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If a Pharmacist counted 40 drops of a medication in filling a graduate cylinder to the 2.5-
ml mark, how many drops per milliliter did the dropper deliver? - Answer ✔✔- 16 drops
ml
If the dose of a drug is 200mg, how many doses are contained in 10g? - Answer ✔✔-
50 doses
How many teaspoonfuls would be prescribed in each dose of Elixir if 180ml contained
18 doses? - Answer ✔✔- 2 teaspoonfuls
How many milliliters of a liquid medicine would provide a patient with 2 tablespoon twice
a day for 8 days? - Answer ✔✔- 480 ml
A cough mixture contains 48mg of hydromorphone-HCl in 8fl. oz. How many milligrams
of hydromorphone-HCl are in each 2-teaspoonful (tsp) dose? - Answer ✔✔- 2mg
How many milligrams of codeine sulfate and ammonium chloride will be contained in
each dose of the following prescription?
Rx Codeine 0.6 g
Ammonium Chloride 6.0 g
Cherry Syrup ad 120.0 ml
Sig. Teaspoonful for cough. - Answer ✔✔- 25 mg of codeine sulfate
250 mg of ammonium chloride
How many grams of a drug substance are required to make 120ml of a solution each
teaspoonful of which contains 3mg of the drug substance? - Answer ✔✔- 0.072g
A physician ordered 500-mg capsules of tetracycline to be taken twice a day for 10
days. How many total grams of tetracycline would be prescribed? - Answer ✔✔- 10 g
If the dose of a drug is 50µg, how many doses are contained in 0.02g? - Answer ✔✔-
400 doses
How many drops would be prescribed in each dose of a liquid medicine if 15 ml
contained 60 doses? The dispensing dropper calibrates 32drops/ml. - Answer ✔✔- ICA
, How many grams of a drug will be needed to prepare 72 dosage forms if each is to
contain 30 mg? - Answer ✔✔- 2.16 g
If a preparation contains 5 g of a drug in 500 ml, how many grams are contained in each
tablet-spoonful dose? - Answer ✔✔- 0.15 g ICA
The usual dose of chlorambucil is a 150μg/kg of body weight once a day. How many
milligrams should be administered to a person weighing 154Ib? - Answer ✔✔- 10.5mg
A child weighing 76 lbs. is ordered to receive 150 mg of Clindamycin q6h. The pediatric
drug handbook states the recommended dose is 8-20 mg/kg/day in four divided doses. -
Answer ✔✔- 600 mg/day
From the data in the above table calculate the dosage range for Digoxin for a 20-month-
old infant weighing 6.8kg. - Answer ✔✔- 204kg-340kg
The usual dose of sulfisoxazole for infants over 2 months of age and children is 60 to 75
mg/kg of body weight. What would be the usual range for a child weighing 44Ib? -
Answer ✔✔- 1200kg-
The pediatric dose of ephedrine sulfate is 25mg/m2. What is the dose for a child with a
BSA of 0.6m2? - Answer ✔✔- 15mg per dose
The usual adult dose of a drug is 75mg. What would the dose be for a child with a
calculated BSA of 0.6 m2? - Answer ✔✔- 26mg
If the adult dose is 100 mg, calculate the approximate dose for a child with 0.83m2? -
Answer ✔✔- 48mg
VC13
Cycle; 28d; repeat 2-8cycles
Vinorelbine 25mg/ m2, IV, D 1,8,15, 22
Cisplatin 100mg/ m2, IV, D1
2.00 m2 - Answer ✔✔- 200 mg per cycle
200 mg per cycle
Calculate the BSA for a patient measuring 165cm in height and 65kg in weight? -
Answer ✔✔- 1.73m2
Calculate the BSA for a patient weighing 40Ib and measuring 32in. in weight? - Answer
✔✔- 0.598 m2
If the usual adult dose is 120 mg, what would be the dose based on BSA for a person
measuring 6 ft. tall and weight 200Ib? - Answer ✔✔- 257.9 mg
Certified Answers | Verified 2025 New
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If a Pharmacist counted 40 drops of a medication in filling a graduate cylinder to the 2.5-
ml mark, how many drops per milliliter did the dropper deliver? - Answer ✔✔- 16 drops
ml
If the dose of a drug is 200mg, how many doses are contained in 10g? - Answer ✔✔-
50 doses
How many teaspoonfuls would be prescribed in each dose of Elixir if 180ml contained
18 doses? - Answer ✔✔- 2 teaspoonfuls
How many milliliters of a liquid medicine would provide a patient with 2 tablespoon twice
a day for 8 days? - Answer ✔✔- 480 ml
A cough mixture contains 48mg of hydromorphone-HCl in 8fl. oz. How many milligrams
of hydromorphone-HCl are in each 2-teaspoonful (tsp) dose? - Answer ✔✔- 2mg
How many milligrams of codeine sulfate and ammonium chloride will be contained in
each dose of the following prescription?
Rx Codeine 0.6 g
Ammonium Chloride 6.0 g
Cherry Syrup ad 120.0 ml
Sig. Teaspoonful for cough. - Answer ✔✔- 25 mg of codeine sulfate
250 mg of ammonium chloride
How many grams of a drug substance are required to make 120ml of a solution each
teaspoonful of which contains 3mg of the drug substance? - Answer ✔✔- 0.072g
A physician ordered 500-mg capsules of tetracycline to be taken twice a day for 10
days. How many total grams of tetracycline would be prescribed? - Answer ✔✔- 10 g
If the dose of a drug is 50µg, how many doses are contained in 0.02g? - Answer ✔✔-
400 doses
How many drops would be prescribed in each dose of a liquid medicine if 15 ml
contained 60 doses? The dispensing dropper calibrates 32drops/ml. - Answer ✔✔- ICA
, How many grams of a drug will be needed to prepare 72 dosage forms if each is to
contain 30 mg? - Answer ✔✔- 2.16 g
If a preparation contains 5 g of a drug in 500 ml, how many grams are contained in each
tablet-spoonful dose? - Answer ✔✔- 0.15 g ICA
The usual dose of chlorambucil is a 150μg/kg of body weight once a day. How many
milligrams should be administered to a person weighing 154Ib? - Answer ✔✔- 10.5mg
A child weighing 76 lbs. is ordered to receive 150 mg of Clindamycin q6h. The pediatric
drug handbook states the recommended dose is 8-20 mg/kg/day in four divided doses. -
Answer ✔✔- 600 mg/day
From the data in the above table calculate the dosage range for Digoxin for a 20-month-
old infant weighing 6.8kg. - Answer ✔✔- 204kg-340kg
The usual dose of sulfisoxazole for infants over 2 months of age and children is 60 to 75
mg/kg of body weight. What would be the usual range for a child weighing 44Ib? -
Answer ✔✔- 1200kg-
The pediatric dose of ephedrine sulfate is 25mg/m2. What is the dose for a child with a
BSA of 0.6m2? - Answer ✔✔- 15mg per dose
The usual adult dose of a drug is 75mg. What would the dose be for a child with a
calculated BSA of 0.6 m2? - Answer ✔✔- 26mg
If the adult dose is 100 mg, calculate the approximate dose for a child with 0.83m2? -
Answer ✔✔- 48mg
VC13
Cycle; 28d; repeat 2-8cycles
Vinorelbine 25mg/ m2, IV, D 1,8,15, 22
Cisplatin 100mg/ m2, IV, D1
2.00 m2 - Answer ✔✔- 200 mg per cycle
200 mg per cycle
Calculate the BSA for a patient measuring 165cm in height and 65kg in weight? -
Answer ✔✔- 1.73m2
Calculate the BSA for a patient weighing 40Ib and measuring 32in. in weight? - Answer
✔✔- 0.598 m2
If the usual adult dose is 120 mg, what would be the dose based on BSA for a person
measuring 6 ft. tall and weight 200Ib? - Answer ✔✔- 257.9 mg
