Medical Tests Medical Tests Certifications PTCE Questions & Answers

• Question 211:

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  A bottle of nitoglycerin has the label strength of 1/200 grams. What would this strength be in milligrams?

  Correct Answer: 0.3 mg

• Question 212:

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  A pharmacy wants to mark-up a product by thirty percent. How much would an item cost with this mark-up, if it's original cost was $4.50?

  Correct Answer: $5.85

• Question 213:

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  Federal law requires an exact inventory must be kept for what?

  Correct Answer: morphine sulfate

• Question 214:

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  The Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

  Correct Answer: Provide information concerning hazardous substances.

• Question 215:

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  How much diluent do you need to add to 4 gm of powder to get a concentration of 500mg/ml?

  Correct Answer: 8 ml

• Question 216:

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  What does DAW mean on a written prescription?

  Correct Answer: The brand name is to be dispensed as written.

• Question 217:

  CORRECT TEXT Your pharmacy has received a prescription for Ointment XYZ and is not available commercially. The prescription is written for 30 g with 2 refills. According to the FDA guidelines, what is the largest amount your pharmacy can compound when originally filling the prescription in anticipation of refills?

  Correct Answer: 90 g

• Question 218:

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  The last set of digits of the NDC aare indicative of what?

  Correct Answer: package size

• Question 219:

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  A patient asks whether he/she can take a certain medication with another one. As a pharmacy technician, what should you do?

  Correct Answer: Request the patient see the pharmacist for a consult.

• Question 220:

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  The doctor writes: ii gtts OU bid. What does this mean?

  Correct Answer: Two drops in each eye twice a day.