does APAP stand for?

17. A rolling cabinet at a hospital which is used to dispense emergency medication is commonly called a :

18. Which of the following would be a violation of OBRA ?

19. Which DEA Sch. contains drugs that have very high abuse potential and are not usually used as medication ?

20. 3/4 is equal to what decimal?

21. What regulatory agency would be responsible for the approval of a new anti-anxiety drug similar to diazepam?

22. Which phase of the FDA new drug application involves double-blind, placebo controlled trials to demonstrate that it actually works and involves hundreds or thousands of patients?

23. The Sig for 'right ear' is

24. You receive a prescription that reads: Restoril® 15mg PRN HS #30. What instructions will likely appear on the customers packaging ?

25. Dr. G. Acosta has a practice in Delaware and received her DEA number in 1988. What will the two letters in her DEA number prefix be ?

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