Ptcb Quiz: Hazardous Classification

What this quiz covers

This quiz focuses on Hazardous Classification, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for Ptcb.

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Question 1

1. The words 'Hazardous Waste'.
2. The name and address of the pharmacy.
3. The name of the technician who added the waste. (correct answer)
4. The date on which accumulation began.

Question 2

1. Place them in the red sharps container.
2. Dispose of them in the regular trash.
3. Place them in the black RCRA hazardous waste container. (correct answer)
4. Return them to the manufacturer for credit.

Question 3

1. P-list drugs are controlled substances, while U-list drugs are not.
2. P-list drugs are acutely toxic, while U-list drugs are toxic. (correct answer)
3. P-list drugs are liquids, while U-list drugs are solids.
4. P-list drugs are disposed of in yellow bins, while U-list drugs are disposed of in black bins.

Question 4

1. DEA Form 41
2. Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
3. Hazardous Waste Manifest (correct answer)
4. Medication Administration Record (MAR)

Question 5

1. It can be disposed of in the non-hazardous waste bin if the P-list drug is less than 1% of the total volume.
2. The entire mixture must be treated and disposed of as a P-list hazardous waste. (correct answer)
3. The IV bag should be emptied down a drain, and the empty bag can be discarded in the regular trash.
4. The bag should be labeled as 'contaminated' and sent back to the supplier.

Question 6

1. Simvastatin tablets
2. Warfarin tablets (correct answer)
3. Calcium carbonate chewables
4. Fluticasone nasal spray

Question 7

1. It is ignitable or corrosive.
2. It is acutely toxic and hazardous. (correct answer)
3. It is a chemotherapy agent.
4. It requires a DEA Form 222 for ordering.

Question 8

1. Lisinopril
2. Metformin
3. Warfarin (correct answer)
4. Amoxicillin

Question 9

1. Pick up the tablet with gloved hands and place it in the regular trash.
2. Use a standard spill kit and dispose of all materials in the biohazard bin.
3. Sweep it up and flush it down the toilet.
4. Use a hazardous drug spill kit and dispose of the tablet and all contaminated materials in the P-list waste container. (correct answer)

Question 10

1. Red
2. Yellow
3. Blue
4. Black (correct answer)

Question 11

1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
2. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (correct answer)
4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Question 12

1. Empty the contents into the sink and discard the device in the regular trash.
2. Place the entire auto-injector into the red sharps container.
3. Place the entire auto-injector into the black RCRA hazardous waste container. (correct answer)
4. Return the auto-injectors to the manufacturer without special handling.

Question 13

1. Once upon hiring
2. Every five years
3. Annually (correct answer)
4. Only when a new hazardous drug is added to formulary

Question 14

1. A red sharps container only.
2. A yellow chemotherapy waste container.
3. A black RCRA hazardous waste container. (correct answer)
4. A blue pharmaceutical waste container.

Question 15

1. It should be returned to the manufacturer for credit.
2. It must be disposed of as P-list hazardous waste. (correct answer)
3. It can be donated to a charitable organization if the seal is intact.
4. It should be sent to a reverse distributor as non-hazardous waste.

Question 16

1. An empty, un-rinsed bottle of nicotine nasal spray. (correct answer)
2. A used syringe from a methotrexate injection.
3. An expired bottle of atorvastatin tablets.
4. A used fentanyl patch returned by a patient.

Question 17

1. 1 kg (correct answer)
2. 10 kg
3. 100 kg
4. 1000 kg

Question 18

1. It can be rinsed down the sink with hot water.
2. It should be wiped with a disposable cloth, which is then discarded in the regular trash.
3. It should be wiped with a wet disposable cloth, which is then disposed of in the black RCRA hazardous waste container. (correct answer)
4. The tray should be autoclaved to neutralize the residue.

Question 19

1. Place the empty vial in the regular trash as it is now empty.
2. Place the empty vial in the sharps container without further treatment.
3. The vial must be triple-rinsed before being placed in the sharps container.
4. Place the empty vial directly into the black RCRA hazardous waste container. (correct answer)

Question 20

1. P-list waste is acute hazardous and tightly regulated (correct answer)
2. P-list waste is the same as controlled substances
3. P-list waste may be discarded with nonhazardous returns
4. P-list waste applies only to chemotherapy drugs