Pharmacy Tech Calculations Practice Exam
Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
You are filling a prescription that reads: Amoxilillin 12.5 mg/5ml, Sig 1 tsp
t.i.d. Dispense 150 ml. How many milliliters should the patient take each
day? - Answer✔️✔️-15 ml
You are filling a prescription that reads: EES 200, Sig 1 tsp t.i.d. Dispense
150 ml. How many days should this prescription last? - Answer✔️✔️-10 days
A compounded prescription calls for 600 gm of white perolatum. How
many 1 lb jars should you obtain so there is enough to prepare this
prescription? - Answer✔️✔️-2 jars
Each tablet of Tylenol #3 has 30 mg of codeine. How many grains of
codeine are in each tablet of Tylenol #3? - Answer✔️✔️-1/2 grain
One form of influenza vaccine, the Live Attenuated Intranasal Vaccine,
must be stored at -15 degrees C. What is this temperature in degrees F? -
Answer✔️✔️-5 degrees F
The lead pharmacy technician must reorder billing forms when 80% of the
case has been used. A full case of billing forms contains 20 packages of
forms. How many packages of forms should be remaining in the case when
it's time to reorder? - Answer✔️✔️-4 packages
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If reconstituting a liquid antibiotic, 90 ml of distilled water should be used.
If 1/3 of the water should be added first to moisten the powder, how much
water should be added to moisten the powder? - Answer✔️✔️-30 ml
How many capsules of clindamycin hydrochloride should be used to
prepare 30 ml of the following preparation, if each capsule contains 150mg
of clindamycin hydrochloride?
clindamycin hydrochloride 600 mg
70% isopropyl alcohol qs ad 60 ml - Answer✔️✔️-2 capsules
A prescription is written for ibuprofen 10% cream. How much ibuprofen is
needed to make 20gm of the cream? - Answer✔️✔️-2 gm
You are entering a prescription for an albuterol inhaler that delivers 90 mcg
per actuation. If each container delivers 200 actuations and each dose is two
actuations, how many mg are delivered in each dose? - Answer✔️✔️-0.18
What is the days supply for a Z-Pak that contains six azithromycin 250 mg
tablets, with directions of 500 mg on the first day, followed by 250 mg once
daily until gone? - Answer✔️✔️-5
What is the da's supply for metronidazole vaginal gel 70 g, Sig 5 g twice
daily? - Answer✔️✔️-7 days
What is the days supply for Humulin N insulin 20 ml, if the dose is 40 U
daily? - Answer✔️✔️-50 days
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