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PTCB Prep Review
Question | Answer |
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Federal Food and Drug Act-1906 | Prohibited interstate commerce in adulterated or mis-branded food, drinks, and drugs |
FDA-1911 | Required manufacturers and distributors to provide scientific evidence for the claims they made on their products. |
FDA Cosmetic Act-1938 | Clarification on what constitutes mis-branding and altering. |
Durham-Humphreys-1951 | Prescription drugs or legends drugs are not to be dispensed without a prescribtion |
Kefauver-Harris-1962 | Proof of effectiveness as well as safety was required before a new drug went to market. |
Drug Abuse Control Amendment-1965 | Expands Harrison to include barbiturates and stimulants |
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs-1968 | Combines Harrison and DCA, forms DEA in 1973. |
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Act-1970 | Tracks transactions between manufacturers and suppliers practitioners and consumers ( DEA #) |
Poison Prevention Act-1970 | Requires locking caps on all prescriptions |
OBRA-1990 | Requires patient counseling on drugs |
JCAHO-Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare | Conducts voluntary certification inspection |
OSHA | Occupational and safety act-workplace safety |
HIPPA-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | Patient Confidentiality |
Absorption | Movement of a drug from dosage formulation to the blood |
Active Transport | Movement of drug molecules across membranes by active means |
Additive effects | The increase in effect when two drugs of similar actions are taken |
Admixture | The resulting solution when a drug is added to a parental solution |
Agonist | Drugs that activate receptors to accelerate or slow normal cell function |
Anhydrous | Without water molecules |
Bioavailability | The relative amount of an administered dose that reaches general circulation and the rate that this occurs |
Bioequivalence | The comparison of bioavailibility between two dosage form |
Duration of action | The time the drug concentration is above the minimum effective concentration |
Enterophetic cycling | The transfer of drugs and their metabolites from the liver to the bile in the gallbladder and then into the intestine, and then back into circulation |
Hypertonic | A solution that has a greater osmolarity than blood |
Orange Book | The common name for the FDA's Approved Drug Products |
Teratogenicity | The ability of a substance to cause abnormal fetal development. |
Alimentary tract | The organs from the mouth to the anus. GI Tract. |
Atagonist | A drug that bids with receptors but does not activate them |
Aqueous | Water based |
Extemporaneous compounding | The on demand preparation of a drug product |
Isotonic | A solution which has the same osmolarity as blood |
Milliquivalent | A unit of measure for electrolytes in solution |
Passive Diffusion | The movement of drugs from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration |
Pharmaceutical alternative | Drug products that contain the same active ingredients, but not necessarily in the same amount or same dosage form |
Pharmaceutical equivalent | Drug products that contain identical amounts of the same active ingredients in the same dosage form |
Therapeutic equivalent | Pharmaceutical equivalents that produce the same effects in patients |
The pharmacist has asked you to obtain a MedWatch Form 3500 so s/he can report | an adverse event regarding a vaccine |
Medications for ophthalmic administration are usually available in | sterile isotonic drops or ointment |
A Class_________drug recall is the most serious | I |
IV's prepared containing cytotoxic drugs are prepared in a(n) | biological safety cabinet |
Nolvadex or _________ is an anti-estrogen type medication that is often used in the treatment | tamoxifen |
After mixing Benzamycin gel how should it be stored | in the refrigerator |
When using a Class A prescription balance, the least weighable quantity is | the same as the sensitivity requirement |
The form number for ordering Schedule II drugs is | DEA form 222 |
The smallest gelatin capsule used for extemporaneous compounding is size | 5 |
Coring can occur when | the needle is not correctly inserted into the vial |
Furesomide or Lasix is used as | an anti-inflammatory agent |
Federal law requires pharmacies to have available for inspection Copy 3 of the DEA form 222 for a period of _________ years | 2 |
Federal law requires an exact inventory must be kept for | morphine sulfate |
The Material Safety Data Sheets | provide information concerning hazardous substances |
What does DAW mean on a written prescription | The brand name is to be dispensed as written |
The last set of digits of the NDC are indicative of | package size |
The approximate size container for the dispensing of 180 ml of liquid medication would be | 6 ounces |
Investigational drugs are handled by | FDA |
Which of the following books is used for FDAs list of approved drugs products | Orange book |
Propranolol is the same as | Inderal |
Thiazide diuretics | manage the retention of water |
Which form of Insulin is a clear solution? | Humulin R |
The appearance of crystals in mannitol injection would indicate that the product | was exposed to cold |
OSHA requires pharmacies to have MSDS for | each hazardous chemical used in the pharmacy |
Used for cough | antitussives |
Tobrex opthalmic ung refers to | an ointment used for the eye |
What is sertraline | anti-depressant |
All aseptic manipulations in the laminar hood should be performed at least | six inches within the hood |
Which auxiliary label would be used for a prescription for tetracycline 250 mg capsules | avoid dairy products and antacids |
The Roman Numeral XLII is equivalent to | 42 |
The laminar flow hood should be left operating continuously. If it is turned off, it should not be used until i has been running for at least | thirty minutes |
In which controlled substance schedule is Tylenol No 2 classified | Schedule IV |
The first line of defense against infection/contamination of an IV product is | handwashing |
HIPAA requires | privacy rules are observed for PHI |
The two parts of the syringe that should not be touched | the tip and needle |
The sale of what medications is restricted by the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act | Claritin-24 |
The first 5 digits of the NDC | manufacturer |
The Orange Book provides information about | generic equivalents |
Nitroglycerin in provided in a sub lingual tablet meaning | tablet should be dissolved under the tongue |
Zantac, Tagamet, and Pepcid are H@ blockers which are now available over the counter. What are they used for? | To inhibit stomach acid secretion |
A hospital born infection is also know as | nosocomial infection |
Alprozaloam is | benzodiazepine |