Pharmacy Tech Calculations Test questions with verified
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1-1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? Ans✓✓✓ 22.5 ml
1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? Ans✓✓✓ 7.5 ml
185 ml is equivalent to how many fluid ounces? Ans✓✓✓ 6.16
A 1000-ml bag of D5W 1/2 NS is to infuse over 8 hours. What is the flow rate of
the infusion? Ans✓✓✓ 125 ml/hr
A 150 ml bottle of Amoxicillin 250 mg/ml oral suspension requires the addition of
88 ml of purified water to give 150 ml of suspension. What is the powder volume?
Ans✓✓✓ 62 ml
A 20 ml dose of a mixture prescribed for pain relief contains 10 mg Demerol, 25
mg Phenergan, 5 ml alcohol, 5 ml cherry syrup, qs with water. How many 30 mg
Demerol tablets are needed to prepare 480 ml of this solution? Ans✓✓✓ 8
tablets
A 500 tablet bottle of Carisoprodol costs $62.88. What would be the cost of 45
tablets? Ans✓✓✓ $5.67
A 500-ml quantity of D5W contains how many grams of dextrose? Ans✓✓✓ 25
grams
,A bottle of Nitroglycerin has the labeled strength of l/150 grains. What would this
strength be in milligrams? Ans✓✓✓ 0.4 mg
A bottle of Nitroglycerin has the labeled strength of l/200 grains. What would this
strength be in milligrams? Ans✓✓✓ 0.3 mg
A cash discount of $130 on a pharmacy invoice for $6,500 represents a
percentage cash discount of: Ans✓✓✓ 2%
A compounded prescription required using 10 capsules 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? Ans✓✓✓
$13.77
A compounded prescription required using 12 capsules costing $30.00 per 50
capsules and 120 gm of an ointment base costing $7.50 per pound. If a $5.00
dispensing fee is included, how much should the patient be charged? Ans✓✓✓
$14.18
A dose is written for 5 mg/kg tid for one day. The adult to take this medication
weighs 145 pounds. How much of a drug will be needed to fill this order?
Ans✓✓✓ 989 mg
A formula for a cough syrup contains 1 gr of codeine per fluid ounce. How many
grains are contained in one teaspoonful? Ans✓✓✓ 1/6
A patient is taking 100 mg capsules of Phenytoin tid. How many milligrams of
Phenytoin would the patient take in 20 days? Ans✓✓✓ 6000 mg
, A patient is to be administered Amoxicillin that has a recommended dosage of 30
mg/kg of body weight. The patient is an infant weighing 15 lb. The amount of the
drug the patient is to receive is: Ans✓✓✓ 204 mg
A patient weighing 110 lbs is to receive 5 mcg/kg/min of an IV solution containing
Dopamine 600 mg in 250 ml D5W. The calculated IV dose rate is: Ans✓✓✓ 0.25
mg/min
A patient weighting 220 lb is to receive 5 mcg/kg/min of an IV solution containing
Dobutamine 600 mg in 250 ml D5W. The calculated IV dose rate is: Ans✓✓✓ 500
mcg/min
A pharmacy fills an order for 28 Septra tablets containing 0.08 g of Trimethoprim
each. How much Trimethoprim is dispensed? Ans✓✓✓ 2240 mg
A Pharmacy Technician dilutes a 2 g vial of ampicillin with 6.8 ml of sterile water
for injections. When properly mixed, the concentration of the drug solution is 250
mg/ml. If the prescribed dose is 750 mg, the volume of the drug solution required
is: Ans✓✓✓ 3 ml
A pharmacy technician wishes to add 500 mg of Amino Acids to 500 ml of D5W.
The Amino Acid solution is supplied in a 10% concentration. The volume of the
10% concentration required to supply 500 mg of the drug is: Ans✓✓✓ 5 ml
A pharmacy wants to mark up a product by 33 percent. How much would an item
cost with mark up, if it's original cost was $6.50? Ans✓✓✓ $8.65
answers
1-1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? Ans✓✓✓ 22.5 ml
1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? Ans✓✓✓ 7.5 ml
185 ml is equivalent to how many fluid ounces? Ans✓✓✓ 6.16
A 1000-ml bag of D5W 1/2 NS is to infuse over 8 hours. What is the flow rate of
the infusion? Ans✓✓✓ 125 ml/hr
A 150 ml bottle of Amoxicillin 250 mg/ml oral suspension requires the addition of
88 ml of purified water to give 150 ml of suspension. What is the powder volume?
Ans✓✓✓ 62 ml
A 20 ml dose of a mixture prescribed for pain relief contains 10 mg Demerol, 25
mg Phenergan, 5 ml alcohol, 5 ml cherry syrup, qs with water. How many 30 mg
Demerol tablets are needed to prepare 480 ml of this solution? Ans✓✓✓ 8
tablets
A 500 tablet bottle of Carisoprodol costs $62.88. What would be the cost of 45
tablets? Ans✓✓✓ $5.67
A 500-ml quantity of D5W contains how many grams of dextrose? Ans✓✓✓ 25
grams
,A bottle of Nitroglycerin has the labeled strength of l/150 grains. What would this
strength be in milligrams? Ans✓✓✓ 0.4 mg
A bottle of Nitroglycerin has the labeled strength of l/200 grains. What would this
strength be in milligrams? Ans✓✓✓ 0.3 mg
A cash discount of $130 on a pharmacy invoice for $6,500 represents a
percentage cash discount of: Ans✓✓✓ 2%
A compounded prescription required using 10 capsules 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? Ans✓✓✓
$13.77
A compounded prescription required using 12 capsules costing $30.00 per 50
capsules and 120 gm of an ointment base costing $7.50 per pound. If a $5.00
dispensing fee is included, how much should the patient be charged? Ans✓✓✓
$14.18
A dose is written for 5 mg/kg tid for one day. The adult to take this medication
weighs 145 pounds. How much of a drug will be needed to fill this order?
Ans✓✓✓ 989 mg
A formula for a cough syrup contains 1 gr of codeine per fluid ounce. How many
grains are contained in one teaspoonful? Ans✓✓✓ 1/6
A patient is taking 100 mg capsules of Phenytoin tid. How many milligrams of
Phenytoin would the patient take in 20 days? Ans✓✓✓ 6000 mg
, A patient is to be administered Amoxicillin that has a recommended dosage of 30
mg/kg of body weight. The patient is an infant weighing 15 lb. The amount of the
drug the patient is to receive is: Ans✓✓✓ 204 mg
A patient weighing 110 lbs is to receive 5 mcg/kg/min of an IV solution containing
Dopamine 600 mg in 250 ml D5W. The calculated IV dose rate is: Ans✓✓✓ 0.25
mg/min
A patient weighting 220 lb is to receive 5 mcg/kg/min of an IV solution containing
Dobutamine 600 mg in 250 ml D5W. The calculated IV dose rate is: Ans✓✓✓ 500
mcg/min
A pharmacy fills an order for 28 Septra tablets containing 0.08 g of Trimethoprim
each. How much Trimethoprim is dispensed? Ans✓✓✓ 2240 mg
A Pharmacy Technician dilutes a 2 g vial of ampicillin with 6.8 ml of sterile water
for injections. When properly mixed, the concentration of the drug solution is 250
mg/ml. If the prescribed dose is 750 mg, the volume of the drug solution required
is: Ans✓✓✓ 3 ml
A pharmacy technician wishes to add 500 mg of Amino Acids to 500 ml of D5W.
The Amino Acid solution is supplied in a 10% concentration. The volume of the
10% concentration required to supply 500 mg of the drug is: Ans✓✓✓ 5 ml
A pharmacy wants to mark up a product by 33 percent. How much would an item
cost with mark up, if it's original cost was $6.50? Ans✓✓✓ $8.65
