PTCB Exam PTCE Topic 7 Question 75 Discussion

Actual exam question for PTCB's PTCE exam

Question #: 75
Topic #: 7

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A patient fills a prescription for a 30-day supply of amlodipine 10 mg. Two days later, the patient brings in a prescription for diltiazem 30 mg from their primary careprovider. Which of the following rejection messages is the pharmacy technician most likely to receive?

APrior authorization required

BTherapeutic duplication

CNDC not covered

DRefill too soon

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Suggested Answer: C

by Talia at Oct 04, 2023, 05:55 PM

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Nilsa

7 days ago

This is a tricky one, but I'm going to go with B) Therapeutic duplication. The patient is already taking amlodipine, so adding diltiazem is likely to cause some problems.

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Mertie

9 days ago

Haha, the pharmacy technician is definitely going to have their hands full with this one! I think the answer is B) Therapeutic duplication. Two blood pressure meds? That's a recipe for some interesting interactions.

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Evette

13 days ago

But could it also be Prior authorization required, since the patient just filled a prescription for amlodipine?

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Zack

14 days ago

I'm not too sure about this one. Could it be D) Refill too soon since the patient just filled the amlodipine prescription a couple of days ago?

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Carli

15 days ago

Hmm, this is an interesting one. I'm going to guess B) Therapeutic duplication since the patient is now taking two different blood pressure medications.

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Dorsey

18 days ago

I agree with Tammara, because amlodipine and diltiazem are both calcium channel blockers.

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Tammara

21 days ago

I think the rejection message would be Therapeutic duplication.

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