Mock Board UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A 32 lb patient requires aminophylline IV at 1 mg/kg/hr. The solution is prepared using
premixed aminophylline 400 mg in 500 cc D5W. What will be the correct rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 18.18 cc/hr
A dermatologist frequently orders 2 oz of the following prescription:
LCD
2%
Salicylic acid
5%
QSAD
yellow petrolatum
The pharmacy technician wants to prepare a 500 g bulk amount, then prepackage it in 2 oz
containers. How much salicylic acid will be needed to compound the 500 g? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 25 g
A drug concentration is 100 mg/2.5 mL. If 100 mg is administered q.i.d., the total daily dose
would be: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 10 mL containing 0.4 g
A drug is available in the following strengths and dosage forms: 125 mg tablets, 250 mg
capsules, 125 mg/5 mL liquid. A child weighs 55 lb and the recommended dose is 10
mg/kg/24 hr (to be given in 6 or 12 hour intervals). Which of the following would not be an
appropriate dosage regimen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- One 250 mg capsule every 12
hours
A drug that increases respiratory tract fluids and reduces viscosity of tenacious secretions is
called an: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expectorant.
, A listing of the medications from which a physician may prescribe within a given setting,
such as a third-party plan, is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- formulary.
A manufacturer's invoice totals $520.00 with the terms 2% net. What amount should be
remitted if it is paid within 30 days? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- $509.60
A medication that should be protected from exposure to light is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
nitroprusside
A patient has the following prescription:
Captopril 12.5 mg Sig: ss tab b.i.d.
How much of the drug will the
patient take in 1 week? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 87.5 mg.
A patient is to receive 1 L of D5/0.45 NS with 20 mEq of KCl IV solution over 24 hours. The
flow rate is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 42 mL/hr
A patient is to receive cefazolin 1 g IV q8h. The first dose was administered at 1:00 P.M.
When should the next two doses be given? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 9:00 P.M. and 5:00
A.M.
A patient with a penicillin allergy is most likely to exhibit a sensitivity to: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- cephalexin.
A prescription is received that reads "Sig: 2 tabs b.i.d. x 25 days." If the AWP of this drug is
$321.66 for 500 tablets, what will be the retail price of the prescription? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- $74.33
A pharmacy receives an order for acetaminophen with codeine elixir (120 mg and 12 mg/5
mL) that reads: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 360 mg acetaminophen and 36 mg codeine.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A 32 lb patient requires aminophylline IV at 1 mg/kg/hr. The solution is prepared using
premixed aminophylline 400 mg in 500 cc D5W. What will be the correct rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 18.18 cc/hr
A dermatologist frequently orders 2 oz of the following prescription:
LCD
2%
Salicylic acid
5%
QSAD
yellow petrolatum
The pharmacy technician wants to prepare a 500 g bulk amount, then prepackage it in 2 oz
containers. How much salicylic acid will be needed to compound the 500 g? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 25 g
A drug concentration is 100 mg/2.5 mL. If 100 mg is administered q.i.d., the total daily dose
would be: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 10 mL containing 0.4 g
A drug is available in the following strengths and dosage forms: 125 mg tablets, 250 mg
capsules, 125 mg/5 mL liquid. A child weighs 55 lb and the recommended dose is 10
mg/kg/24 hr (to be given in 6 or 12 hour intervals). Which of the following would not be an
appropriate dosage regimen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- One 250 mg capsule every 12
hours
A drug that increases respiratory tract fluids and reduces viscosity of tenacious secretions is
called an: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expectorant.
, A listing of the medications from which a physician may prescribe within a given setting,
such as a third-party plan, is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- formulary.
A manufacturer's invoice totals $520.00 with the terms 2% net. What amount should be
remitted if it is paid within 30 days? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- $509.60
A medication that should be protected from exposure to light is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
nitroprusside
A patient has the following prescription:
Captopril 12.5 mg Sig: ss tab b.i.d.
How much of the drug will the
patient take in 1 week? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 87.5 mg.
A patient is to receive 1 L of D5/0.45 NS with 20 mEq of KCl IV solution over 24 hours. The
flow rate is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 42 mL/hr
A patient is to receive cefazolin 1 g IV q8h. The first dose was administered at 1:00 P.M.
When should the next two doses be given? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 9:00 P.M. and 5:00
A.M.
A patient with a penicillin allergy is most likely to exhibit a sensitivity to: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- cephalexin.
A prescription is received that reads "Sig: 2 tabs b.i.d. x 25 days." If the AWP of this drug is
$321.66 for 500 tablets, what will be the retail price of the prescription? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- $74.33
A pharmacy receives an order for acetaminophen with codeine elixir (120 mg and 12 mg/5
mL) that reads: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 360 mg acetaminophen and 36 mg codeine.
