Test question sample 20-40

Which of the following statements regarding specific patient medication returns in the hospital setting is correct?

D: Crediting of used doses should be completed prior to dispensing

A 4 oz volume of hydrocodone/ chlorphenriramine suspension is dispensed to fill a prescription reading, “Sig 1 tsp q12h p.r.n cough.” What is the minimum number of days that this medication should last?

A: 12

How many 2 tsp doses of cough syrup are contained in a 6 fl oz bottle?

B:18

What volume, in mL, of a medication available as a 5 mg/kg should be administrated to a patient weighing 132lbs?

B:300mg

A prescription medication that has passed its expiration date should be:

A: removed from active stock and set aside for disposal processing

A pharmacy receives a new prescription that reads:

Prednisone 5 mg

Sig:

30 mg PO day 1

25 mg PO day 2

20 mg PO day 3

10 mg PO day 4

5 mg PO day 5

2.5 mg PO day 6

what is the correct number of tablets to be dispensed?

B:19

A compound requires 200,000 units of Nystatin powder. The powder is available at 690 units/mg. How much of the powder, in g, is needed to prepare the compound?

A: 0.29

Which of the following abbreviations represents “under the tongue”

B: SL

How much active ingredients, in mg, is present in 3 mL of a 20% solution?

D: 600

A pharmacy receives an order for lactose syrup 10 g/15 mL that reads, “Sig: 20 g PO q.h.s. Dispense: 60 days supply. “ What should each dose of this prescription be, and what should be the total amount dispensed?

A: 2 tbsp; 60 oz

The primary purpose of rotating inventory in the pharmacy is to:

A: reduce the potential for dispensing expired medications.

What size bottle, in oz, is most appropriate to dispense 140mL of ibuprofen suspension?

Indomethacin liquid must be compounded according to the following prescription:

Indomethacin 2mg/mL

Cherry syrup q.s. ad 100 mL

Sig: 5mL PO b.i.d.

Only 50 mg capsules of indomethacin are available. How many capsules should be used to prepare this prescription?

A: 4

What volume, in mL, of digitoxin 0.2mg/mL solution is required to deliver 0.03 mg of digitioxin

B:0.15

A physician orders amoxicillin 50 mg/mL for a child at 1 mL PO q8h for 10 days. What is the total volume that must be dispensed, in mL, if the amoxicillin stock is 125 mg/5 mL?

C:60

A prescription reads:

Famotidine 40 mg/5mL

50 mL

Sig: 0.4 mL PO t.i.d

What amount of medication, in mg, is given each day?

D: 9.6

How much magnesium sulfate 50%, in mL, is needed for a dose of 42 g?

D: 84

A prescription for a child calls for amoxicillin suspension 150 mg q8h. The available amoxicillin suspension is 250 mg/ 5 mL. What volume, in mL, should the child receive daily?

C: 9