WorksheetsReconstitution of Powdered Drugs
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
According to the label, this medication is to be used within 36 hours of being mixed. if the drug was mixed at 0800 on 6/10, at what time and date should it be discarded?
0800 on 6/11
2000 on 6/11
2000 on 6/12
0800 on 6/12
The directions for reconstitution of a 1 g vial of antibiotic state to add 8 mL sterile water for injection, which yields a final volume of 9 mL. Waht is the dosage strength?
1 g/9 mL
1000 mg/8 mL
111 mg/mL
90 mg/mL
According to the label, the dosage strength of a medication is 45.5 mg/mL. If you have 2 mL of the medication, how many mg do you have?
100 mg
90 mg
45.5 mg
91 mg
After mixing a medication with a dosage strength of 62.5 mg/mL, how many mL will you have in the 375 mg vial?
1 mL
6 mL
5.5 mL
9.6 mL
After an antibiotic is reconstituted, it must be stored in a refrigerator and used within 72 hours. A vial is prepared 05/13 at 0800. When does it expire?
05/15 at 0800
05/14 at 0800
05/16 at 0800
An antibiotic has been reconstituted for IM injection with a dosage strength of 250 mg/mL. This is now 1.8 mL in the vial. You need to give 230 mg every 12 hours. How many complete doses are in the vial?
0 doses
1 dose
2 doses
3 doses
Order: 1 g of an antibiotic 30 minutes prior to surgery.
Supply: 3 g vial to be reconstituted with 5 mL of sterile water for injection for an approximate final volume of 6 mL. What is the dosage strength after reconstitution? Round to the nearest whole number.
500 mg/mL
3 g/6 mL
600 mg/mL
1000 mg/5 mL
You are preparing an IV dose of an antibiotic. Which dose is the least concentrated?
1,000,000 units per mL
500,000 units per mL
250,000 units per mL
The order is for 175,000 unit of an antibiotic. According to the label, the dosage strength prepared by adding 6.2 mL of diluent is 400,000 units/mL. How many mL of diluted drug will be needed for this order?
1.4 mL
0.5 mL
1 mL
0.4 mL
According to the label, the medication should be discarded 7 hours after being mixed. If the drug was mixed at 11:00 am, at what time should it be discarded?
05:00 pm
1800
1400
04:00 pm
According to the label, the medication should be discarded 10 days after being mixed. If the date is October 20, on what date should the drug be discarded?
October 29
October 30
October 31
November 1
400,000 units of a medication is ordered. According to the label, if 18.2 mL of diluent is added, the resulting dosage strength will be 250,000 units/mL. How many mL of diluted med will you need for this order?
0.625 mL
18.2 mL
1.6 mL
0.6 mL
The order is 100 mg 2 times per day. According to the label, the dosage strength is 100 mg/5 mL. How many mL will the patient take in one day?
10 mL
5 mL
2 mL
1 mL
The daily dosage of a medication is equal to 15 mL. According to the label, there are 75 mL per bottle and you have 2 bottles. How many days will it take for the patient to take all the medication?
5 days
8 days
10 days
12 days
According to the label, the medication should be discarded 4 hours after being mixed. If the drug was diluted on 7/23 at 10:00 pm, at what time should it be discarded?
7/24 at 02:00 am
7/24 at 02:00 pm
7/23 at 01:00 am
