Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE)
Domain 4: Order Entry and Processing: practice questions
Our PTCE bank has 62 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
What does DAW code 2 mean?
- The patient requested the brand-name product
- Substitution allowed
- Generic dispensed
- The prescriber requires the brand-name product (substitution not allowed)
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A. The patient requested the brand-name product — Patients often pay the cost difference.
Question 2
2 g of a drug is added to 100 mL of fluid. What is the concentration?
- 20 mg/mL
- 2 mg/mL
- 200 mg/mL
- 0.2 mg/mL
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A. 20 mg/mL — 2,000 mg ÷ 100 mL = 20 mg/mL.
Question 3
What is the value of the Roman numeral XIV?
- 9
- 14
- 16
- 41
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B. 14 — X = 10, IV = 4.
Question 4
What is 98.6 °F in degrees Celsius?
- 37 °C
- 40 °C
- 32 °C
- 36 °C
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A. 37 °C — °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9 = 66.6 × 5/9 = 37.
Question 5
What does 'gtt' mean?
- Gallon
- Drop(s)
- Gram
- Gargle
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B. Drop(s) — Example: 'i gtt OU bid'.