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Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE)

Domain 1: Medications — Drug classes: practice questions

Our PTCE bank has 15 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

Drugs ending in '-gliflozin' belong to which class?

  1. Sulfonylureas
  2. GLP-1 agonists
  3. DPP-4 inhibitors
  4. SGLT2 inhibitors
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D. SGLT2 inhibitors — Examples: empagliflozin, dapagliflozin.

Question 2

Drugs ending in '-statin' lower cholesterol by inhibiting which enzyme?

  1. Xanthine oxidase in the liver
  2. Cyclooxygenase
  3. HMG-CoA reductase
  4. ACE
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C. HMG-CoA reductase — Statins reduce cholesterol synthesis in the liver.

Question 3

Albuterol belongs to which class?

  1. Short-acting beta-2 agonists
  2. Inhaled corticosteroids (controllers)
  3. Leukotriene antagonists
  4. Anticholinergics
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A. Short-acting beta-2 agonists — Albuterol is a rescue inhaler for bronchospasm.

Question 4

Drugs ending in '-sartan' belong to which class?

  1. ACE inhibitors
  2. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
  3. Diuretics
  4. Statins
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B. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) — Examples: losartan, valsartan, irbesartan.

Question 5

Drugs ending in '-prazole' belong to which class?

  1. Antiemetics
  2. Proton pump inhibitors
  3. H2 receptor antagonists
  4. Antacids
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B. Proton pump inhibitors — H2 blockers end in '-tidine', such as famotidine.

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