Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) – Sample

At your hospital pharmacy, part of the technician’s duties are to facilitate medical waste pick-up. The company that retrieves it charges $2.75 per kg and a flat handling fee of $4.50 per bag. What is the final charge for two bags of waste totaling 121 lbs?

Your retail pharmacy sells products at: 25% markup over wholesale + a set dispensing fee of $2.85. The total retail cost at pickup for 90 tablets of a particular drug is $119.85. What is your pharmacy’s wholesale cost per tablet?

The cost for 100 tablets of Olanzapine is $420.00. The percentage mark up on the prescription is 15. What will be the retail cost for 30 tablets of the above drug ?

What is the full price of 90 tablets of “Drug Y”, assuming your cost for 500 tablets is $425.00 with a 28% markup and a dispensing fee of $4.85 ?

How many refills are allowed on CIII drugs?

A prescription for MS Contin 30 mg was written as follows: Manan Care Rx Mr. Shroff 1/1/01 Ms Contin 30 mg sig- 1 po tid x 30 day # 60 Dr. Bhatia 1/1/02 Refill-0 MHS DEA # AB2354760 What would be the dispense quantity for the above prescription?

If 120ml of 20% Povidone Iodine solution is diluted up to 480cc with 0.9% sodium chloride, what would be the final concentration of Povidone-Iodine of the solution?

Lanoxin pediatric solution is available in 0.05 mg/ml. If a patient is taking 0.25 mg of Lanoxin per day, what will be the dispense quantity of the drug in a cc for a 30-day supply?

You’ve been asked to draft a re-order for the supplier, and find just 1 bottle on hand of Prozac® 20 mg. If the min/max inventory level for Prozac® 20 mg is 6/12, what is the desired re-order quantity?

How many grams of 2.5% “H” cream should be mixed with 360 grams of 0.25% “H” cream to make a 1% “H” cream?