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What volume of a 2% erythromycin solution can be made from 15g of erythromycin powder?
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- correct answer✔✔750 ml
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How many ml of 95% of ethyl alcohol should be added to sterile water for injection to make
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1/2 liter of a 40% ethyl alcohol solution? - correct answer✔✔210 ml
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The recommended dose of drug XYZ is 10 mg/kg/day. What is the total daily drug XYZ for a
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48.4-lb patient? - correct answer✔✔220 mg ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




What volume of Digoxin 0.5 mg/2 ml injection will deliver a dose of 0.125 mg. - correct
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answer✔✔1/2 ml ||//\\||




The initial dose of aminophylline for a non-smoking adult is 0.7 mg/kg/hr for 12 hours. How
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many ml of an IV solution containing 400 mg per 100 ml would be required for a 154 lbs
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male over this 12 hour period? - correct answer✔✔147 ml
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What would be the selling price of Hydrocortisone cream 1% 30 gm if it costs $7.00 and you
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want a 50% mark up? - correct answer✔✔$10.50 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




An order reads "Acetaminophen 325 mg Pr q4h prn". What dosage form should be
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dispensed? - correct answer✔✔Suppositories ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Consider the following Rx: Dilantin 100 mg #180 Sig:1 cap po tid refill x3 If the patient pays a
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$7.00 copay for a 30 day supply, what quantity should be dispensed for the patient to pay
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no more than the $7.00 copay? - correct answer✔✔90 caps
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,Determine the flow rate of an IVPB containing 120 ml 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
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ml. - correct answer✔✔20 gtts/min||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




The doctor writes a prescription for Na Heparin 20,000 units in 500 ml N.S. Infuse over 8
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hours. What is the flow rate in ml/hr? - correct answer✔✔63 ml in 1 hr ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




You receive a prescription for Amoxicillin suspension 125 mg/5 ml, 1.5 tsp TID x 10 days. The
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appropriate quantity to dispense would be: - correct answer✔✔225 ml
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Cefzil suspension is available in a concentration of 125 mg/5 ml. How many ml are required
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for a 500 mg dose? - correct answer✔✔20 ml
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1/2 tablespoons is equivalent to how many ml? - correct answer✔✔7.5 ml
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The approximate size container for the dispensing of 180 ml of liquid medication would be? -
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correct answer✔✔6 ounces
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You receive an order for Ceclor suspension (125 mg/5 ml) with a dose of 250 mg TID for 10
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days. How many milliliters do you need to dispense? - correct answer✔✔300 ml
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A pharmacy wants to mark up a product by thirty percent. How much would an item cost
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with mark up, if it's original cost was $4.50? - correct answer✔✔$5.85
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To prepare 400 ml of a 40% (w/v) solution of sodium bicarbonate, how many grams of solute
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are needed? - correct answer✔✔16o gm
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What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"? - correct answer✔✔pc
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, You receive an order to prepare 250 mg of dobutamine in a 100-ml pump cassette with NS
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as the diluent. Dobutamine is available as a 12.5-mg/ml solution. How many milliliters of
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dobutamine do you need to prepare this prescription? - correct answer✔✔20 ml ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Using Clark's Rule, what is the dose of drug for an eight-year-old boy weighing 50 pounds?
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(The normal adult dose is 300 mg.) - correct answer✔✔100 mg
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What volume of pediatric digoxin injection 0.1 mg/ml is required for a 50 mcg dose? -
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correct answer✔✔0.5 ml ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Thirty-four degrees Celsius (34 degrees C) would be how many degrees Fahrenheit? - correct ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




answer✔✔93.2 degrees F ||//\\|| ||//\\||




If 75 gm's of codeine phosphate is dissolved in 3 liters of sterile water, what is the resultant
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percentage strength of the solution? - correct answer✔✔2.5% ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




A compounded prescription required using 10 capsules costing $40.00 per 60 capsules and
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120 gm of an ointment base costing $8.00 per pound. If a $5.00 dispensing fee is included,
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how much should the patient be charged? - correct answer✔✔$13.77
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Cleocin suspension is available in a concentration of 75 mg/5 ml. How many ml are required
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for a 300 mg dose? - correct answer✔✔2o ml
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The markup for a $36.75 vial of antibiotic is 18%. What is the retail price for this
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medication? - correct answer✔✔$43.37 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




How much diluent do you need to add to a 4 gm vial to get a concentration of 250 mg/ml?
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Disregard the space the powder may occupy. - correct answer✔✔16 ml ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||

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