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1. What volume of a 2% erythromycin solution can be 750 ml
made from 15g of erythromycin powder?
2. How many ml of 95% of ethyl alcohol should be added 210 ml
to sterile water for injection to make 1/2 liter of a 40%
ethyl alcohol solution?
3. The recommended dose of drug XYZ is 10 mg/kg/day. 220 mg
What is the total daily drug XYZ for a 48.4-lb patient?
4. What volume of Digoxin 0.5 mg/2 ml injection will 1/2 ml
deliver a dose of 0.125 mg.
5. The initial dose of aminophylline for a non-smoking 147 ml
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?
6. What would be the selling price of Hydrocortisone $10.50
cream 1% 30 gm if it costs $7.00 and you want a 50%
mark up?
7. An order reads "Acetaminophen 325 mg Pr q4h prn". Suppositories
What dosage form should be dispensed?
8. Consider the following Rx: Dilantin 100 mg #180 Sig:1 90 caps
cap po tid refill x3 If the patient pays a $7.00 copay for
a 30 day supply, what quantity should be dispensed
for the patient to pay no more than the $7.00 copay?
9. Determine the flow rate of an IVPB containing 120 ml 20 gtts/min
of gentamicin, if the solution is to be infused over a
1 hour period and the administration set is calibrated
to deliver 10 drops per ml.
10. The doctor writes a prescription for Na Heparin 63 ml in 1 hr
20,000 units in 500 ml N.S. Infuse over 8 hours. What
is the flow rate in ml/hr?
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11. You receive a prescription for Amoxicillin suspension 225 ml
125 mg/5 ml, 1.5 tsp TID x 10 days. The appropriate
quantity to dispense would be:
12. Cefzil suspension is available in a concentration of 20 ml
125 mg/5 ml. How many ml are required for a 500 mg
dose?
13. 1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? 7.5 ml
14. The approximate size container for the dispensing of 6 ounces
180 ml of liquid medication would be?
15. You receive an order for Ceclor suspension (125 mg/5 300 ml
ml) with a dose of 250 mg TID for 10 days. How many
milliliters do you need to dispense?
16. A pharmacy wants to mark up a product by thirty $5.85
percent. How much would an item cost with mark up,
if it's original cost was $4.50?
17. To prepare 400 ml of a 40% (w/v) solution of sodium 16o gm
bicarbonate, how many grams of solute are needed?
18. What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"? pc
19. You receive an order to prepare 250 mg of dobuta- 20 ml
mine in a 100-ml pump cassette with NS as the dilu-
ent. Dobutamine is available as a 12.5-mg/ml solution.
How many milliliters of dobutamine do you need to
prepare this prescription?
20. Using Clark's Rule, what is the dose of drug for an 100 mg
eight-year-old boy weighing 50 pounds? (The normal
adult dose is 300 mg.)
21. What volume of pediatric digoxin injection 0.1 mg/ml 0.5 ml
is required for a 50 mcg dose?
22. 93.2 degrees F
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Thirty-four degrees Celsius (34 degrees C) would be
how many degrees Fahrenheit?
23. If 75 gm's of codeine phosphate is dissolved in 3 2.5%
liters of sterile water, what is the resultant percentage
strength of the solution?
24. A compounded prescription required using 10 cap- $13.77
sules costing $40.00 per 60 capsules and 120 gm
of an ointment base costing $8.00 per pound. If a
$5.00 dispensing fee is included, how much should
the patient be charged?
25. Cleocin suspension is available in a concentration of 2o ml
75 mg/5 ml. How many ml are required for a 300 mg
dose?
26. The markup for a $36.75 vial of antibiotic is 18%. What $43.37
is the retail price for this medication?
27. How much diluent do you need to add to a 4 gm vial 16 ml
to get a concentration of 250 mg/ml? Disregard the
space the powder may occupy.
28. A solution containing 300 g of solute in 1500 ml of 1:05
solution, what is the ratio strength of (w/v)?
29. A pharmacy fills an order for 28 Septra tablets 2240 mg
containing 0.08 g of Trimethoprim each. How much
Trimethoprim is dispensed?
30. If 15 gallons of distilled water cost $42.00, how much $11.20
will 4 gallons cost?
31. Heparin is available in a vial labeled 20,000U/ml. How 0.625 ml
many ml are required for a 12,500U dose?
32. How many 30 mg KMNO4 (Potassium Permanganate) 4 tablets
tablets are needed to make the following Solution:
KMNO4 1:5000 600 ml.
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1. What volume of a 2% erythromycin solution can be 750 ml
made from 15g of erythromycin powder?
2. How many ml of 95% of ethyl alcohol should be added 210 ml
to sterile water for injection to make 1/2 liter of a 40%
ethyl alcohol solution?
3. The recommended dose of drug XYZ is 10 mg/kg/day. 220 mg
What is the total daily drug XYZ for a 48.4-lb patient?
4. What volume of Digoxin 0.5 mg/2 ml injection will 1/2 ml
deliver a dose of 0.125 mg.
5. The initial dose of aminophylline for a non-smoking 147 ml
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?
6. What would be the selling price of Hydrocortisone $10.50
cream 1% 30 gm if it costs $7.00 and you want a 50%
mark up?
7. An order reads "Acetaminophen 325 mg Pr q4h prn". Suppositories
What dosage form should be dispensed?
8. Consider the following Rx: Dilantin 100 mg #180 Sig:1 90 caps
cap po tid refill x3 If the patient pays a $7.00 copay for
a 30 day supply, what quantity should be dispensed
for the patient to pay no more than the $7.00 copay?
9. Determine the flow rate of an IVPB containing 120 ml 20 gtts/min
of gentamicin, if the solution is to be infused over a
1 hour period and the administration set is calibrated
to deliver 10 drops per ml.
10. The doctor writes a prescription for Na Heparin 63 ml in 1 hr
20,000 units in 500 ml N.S. Infuse over 8 hours. What
is the flow rate in ml/hr?
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11. You receive a prescription for Amoxicillin suspension 225 ml
125 mg/5 ml, 1.5 tsp TID x 10 days. The appropriate
quantity to dispense would be:
12. Cefzil suspension is available in a concentration of 20 ml
125 mg/5 ml. How many ml are required for a 500 mg
dose?
13. 1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? 7.5 ml
14. The approximate size container for the dispensing of 6 ounces
180 ml of liquid medication would be?
15. You receive an order for Ceclor suspension (125 mg/5 300 ml
ml) with a dose of 250 mg TID for 10 days. How many
milliliters do you need to dispense?
16. A pharmacy wants to mark up a product by thirty $5.85
percent. How much would an item cost with mark up,
if it's original cost was $4.50?
17. To prepare 400 ml of a 40% (w/v) solution of sodium 16o gm
bicarbonate, how many grams of solute are needed?
18. What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"? pc
19. You receive an order to prepare 250 mg of dobuta- 20 ml
mine in a 100-ml pump cassette with NS as the dilu-
ent. Dobutamine is available as a 12.5-mg/ml solution.
How many milliliters of dobutamine do you need to
prepare this prescription?
20. Using Clark's Rule, what is the dose of drug for an 100 mg
eight-year-old boy weighing 50 pounds? (The normal
adult dose is 300 mg.)
21. What volume of pediatric digoxin injection 0.1 mg/ml 0.5 ml
is required for a 50 mcg dose?
22. 93.2 degrees F
, PHARMACY TECH CALCULATIONS TEST NEWEST 2024-2025 COMPLE
209 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS .
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Thirty-four degrees Celsius (34 degrees C) would be
how many degrees Fahrenheit?
23. If 75 gm's of codeine phosphate is dissolved in 3 2.5%
liters of sterile water, what is the resultant percentage
strength of the solution?
24. A compounded prescription required using 10 cap- $13.77
sules costing $40.00 per 60 capsules and 120 gm
of an ointment base costing $8.00 per pound. If a
$5.00 dispensing fee is included, how much should
the patient be charged?
25. Cleocin suspension is available in a concentration of 2o ml
75 mg/5 ml. How many ml are required for a 300 mg
dose?
26. The markup for a $36.75 vial of antibiotic is 18%. What $43.37
is the retail price for this medication?
27. How much diluent do you need to add to a 4 gm vial 16 ml
to get a concentration of 250 mg/ml? Disregard the
space the powder may occupy.
28. A solution containing 300 g of solute in 1500 ml of 1:05
solution, what is the ratio strength of (w/v)?
29. A pharmacy fills an order for 28 Septra tablets 2240 mg
containing 0.08 g of Trimethoprim each. How much
Trimethoprim is dispensed?
30. If 15 gallons of distilled water cost $42.00, how much $11.20
will 4 gallons cost?
31. Heparin is available in a vial labeled 20,000U/ml. How 0.625 ml
many ml are required for a 12,500U dose?
32. How many 30 mg KMNO4 (Potassium Permanganate) 4 tablets
tablets are needed to make the following Solution:
KMNO4 1:5000 600 ml.
