Intro to Pharmaceutics FINAL LAB
EXAM questions n answers already
passed
A) Get the bubble on balance in the center of the circle - ANS ✔How do you level the electronic
balance?
A) Get the bubble on balance in the center of the circle
B) Put some weight on it and make it zero
C) Both
D) None of the above
F) All of the above - ANS ✔Which method(s) of masking taste is/are correct?
A) Carbonation
B) Formation of colloids
C) Micro-encapsulation
D) Addition of emulsifying oils
E) Addition of flavoring agents
F) All of the above
B) Drugs are stable in the presence of flavors, so stability is not a concern - ANS ✔Which of the
following statements regarding flavoring is FALSE?
A) Excessive bitterness of drugs is a problem and flavoring is used to overcome this
B) Drugs are stable in the presence of flavors, so stability is not a concern
C) Specific flavors are used to mask specific tastes of drugs (ex: chocolate flavor can mask bitter
drugs)
D) If a coloring agent is used, it should be selected to match the flavor
,E) The four primary tastes are sweet, salty, sour, and bitter
D) smallest, doubling - ANS ✔Geometric dilution is the process in which one starts with the
ingredient in the _____ quantity, and then adds other ingredients in order of quantity required
by approximately _____ the portion being mixed with each addition.
A) largest, halfing
B) largest, doubling
C) smallest, halfing
D) smallest, doubling
F) All of the above - ANS ✔Which of the following behaviors are considered as unacceptable
while working inside the pharmacy teaching lab?
A) Eating and drinking
B) Not wearing your white coat while doing lab work
C) Coming to the lab unprepared
D) Leaving dirty benches and utilities uncleaned
E) Making phone calls and using headphones in lab
F) All of the abolve
D) All of the above - ANS ✔What are the wetting agents involved in the oral suspension video?
A) Glycerin
B) Alcohol
C) Hygroscopic liquids
D) All of the abolve
, A) Shake well - ANS ✔What instructions should always appear on the label (or auxiliary label) of
a suspension preparation?
A) Shake well
B) Topical use only
C) For external use only
D) Take with food
B) Spatula - ANS ✔In the video "Preparing Suspensions", what piece of equipment was used to
assist in transferring the wet powder into a prescription bottle?
A) Dropper
B) Spatula
C) Pipette
D) Stirring rod
B) Active drug characteristics and patient conditions - ANS ✔Which of the following choices
states the most important factor for determining the type of oral liquid (solution, elixir,
suspension, etc.) to be formulated in pharmacy compounding?
A) Physician and pharmacist preference
B) Active drug characteristics and patient conditions
C) Patient preference and formulation cost
A) 14 - ANS ✔Water-containing formulations stored at cold temperatures are to have a beyond-
use date no later than ___ days.
A) 14
B) 35
C) 90
D) 180
E) As long as it tastes good
EXAM questions n answers already
passed
A) Get the bubble on balance in the center of the circle - ANS ✔How do you level the electronic
balance?
A) Get the bubble on balance in the center of the circle
B) Put some weight on it and make it zero
C) Both
D) None of the above
F) All of the above - ANS ✔Which method(s) of masking taste is/are correct?
A) Carbonation
B) Formation of colloids
C) Micro-encapsulation
D) Addition of emulsifying oils
E) Addition of flavoring agents
F) All of the above
B) Drugs are stable in the presence of flavors, so stability is not a concern - ANS ✔Which of the
following statements regarding flavoring is FALSE?
A) Excessive bitterness of drugs is a problem and flavoring is used to overcome this
B) Drugs are stable in the presence of flavors, so stability is not a concern
C) Specific flavors are used to mask specific tastes of drugs (ex: chocolate flavor can mask bitter
drugs)
D) If a coloring agent is used, it should be selected to match the flavor
,E) The four primary tastes are sweet, salty, sour, and bitter
D) smallest, doubling - ANS ✔Geometric dilution is the process in which one starts with the
ingredient in the _____ quantity, and then adds other ingredients in order of quantity required
by approximately _____ the portion being mixed with each addition.
A) largest, halfing
B) largest, doubling
C) smallest, halfing
D) smallest, doubling
F) All of the above - ANS ✔Which of the following behaviors are considered as unacceptable
while working inside the pharmacy teaching lab?
A) Eating and drinking
B) Not wearing your white coat while doing lab work
C) Coming to the lab unprepared
D) Leaving dirty benches and utilities uncleaned
E) Making phone calls and using headphones in lab
F) All of the abolve
D) All of the above - ANS ✔What are the wetting agents involved in the oral suspension video?
A) Glycerin
B) Alcohol
C) Hygroscopic liquids
D) All of the abolve
, A) Shake well - ANS ✔What instructions should always appear on the label (or auxiliary label) of
a suspension preparation?
A) Shake well
B) Topical use only
C) For external use only
D) Take with food
B) Spatula - ANS ✔In the video "Preparing Suspensions", what piece of equipment was used to
assist in transferring the wet powder into a prescription bottle?
A) Dropper
B) Spatula
C) Pipette
D) Stirring rod
B) Active drug characteristics and patient conditions - ANS ✔Which of the following choices
states the most important factor for determining the type of oral liquid (solution, elixir,
suspension, etc.) to be formulated in pharmacy compounding?
A) Physician and pharmacist preference
B) Active drug characteristics and patient conditions
C) Patient preference and formulation cost
A) 14 - ANS ✔Water-containing formulations stored at cold temperatures are to have a beyond-
use date no later than ___ days.
A) 14
B) 35
C) 90
D) 180
E) As long as it tastes good
