Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Pharmaceutical Calculations
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1. A patient is taking 10 milliliters twice daily of amoxicillin 400 mg/5 mL. How
many milligrams of amoxicillin is the patient receiving daily?
800 mg/day
1600 mg/day
2200 mg/day
2400 mg/day: 1600 mg/day
2. A dropper is calibrated to deliver 20 gtts/mL of LCD. How many drops are
required for a prescription compound calling for 1.5 milliliters of LCD?
10 gtts
15 gtts
20 gtts
30 gtts: 30 gtts
3. Convert 1:5000 to a prescription strength.
0.02%
0.2%
20%
50%: 0.02%
4. Calculate how many grams each of menthol crystals and camphor crystals
are needed for the following prescription:
Menthol crystals
Camphor crystals aa 0.5%
Salicylic acid powder 2%
Cerave qs 120g
0.03 g
0.5 g
0.6 g
3 g: 0.6 g
5. Amoxicillin 500-mg capsules cost $190.50/500 capsules. How much will a
patient be charged for 20 capsules if the pharmacy adds a 35% markup and
a $7.00 dispensing fee?
$7.62
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$10.29
$14.62
$17.29: $17.29
6. Convert 1.5 grams to milligrams.
0.15 mg
15 mg
150 mg
1500 mg: 1500 mg
7. A patient is to receive 8mcg/min of digoxin. The concentration of the digoxin
is 1 mg/500 mL of IV fluid. How many milliliters per hour will the patient
receive?
180 mL/hr
240 mL/hr
300 mL/hr
320 mL/hr: 240 mL/hr
8. Calculate the days supply for the following prescription:
Amoxicillin 500 mg, i cap po bid, dispense 14
3 days
7 days
10 days
14 days: 7 days supply
9. One pint of lotion contains 65 milliliters of benzyl alcohol. Calculate the v/v%
of benzyl alcohol in the lotion.
3.1%
10.2%
13.7%
14.8%: 13.7%
10. A physician orders lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg to be given to a patient weighing 165
pounds. The pharmacy has available lidocaine injection in a 4% solution. How
many milliliters of the lidocaine solution will be needed for the patient?
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1. A patient is taking 10 milliliters twice daily of amoxicillin 400 mg/5 mL. How
many milligrams of amoxicillin is the patient receiving daily?
800 mg/day
1600 mg/day
2200 mg/day
2400 mg/day: 1600 mg/day
2. A dropper is calibrated to deliver 20 gtts/mL of LCD. How many drops are
required for a prescription compound calling for 1.5 milliliters of LCD?
10 gtts
15 gtts
20 gtts
30 gtts: 30 gtts
3. Convert 1:5000 to a prescription strength.
0.02%
0.2%
20%
50%: 0.02%
4. Calculate how many grams each of menthol crystals and camphor crystals
are needed for the following prescription:
Menthol crystals
Camphor crystals aa 0.5%
Salicylic acid powder 2%
Cerave qs 120g
0.03 g
0.5 g
0.6 g
3 g: 0.6 g
5. Amoxicillin 500-mg capsules cost $190.50/500 capsules. How much will a
patient be charged for 20 capsules if the pharmacy adds a 35% markup and
a $7.00 dispensing fee?
$7.62
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$10.29
$14.62
$17.29: $17.29
6. Convert 1.5 grams to milligrams.
0.15 mg
15 mg
150 mg
1500 mg: 1500 mg
7. A patient is to receive 8mcg/min of digoxin. The concentration of the digoxin
is 1 mg/500 mL of IV fluid. How many milliliters per hour will the patient
receive?
180 mL/hr
240 mL/hr
300 mL/hr
320 mL/hr: 240 mL/hr
8. Calculate the days supply for the following prescription:
Amoxicillin 500 mg, i cap po bid, dispense 14
3 days
7 days
10 days
14 days: 7 days supply
9. One pint of lotion contains 65 milliliters of benzyl alcohol. Calculate the v/v%
of benzyl alcohol in the lotion.
3.1%
10.2%
13.7%
14.8%: 13.7%
10. A physician orders lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg to be given to a patient weighing 165
pounds. The pharmacy has available lidocaine injection in a 4% solution. How
many milliliters of the lidocaine solution will be needed for the patient?
