STERILE COMPOUNDING PCTB PRACTICE TEST

INTRAVENOUS (IV) - IN THE VEIN! THE FASTEST ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION

LARGE VOLUMES, ANTIBIOTICS, PAIN MEDS, ALMOST ANYTHING

INTRADERMAL (ID) - ON THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN!

TB, SKIN TEST, ALLERGY TEST

INTRAMUSCULAR (IM) - IN LARGE MUSCLE!

ANTIBIOTIC, PAIN MEDS, VACINES, TESTOSTERONE, HORMONAL

SUBCUTANEOUS (SC OR SUBQ) - UNDER THE SKIN!

INSULIN, ALERGY SHOT, GROWTH HORMONE

INTRATHECAL - IN THE SPINE!

SPINAL TAP, EPIDURAL

BUCCAL

IN THE CHEEK

VIAL

A STERILE PLASTIC CONTAINER - LIQUID OR DRY PARTICLES

AMPULE

A STERILE GLASS CONTAINER - LIQUID MEDICATION, HAS TO BE BROKEN TO USE

ADDITIVE

A SINGLE NUTRIENT

ADMIXTURE

THE COMBINING OF 2 OR MORE ADDITIVES

DILUENT

AN AGENT THAT RECONSTITUTES A SOLUTION OR MIXTURE. 2 MAIN EXAMPLES ARE STERILE WATER (SWFI) & SODIUM CHLORIDE

RECONSTITUTION

THE PROCESS OF ADDING A DILUENT TO A MIX WITH A STERILE MEDICATION FOR INJECTABLE PURPOSES

ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE

A METHOD OF PREPARING STERILE PRODUCTS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION

PARENTERAL

A STERILE INJECTABLE MEDICATION - ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION VIA INJECTION

CYTOTOXIC (ANTINEOPLASTIC)

A CHEMOTHERAPY AGENT OR CANCER DRUG

ANTISEPTIC

AN AGENT THAT INHIBITS (BUT DOES NOT KILL) THE GROWN OF MICRO-ORGANISMS - EXAMPLE IS ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

BACTERIOCIDE

AN AGENT CAPABLE OF KILLING BACTERIA - EXAMPLES ARE CHLORHEXIDINE & MOUTHWASH

BACTERIOSTATIC

AN AGENT THAT INHIBITS THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA, CONTAINS BENZYL ALCOHOL. EXAMPLES ARE SODIUM CHLORIDE AND STERILE WATER

BEST BASE

SODIUM CHLORIDE

INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK (IVPB)

ANY VOLOUME LESS THAN 250 ML

LARGE VOLUME

REPLACEMENT FLUID LIKE D5W, NS AND VOLUME IS 500 ML OR GREATER

LAMINAR FLOW HOOD

A STERILE WORK AREA WITH POSITIVE AIR FLOW THAT FILTERS AIR. MAIN TYPES ARE VERTICLE & HORIZONTAL (ARE CHECKED EVERY 6 MONTHS)

PYROGEN

AN AGENT THAT CAUSES A RISE IN TEMPERATURE; PRODUCED BY ANY PATHOGEN. A FEVER INDUCING AGENT

TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN)

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY THAT INCLUDES AMINO ACIDS, DEXTROSE, LIPIDS, VITAMINS, MINERALS & TRACE ELEMENTS -- A LIQUID MULTI VITAMIN!

HOMEOSTEISIS

BALANCE IN THE BODY

LAMINAR FLOW HOOD START UP

TURN ON 30 MINUTES BEFORE USAGE

VERTICLE LAMINAR FLOW HOOD

USED FOR CHEMOTHERAPY

HORIZONTAL LAMINAR FLOW HOOD

USED FOR EVERYTHING (EXCEPT CHEMOTHERAPY)

HOW MANY DROPS FOR A MINI-DRIP

60 DROPS PER ML

HOW MANY UNITS PER VIAL

1000 UNITS

NORMAL SALENE % IS...

0.9%

STERILE WATER% IS...

0%

WHAT ARE 2 TYPES OF NEURONS IN THE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM?

SENSORY AND MOTOR NEURONS

THE BRAIN IS WHAT % OF BODY WEIGHT

2%

HOW MANY NEURONS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN?

100 BILLION NEURONS

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF?

THE BRAIN & THE SPINAL CORD

HOW MANY BONES IN THE VERTABRAL COLUMN?

33 BONES

INSULIN AND HEPARIN ARE INJECTED VIA?

SC - THE SUBCATANEOUS ROUTE

WHICH ROUTE INVOLVES INJECTION OF MEDICATION OR FLUID DIRECTLY INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SPINAL CHORD AND THE VERTEBRAE?

EPIDURAL

THE PRIMARY ENGINEERING CONTROL DEVICE SHOULD BE LOCATED IN WHICH AREA?

THE BUFFER AREA

WHICH FEDERAL AGENCY REGULATES THE DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES?

DEA

WHICH LAW REQUIRES DRUG USE EVALUATION (DUE)?

THE OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT

WHAT ACT MANDATES THAT NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS WITH MORE THAN ONE FLOOR MUST HAVE ELEVATORS?

THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

THE FIRST 5 DIGITS OF A NATIONAL DRUG CODE IDENTIFY WHAT?

THE MANUFACTURER

THE LAST 2 DIGITS OF A NATIONAL DRUG CODE IDENTIFY?

THE PACKAGE SIZE

WHAT REGULATORY AGENCY MAY ISSUE A DRUG RECALL?

THE FDA

FRAUDULENT OR MISLEADING LABELING OR MARKING IS REFERRED TO AS?

MISBRANDING

WHAT PHARMACY BOOK IS USED FOR APPROVAL OF DRUG PRODUCTS WITH THERAPUTIC EQUIVALENCE?

THE ORANGE BOOK

THE ANABOLIC STEROIDS CONTROL ACT OF 1990 PUT ANABOLIC STEROIDS INTO WHICH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULE?

SCHEDULE 3

1 LB = HOW MANY GRAMS ?

454 GRAMS

1 FL OZ = HOW MANY ML ?

30 ML

DESCRIBE SUPER BOWL 46 IN ROMAN NUMERALS

XLVI

DESCRIBE 2012 IN ROMAN NUMERALS

MMXII

1 CUP IS HOW MANY ML ?

240 ML

1 PINT IS HOW MANY ML ?

480 ML

1 QUART IS HOW MANY ML ?

960 ML

1 GAL IS HOW MANY ML ?

3840 ML

1 TSP IS HOW MANY ML ?

5 ML

1 TBSP IS HOW MANY ML ?

15 ML

1 TBSP IS HOW MANY TSP ?

3 TSP

1 OZ IS HOW MANY GRAMS ?

30 G

1 GRAIN IS HOW MANY MG ?

60 MG

1 GAL IS HOW MANY QUARTS ?

4 QUARTS

1 KG IS HOW MANY LB ?

2.2 LB

1 CC IS HOW MANY ML ?

1 ML

1 DROP (GTT) IS HOW MANY ML

20 ML

WHAT IS THE DILUTION FORMULA

IC x IQ = FC x FQ

1 GRAM IS HOW MANY GRAINS ?

15 GRAINS

A PATIENT WEIGHS 36 LB & TAKES A MEDICATION DOSED @ 15 MG/KG/DAY DIVIDED INTO 4 DOSES. IF THE MED IS AVAILABLE AS 25 MG/5ML, HOW MANY ML WILL BE TAKEN PER DOSE ?

12.3 ML

A MEDICATION'S AVE ADULT DOSE IS 150 MG TID. HOW MANY MG WOULD BE GIVEN OVER 2 DAYS TO A 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD USING YOUNG'S RULE ?

300 MG

IF A PATIENT TAKES 1 3/4 TSP OF A 150 MG/4ML SUSPENSION, HOW MANY MG WILL THE PATIENT TAKE ?

328.1 MG

HOW MANY MG ARE IN 9.3 ML OF A 1:400 SOLUTION ?

23.25 MG

HOW MANY MG OF DRUG ARE IN 30 G OF A 15% W/W CREAM ?

4500 MG

IF EVERY 100 ML OF SOLUTION CONTAINS 900 MG OF SODIUM CHLORIDE, HOW MANY ML WOULD CONTAIN 3,600 MG OF SODIUM CHLORIDE ?

400 ML

ORDERED: MERREM 12 G IN 100 ML D5W IV PB TO BE INFUSED OVER 30 MIN BY USING AN INFUSION PUMP. CALCULATE FLOW RATE______________ML / HR

200 ML / HR

ORDERED: KEFLIN 1 G IN 50 ML NS IV PB TO BE INFUSED OVER 20 MIN USING AN INFUSION PUMP. CALCULATE FLOW RATE________ML / HR

150 ML / HR

1 L D5W WITH 10,000 UNITS HEPARIN TO INFUSE AT 1000 UNITS/HR WITH DROP FACTOR OF 20 GTT / ML. CALCULATE FLOW RATE_______GTT / MIN

33.3 GTT / MIN

1000 ML 1/2NS WITH 10,000 UNITS HEPARIN TO INFUSE AT 750 UNITS / HR WITH DROP FACTOR OF 12 GTT / ML. CALCULATE FLOW RATE________GTT / MIN

15 GTT / MIN

Rx SILVER NITRATE 0.45% SOLUTION 4.5 L YOU HAVE A GALLON OF SILVER NITRATE 2% STOCK SOLUTION, WHICH YOU WILL DILUTE WITH DISTILLED WATER. HOW MANY ML OF EACH WILL YOU NEED TO MAKE THE FINAL PRODUCT ?

1012.5 STOCK & 3487.5 DILUENT

Rx ZINC OXIDE 35% OINTMENT 480 G HOW MANY GRAMS OF ZINC OXIDE 40% OINTMENT AND ZINC OXIDE 15% OINTMENT SHOULD YOU MIX TO PREPARE THE ORDER ?

384 GRAMS OF 40% & 96 GRAMS OF 15%

Rx ALCOHOL 30% HOW MANY ML OF 70% ALCOHOL SHOULD YOU ADD TO 80 ML OF 10% ALCOHOL TO MAKE 30% ALCOHOL ?

40 ML OF 70% ALCOHOL

Rx BENZOCAINE 14% OINTMENT 120 G HOW MANY GRAMS OF BENZOCAINE 6% OINTMENT SHOULD YOU MIX WITH 65 G OF BENZOCAINE 18% OINTMENT TO PREPARE THE ORDER ?

32.5 GRAMS OF 6% OINTMENT

Rx SOAKING SOLUTION 1:200 3.5 L YOU HAVE 2:50 STOCK SOLUTION & WATER. HOW MANY ML OF EACH WILL YOU NEED TO MAKE THE FINAL PRODUCT ?

437.5 ML OF STOCK & 3062.5 ML OF WATER

PREPARE 850 ML OF 20% DEXTROSE FROM D10W AND D30W. HOW MUCH OF EACH WILL YOU NEED ?

425 ML OF EACH

130 G OF DUCOLAX POWDER BASE MIXED WITH 75 G OF MIRALAX POWDER WOULD YIELD WHAT % W/W ?

37%

6500 MG OF COCAINE MIXED WITH 550 G OF POWDERED SUGAR BASE WOULD YIELD WHAT % W/W ?

1%

950 ML OF OF SALINE WITH 65 G OF EPSON SALT WOULD YIELD WHAT % W/V ?

7%

471 MG OF POWDER IN 1066 ML OF DISTILLED WATER WOULD YIELD WHAT % W/V ?

0.04%

HOW MANY GRAMS OF TYLENOL SHOULD YOU DILUTE TO MAKE 120 ML OF 8% TYLENOL IN ALCOHOL SOLUTION ?

9.6 GRAMS

Rx SALICYLIC ACID 2% SOAKING SOLUTION 2 L YOU HAVE A STOCK SOLUTION OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID 25%. HOW MUCH OF THE STOCK SOLUTION WILL YOU USE TO PREPARE THE ORDER ?

160 ML OF THE STOCK SOLUTION

Rx AZOTHIOPRINE 4% SUSPENSION 600 ML HOW MUCH ACTIVE INGREDIENT DO YOU NEED TO PREPARE THE ORDER ?

24 ML OF ACTIVE INGRIDIENT

WHAT IS THE RESULTING STRENGTH WHEN YOU DILUTE 24 ML OF A LIQUID COAL TAR TO MAKE 360 ML OF COAL TAR LOTION ?

7%

WHO CAN SIGN A DEA FORM 222 ?

SOMEONE WHO HAS A POWER OF ATTORNEY IN PLACE.

IF ANOTHER PHARMACY REQUESTS 50 OXYCONTIN TABLETS FROM YOUR PHARMACY, WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE STEP YOU MUST TAKE ?

YOU MUST TRANSFER THEM TO THE OTHER PHARMACY BY USING DEA FORM # 222

HOW MANY TIME PER YEAR MAY RETAIL PHARMACIES REQUEST DEA PERMISSION TO DESTOY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ?

1 TIME PER YEAR

FOR HOW LONG IS DEA FORM # 222 VALID ?

2 MONTHS

WHAT DEA FORM IS USED FOR THEFT OR LOSS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANES ?

FORM # 106

WHAT DEA FORM IS USED FOR EXPIRED OR OUT OF DATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ?

FORM # 41

EXEMPT NARCOTICS ARE IN WHAT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SCHEDULE ?

SCHEDULE V

ILLEGAL DRUGS ARE IN WHAT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SCHEDULE ?

SCHEDULE I