PHARMACY TECH CALCULATION EXAM
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RT is a 4 year old who weighs 36 lbs. What is an acceptable dose
of Captopril for RT? Usual adult dose, ORAL is 12.5 bid or tid.
Use Young's Rule. Correct Answer 3.12 mg bid-tid.
A third party insurance program pays for only a 14 day supply of
Skelaxin. If the directions for use read "i - ii tabs po tid-qid", what
is the maximum allowed quantity to be dispensed? Correct
Answer 112 tablets.
Three fluid ounces is equal to ______ml. Correct Answer 90 ml
An administration set that delivers 10 gtt/ml is set up to infuse
1000 ml Ringers Solution over a 24-hr period. What flow rate will
be required to deliver the 1000 ml. Correct Answer 7 drops/min
A pharmacy fills an order for 28 Septra tablets containing 0.08 g
of Trimethoprim each. How much Trimethoprim is dispensed?
Correct Answer 2240 mg or 2.24 g
The initial dose of aminophylline for a non-smoking adult is 0.7
mg/kg/hr for 12 hours. How many ml of an IV solution containing
400 mg per 100 ml would be required for a 154 lbs male over this
12 hour period? Correct Answer 147 ml.
How many hours will a 1000-ml of NaCl 0.9% last if it is infusing
at a rate of 125 ml/hr? Correct Answer 8 hours
,The directions for use for Deltasone 5 mg tablets reads: Sig: 2
tabs po bid for 3 days, 3 tabs po qd for 2 days, 2 tabs po qd for 2
days, 1 tab po qd for 1 day then 1/2 tab po qd for 1 day. How
many tablets should be dispensed? Correct Answer 24 tablets
What is the total amount of hydrocortisone in eight 1-ounce tubes
of hydrocortisone cream 2.5%? Correct Answer 6 gms
Label direction for a prescription read "ii gtts os q4h x 5 d". Where
should this medication be instilled? Correct Answer In the left eye
Heparin is available in a vial labeled 10,000U/ml. How many ml
are required for a 12,500U dose? Correct Answer 1.25 ml
A piggyback has 100 ml of ANCEF infusing at a rate of 30
gtts/min. How long will it take for this solution to be administered if
the set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtts/ml? Correct Answer 50
minutes
You receive a prescription for Amoxicillin 75 mg QID for ten days.
How many ml's of Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 cc do you need? Correct
Answer 60 ml of Amoxicillin 250/5 cc.
How many 10 mg Minoxidil tablets would be needed to make 60
ml of a 2% solution? Correct Answer 120 tablets
How many ml of 95% of ethyl alcohol should be added to sterile
water for injection to make 1/2 liter of a 40% ethyl alcohol
solution? Correct Answer 210 ml.
A prescription for Pilocarpine 4% bearing the directions "ii gtt OS
bid" should be administered in: Correct Answer The left eye.
A Zantac IV has been ordered to run as 2.5 drops/min. It contains
875 mg of Zantac in a total of 250 ml. How many milligrams of
,Zantac will the patient receive per hour if the set is calibrated to
deliver 15 gtts/ml? Correct Answer 35 mg/hr.
How many gallons are contained in 144 pints? Correct Answer
18 gallons.
You receive an order for Donnagel 30 ml tid pc. How many
tablespoonful is one dose equal to? Correct Answer 2
Tablespoons
185 ml is equivalent to how many fluid ounces? Correct Answer
6.16
The doctor writes ii gtts OU bid. What does this mean? Correct
Answer Two drops in each eye twice a day.
How much medication would be needed for the following order?
Deltasone 10 mg, one qid x 3 days, one tid x 2 days, one bid x 1
day, then stop Correct Answer 20 tablets.
Lanoxin contains 0.25 mg/ml. How much Lanoxin will 3.5L
contain? Correct Answer 875 mg.
A compounded prescription required using 12 capsules costing
$30.00 per 50 capsules and 120 gm of an ointment base costing
$7.50 per pound. If a $5.00 dispensing fee is included, how much
should the patient be charged? Correct Answer $14.18
The directions for use for Prednisone 5 mg tablets reads: Sig: 2
tabs po bid for 3 days, 3 tabs po qd for 2 days, 2 tabs po qd for 2
days, 1 tab po qd for 1 day, then 1/2 tab po qd for 1 day. How
many tablets should be dispensed? Correct Answer 24 tablets.
The initial dose of Theophylline for an adult is 0.8 mg/kg/hr for 12
hours. How many ml of an IV solution containing 800 mg per 100
, ml would be required for a 250 lb. male over this 12 hour period?
Correct Answer 136 ml.
The pharmacy technician is asked to divide 5 liters of Nystatin
suspension into an equal number of 10 ml and 15 ml unit dose
dispensing cups. How many 10 ml dispensing cups can be made
from this quantity of suspension? Correct Answer 200
The infusion rate of an I.V. is over 12 hours. The total exact
volume is 800 ml. What would be the infusion rate in mls per
minute? Correct Answer 1.11 ml/minute
The infusion rate of an I.V. is over 12 hours. The total exact
volume is 1000 ml. What would be the infusion rate in mls per
minute? Correct Answer 1.39 ml/minute.
The concentration of an Furosemide is 40 mg/5 ml. What volume
would be required for an 8 mg dose? Correct Answer 1.0 ml.
Bentyl is ordered to be administered "ac". How will Bentyl be
taken? Correct Answer Before meals
Heparin is available in a vial labeled 20,000U/ml. How many ml
are required for a 12,500U dose? Correct Answer 0.625
The AWP for a drug is $24.65 with a 17% discount from the
wholesaler. What would be the net cost of this drug? Correct
Answer $20.46
What is the Latin abbreviation for "at bedtime"? Correct Answer
hs
The pharmacy bases its prices on $4.00 plus AWP of the drug.
The prescription reads 1 tab qid X 10 days. The AWP of drug is
$49.00 per 100 tabs. What will be the retail price? Correct Answer
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