Pharmacy Times Continuing Education – PTCE Exam Questions
with COMPLETE SOLUTION
What organization is tasked with enforcing disposal practices to ensure that pharmaceutical waste does
not contaminate waterways and dri
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Pharmacy Times Continuing Education – PTCE Exam Questions
with COMPLETE SOLUTION
What organization is tasked with enforcing disposal practices to ensure that pharmaceutical waste does
not contaminate waterways and drinking water? - ✔✔FDA
Where should a pharmacy store a NuvaRing? - ✔✔Refrigerator, at 2℃ to 8℃ (36℉ to 46℉)
A prescription written for which of the following drugs could be filled with atorvastatin if generic
substitution is allowed? - ✔✔Lipitor
A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for Dilaudid 4 mg tablets DAW. The pharmacy is out of
Dilaudid. The technician fills the prescription with hydromorphone. The pharmacist performs the final
check and tells the technician that hydromorphone cannot be dispensed because: - ✔✔generic
substitution is not authorized by prescriber.
A patient taking Xarelto is looking for an OTC medication to treat minor pain. What is most likely to be
recommended? - ✔✔Acetaminophen
What medication purchases may be tracked using meth check? - ✔✔Pseudoephedrine
The pharmacy receives the following prescription: [[ Levofloxacine 0.5% solution #1 Bottle Sig: 2 gtts OD
q2h while awake on days 1-2, then 2 gtts OD q4h while awake on days 3-7 ]] Where is the patient
instructed to use the medication? - ✔✔Right eye
What issue is the most likely target of a DUR? - ✔✔Therapeutic duplication
The puncture-resistant container that is used for needle disposal is referred to as a: - ✔✔sharps
containerIf there is an error in a medication's expiration date on the manufacturer's label, what kind of recall is
the FDA most likely to request? - ✔✔Class III
What antibiotic could cause the discoloration of teeth in young children? - ✔✔Cephalexin
A pharmacy receives the following prescription: [[ Suboxone 8 mg/2mg SL film #60 Sig: 2 films SL once a
day ]] How should this medication be used? - ✔✔Under the tongue
A patient states that they experienced shortness of breath while taking Keflex. The pharmacy technician
should enter an allergy to which class of antibiotics in the patient's profile? - ✔✔Cephalosporin
The primary purpose of rotating inventory in the pharmacy is to: - ✔✔Reduce the potential for
dispensing expired medications.
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