Drug Schedule
What is the drug schedule for Lovastatin?
a) C-II
b) C-III
c) C-IV
d) Not a controlled substance
d) Not a controlled substance
Medication with the suffix -statin are usually cholesterol lowering medications, like Lovastatin and Simvastatin.
Which of the following are things that a pharm tech CANNOT do?
a) Fill in insurance information
b) Recommend a medication
c) Process a prescription
b) Recommend a medication
What is Rosuvastatin for?
a) Cholesterol lowering
b) Diabetes
c) Pain relief
a) Cholesterol lowering
Medications with the suffix -statin are usually cholesterol lowering medications, like Lovastatin, Rosuvastatin and Simvastatin.
After passing the PTCB exam, which website do you go to to download yout pharm tech license application?
a) PTCB official website
b) California State Broad of Pharmacy
b) California State Broad of Pharmacy
What is the drug schedule for Fentanyl?
a) C-II
b) C-III
c) C-IV
d) Not a controlled substance
a) C-II
Fentanyl is used to treat severe pain and is an opioid analgestics. Hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine are under the same category.
Where would you find C-II medication in a pharmacy?
a) On the shelf with other non-controlled medication
c) In a sealed box
c) In a safety vault
c) In a safey valult
Schedule C-ll medication must be stored in a safe vault or locking system separate from other non-controlled medication.
What is Clonazepam for?
a) Cholesterol lowering
b) Seizure
c) Blood pressure lowering
d) Anti-anxiety
d) Anti-anxiety
Medication with the suffix -zepam and -zolam are usually used to treat anxiety and/or sedative, like Diazepam, Clonazepam.
How frequently do you have to renew your pharm tech license in California?
a) every year
b) every 2 years
c) every 4 years
b) every 2 years
What is the drug schedule for Diazepam?
a) C-II
b) C-III
c) C-IV
d) Not a controlled substance
c) C-IV
Medication with the suffix -zepam and -zolam are usually used to treat anti-anxiety and/or sedative, like Diazepam, Clonazepam.
How many times can a C-II medication be refilled?
a) No refills
b) 5 refills
c) 6 refills
a) No refills
C-II medication is not allowed to have refills. Each prescription is valid for one fill only.
What is Lisinopril for?
a) Pain relief
b) Seizure
c) Blood pressure lowering
d) Diabetes
c) Blood pressure lowering
Medications with the suffix -pril are usually used to treat high blood pressure, like Lisinopril, Ramipril, Benazepril.
What is an Youtube channel that you can watch to study your pharm tech exam
a) Angel PharmD
b) Amanda PharmD
c) Ava PharmD
d) Allen PharmD
b) Amanda PharmD
What is the drug schedule for Methylphenidate?
a) C-II
b) C-III
c) C-IV
d) Not a controlled substance
a) C-II
Methylphenidate is a medication used to treat ADHD, dexmethylphenidate is in the same category.
Which of the following medication has to be filled separately and cannot be put into a counting machine?
a) Metformin
b) Sitagliptin
c) Celphalexin
d) Calcium
c) Celphalexin
We want to avoid cross-contamination of Celphalexin with other drugs because one of the common allergies is to the penicillin antibiotics.
What is Omeprazole for?
a) Acid-reflux
b) Seizure
c) Pain relief
d) Nausea
a) Acid-reflux
Medications with the suffix -prazole are usually used treat acid-reflux, like Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Lansoprazole.
After you scheduled your pharm tech exam, within how many days must you complete the course?
a) 60 days
b) 90 days
c) 120 days
a) 60 days