Module 5 Pharmaseer 2.0 Pharmacy Calculations

A patient requests 5 gr aspirin (Bayer Aspirin). Which of the following dosages should the pharmacy technician dispense?

• 650 mg

• 60 mg

• 325 mg

• 5,000 mg

How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 tsp?

• 5 mL

• 10 mL

• 15 mL

• 30 mL

Which of the following temperatures in Celsius (C) is equivalent to 60° F?

• 15.6° C

• 51.1° C

• 140° C

• 50.4° C

A pharmacy technician is pouring 4 oz of cough syrup into a bottle marked in milliliters. Which of the following amounts should the technician dispense?

• 20 mL

• 40 mL

• 60 mL

• 120 mL

A patient has a prescription for levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) 175 mcg with an alternating daily dose of 1 tablet followed by 0.5 tablet. Which of the following is the number of tablets a pharmacy technician should dispense for a 30-day supply?

• 23 tablets

• 15 tablets

• 45 tablets

• 33 tablets

An antibiotic prescription reads amoxicillin (Amoxil) 375 mg bid x 10 days. The medication available is packaged as 250 mg/5 mL. Which of the following is the amount per dose in milliliters?

• 3.25 mL

• 5 mL

• 7.5 mL

• 10 mL

A prescription reads prednisone (Deltasone) 10 mg: 40 mg qid x 5 days, 30 mg qid x 5 days, 20 mg qid x 5 days, 10 mg qid x 5 days. Which of the following is the number of tablets a pharmacy technician should dispense?

• 130 tablets

• 150 tablets

• 170 tablets

• 210 tablets

A pharmacy has 50 mg/5 mL of vitamin K oral solution in stock. A provider requests 345 mL of the solution. How much of this medication is required to fill the prescription?

• 1,725 mg

• 3,450 mg

• 345 mg

• 173 mg

Methotrexate injection is supplied as 25 mg/1 mL. Which of the following is the amount required for a prescribed injection of 50 mg?

• 0.5 mL

• 1 mL

• 2 mL

• 3 mL

A patient has a prescription that reads moxifloxacin hydrochloride (Vigamox) ophthalmic drops at 2 drops in ou q 8 hr. For a bottle that has 5 mL and 20 gtt/mL, which of the following is the number of days the bottle will last?

• 30 days

• 13 days

• 10 days

• 8 days