2020-2021 Final Exam Study Guide

1. The first pharmacy(s) opened when and where - New Orleans in 1823 2. In what year was the PTCB formed - 1995 3. Mercury was used to treat? - syphilis 4. According to 101.01 which old time remedies are still being used today? - maggots and leeches 5. What was the first synthetic antibiotic? - sulfonamide 6. How many questions are in the PTCB exam and how much time is allotted for the exam? - 90 questions; 1 hour and 50 minutes 7. The ancient treatment process of cutting a hole in the skull to allow evil spirits that were thought to cause disease a way to exit the body was called? - trephining 8. Who discovered penicillin? - Alexander Fleming 9. What is the name of the first pharmacy school in the United States and when did it open? - College of Pharmacy and Sciences in Philadelphia in 1821 10. Who is considered the father of medicine? - Hippocrate 11. What is the purpose of using maggots in medicine? - To clean wounds by removing dead tissue 12. Which early physician and alchemist realized the benefit of treating a disorder with one medication at a time? - Paracelsus 13. Know how to solve a DEA number - 1st + 3rd + 5th = #1 - 2nd + 4th + 6th = #2 - #2 x 2 = #3 - #1 + #3 = last digit is last number of DEA number 14. The FDA is currently under the authority of? - Department of Health and Human Services 15. How often does the DEA require a narcotic inventory? - every 2 years 16. What DEA form would be used to return all controlled substances that are unwanted, unusable, or outdated to the distributor? - Form 41 17. What is the name of the governmental insurance for seniors and for those with long term disabilities under the age of 65? - Medicare 18. Drug errors to be reported? - MedWatch 19. Which DEA form is needed to destroy damaged, outdated, or unwanted controlled substances?

- Form 41 20. Which product recall is the most serious? - Class 1 21. Controlled substance record must be kept for how long? - 2 years 22. Which law required the labeling: “caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription”? - 1951 Durham-Humphrey Amendment 23. What is the main purpose of OBRA? - to identify drug-interactions, contraindications, and therapeutic duplications 24. Which certification exam for pharmacy technicians is accepted in all 50 states? - PTCE (Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam) 25. A CE course with the letter T and the number 05 next to the course means the course is: - for technicians and includes patient safety 26. What do the initials ACPE mean? - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education 27. Know how expiration dates on drugs work. - end of month of year 28. Which of the following organizations was founded in 1999 by technicians for technicians? - National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) 29. Who regulates laws (system of rules and regulations) specifically to your pharmacy in your state? - Boards of Pharmacy (BOP) 30. Who oversees the state board of pharmacy (BOPs)? - National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) 31. What is the meaning of NPT? - new pharmacy technician 32. Know what dosage form of medications are used to treat - solids - liquids - semisolids 33. Know reference books and where they would be used - drug topics red book: retail setting 34. The ways a drug may be eliminated from the body - kidney, feces, exhalation, sweat glands, and breast milk 35. The name of dosage that can be safely be split in half - scored tablet 36. Most people judge others within how many min/sec of first meeting them? - 30 seconds 37. A formulary is a list of? - approved drugs to be stocked and drugs covered by an insurance company 38. Rolling the eyes or loudly sighing implies? - impatience 39. The overuse of statins may be toxic to what part of the body?