WorksheetsMath Review 04/27
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
66 lbs = _ kg
30
60
45
145.2
Convert 75°F to °C:
135
23.9
43
167
110 lbs = __
45 kg
40 kg
55 kg
50 kg
3 gm = _ mg
30
300
3,000
30,000
Convert 50°C to °F:
122
10
82
18
30 mL = 1 __
Tbsp
cc
fl. oz.
pt
1 mg = _ mcg
0.1
100
1,000
10,000
85 kg = __ lbs
187
170
180
38.6
__= 240 mL
8 drams
4 pints
4 oz
1 cup
40°F = __°C
0
4.4
32
15
3 oz. = _ tsp
20
15
18
6
960 mL = __ fluid oz.
64
192
32
2
1 gallon = __ mL
480
3,800
3,840
4,800
Most prescriptions are written using the __ system.
metric
avoirdupois
apothecary
household
480 mL = __ tsp
115
48
96
3,840
15 mL = __ Tbsp.
3
1
5
15
1 Tbsp = __
3 scruples
3 tsp
16 tsp
1/4 cup
A child weighs 35 lb and is to receive 1mg/kg/day. How much drug should the patient receive per day?
30 mg
35 mg
15.9 mg
77 mg
22.5 mL = __ Tbsp.
7.25
1.5
12
4.12
Convert 100°F to °C:
68
212
180
37.8
98.6°F = __
37°C
14°C
50°C
112°C
3 oz = __ Tbsp.
15
18
20
6
1 pound = __ g
1,000
170353
120
454
Consider the following prescription: Diltiazem 30 mg tablets 90 mg po bid Disp: 30 days supply.
What is the total amount of Diltiazem, in mg, to be dispensed?
900 mg
1,800 mg
2,700 mg
5,400 mg
The recommended dose for atropine is 0.3 mg/kg per dose. What would be the appropriate dose for a 220-pound patient?
66 mg
0.36 mc
30 mg
3 mg
When is a pharmacy technician most likely to need to calculate the quantity of active ingredient in a drug?
When preparing compounded drugs
When working in a hospital
When working in a community pharmacy
When filling an OTC prescription
46 kg = __
44 lbs
149.6 lbs
101.2 lbs
77 lbs
How many tablets are needed for a 30-day supply if the patient takes 1/2 tablet po QID?
40
240
60
120
The recommended dose for hydroxyzine HCL is 0.6 mg/kg per dose. What would be the appropriate dose for a 70-pound patient?
20 mg
117 mg
19 mg
42 mg
A 15-month-old child needs amoxicillin. The normal adult dose is 250 mg. Using Fried's rule, what is the appropriate dose for the child?
50 mg
12.5 mg
25 mg
37.5 mg
____ is a formula for solving pediatric dosage calculations based upon the patient's age in years.
Kidd's Rule
Young's Rule
Fried's Rule
Clark's Rule
A 24-month-old child needs ranitidine. The normal adult dose is 150 mg. Using Fried's rule, what is the appropriate dose for the child?
36 mg
24 mg
0.16 mg
1 mg
Amoxicillin 250 mg capsules ii po tid × 10 days. What is the
appropriate quantity to dispense?
10 caps
30 caps
60 caps
120 caps
A 24-month-old needs penicillin. The normal adult dose is 500 mg. Using Young's rule, what is the appropriate dose for the child?
80 mg
71.4 mg
70 mg
83.3 mg
If the recommended dose is 20 mg/kg/day in three divided doses, a patient weighing 22 pounds would require approximately _____ of drug for each dose.
66.7 mg
60 mg
20.22 mg
22.3 mg
Nystatin 100,000 units/ml susp 50,000 units po bid Disp: 60 ml.
What is the total amount of Nystatin, in units, to be dispensed?
600 units
6,000 units
60,000 units
6,000,000 units
Calculate the quantity to dispense for the following: Amitriptyline 250 mg tablets ii tabs po bid × 30 days.
120
30
15
60
The recommended dose for amoxicillin is 30 mg/kg/day divided q12h. How many milligrams would a 50-pound patient take for each dose?
341 mg
682 mg
1,500 mg
750 mg
How many days will a prescription of 120 tablets last a patient if the patient takes 3 tablets twice daily?
40
10
20
80
A pediatric patient weighs 18 lbs. Using Clark's Rule, _____ mg is an appropriate dose for the patient if the normal adult dose is 100 mg.
12
64
100
18
________ is a formula for solving pediatric dosage calculations based upon the patient's weight in
pounds.
Clark's Rule
Fried's Rule
Kidd's Rule
Young's Rule
How many full 1 Tbsp doses are in a 255 mL bottle of Maalox® suspension?
51
17
8
20
A pediatric patient weighs 15 kg. Using Clark's Rule, ___ mg is an appropriate dose for the patient if the normal adult dose is 500 mg.
155
110
50
0.501
How many days will the following prescription last? Potassium Chloride 8 mEq tablets 24 mEq po daily Disp: 90 tabs.
15
3
30
10
How many days will the following prescription last? Dilantin 125 mg/5 ml susp 250 mg po TID Disp: 8 oz.
3
8
24
48
If 10 gm of active ingredient is mixed with 1,000 mL of normal saline, the final concentration (w/v) would be:
1%
10%
0.1%
0.01%
How much chlorpromazine 100 mg/ml should you dilute to prepare 240 ml of chlorpromazine 30 mg/ml?
8 ml
80 ml
72 ml
7.2 ml
If 25 gm of active ingredient is mixed with 16 oz of distilled water, what is the final concentration (w/v)?
1.56%
5.2%
0.52%
15.6%
If 4.5 gm of sodium chloride is diluted in 2 L of SWFI, the final percent strength would be:
0.225%
2.25%
22.5%
0.0225%
You would need to dilute ________ of a 25% stock solution to make 16 oz of a 10% solution.
6.49 mL
19.2 mL
192 mL
64.9 mL
380 mL of active ingredient is added to 4 L of distilled water. What is the final concentration (v/v)?
38%
8.68%
1.05%
9.5%
How many mL of active ingredient must be added to distilled water to produce 16 oz of a 10% solution (v/v)?
0.48 oz
48 mL
4.8 oz
4.8 mL
3 gm of active ingredient is mixed with 120 gm of ointment base. What is the final concentration (w/w)?
2%
2.4%
2.5%
3%
How much clotrimazole is contained in 15 mL of clotrimazole 1% (w/v) topical solution?
150 gm
0.15 gm
1.5 gm
15 gm
If 17.5 gm of active ingredient is mixed with 150 mL of normal saline, what is the final concentration (w/v)?
0.117%
17%
1.17%
11.7%
If 500 mL of active ingredient is mixed with distilled water to total 48 oz, the final concentration (v/v) would be:
34.7%.
3.47%.
347%
0.347%
7 gm of active ingredient is mixed with 93 gm of ointment base. What is the final concentration (w/w)?
0.7%
0.76%
7.6%
7.5%
If 50 gm of active ingredient is mixed with 100 mL of normal saline, the final concentration (w/v) would be:
5.5%
50%
5%.
0.5%
1.75 mL of active ingredient is mixed with distilled water to total 5 mL. What is the final concentration (v/v)?
3.5%
0.035%
35%
0.35%
If 30 gm of ointment contains 2 gm of active ingredient, the percentage strength of the product is:
0.67%
67%.
6.7%.
0.067%.
1) To prepare 60 mL of a 5% solution, you would need to mix ___ mL of 10% together with ___ mL of 2%.
22.5; 37.5
22; 39
23; 38
21.5; 40.5
Rx: Hydrocortisone 1% ointment 60 gm. You will prepare the prescription by mixing
hydrocortisone 2% and hydrocortisone 0.5% cream. How much hydrocortisone 0.5% cream will be needed?
10 gm
20 gm
40 gm
50 gm
How many grams of a 10% cream must be mixed with a 2% cream to prepare 60 grams of a 5% cream?
15 gram
22.5 gm
37.5 gm
45 gm
If you mix 21 gm of a 1% ointment with 9 gm of a 2.5% ointment, you would get 30 gm of a(n) _ ointment.
17.5%
35%
1.75%
3.5%
Rx: 1 L of Dextrose 7.5%. Prepare by mixing Dextrose 50% and Dextrose 5%. How much Dextrose 5% is needed?
55.6 mL
58.8 mL
941.2 mL
944.4 mL
250 mg of medication in 250 mL is to be given over 4 hours. How much drug will be administered per hour?
1 mg
4 mg
62.5 mg
75 mg
What is the rate (mL/hr) of a 1 L IV bag infused over 6 hours?
83 mL/hr
84 mL/hr
166 mL/hr
167 mL/hr
If a 1 L IV bag is infused over 6 hours, the rate of infusion would be __ mL/hr.
30
60
128
167
20 mEq of KCL in 1 L of D5W is being administered at 50 mL/hr. How long will two 1 L bags last?
10 hours
20 hours
30 hours
40 hours
Rx: Magnesium sulfate 60 mEq. If the strength of the stock vial is 8 mEq/2 mL, what volume would be drawn up for the dose?
7.5 mL
15 mL
30 mL
45 mL
Rx: Na phosphate 38 mEq. If the strength of the stock vial is 4 mEq/mL, what volume would be drawn up for the dose?
0.95 mL
9.5 mL
19.5 mL
195 mL
Rx: Calcium gluconate 1.5 mEq. If the strength of the stock vial is 4.65 mEq/10 mL, what volume would be drawn up for the dose?
0.15 mL
0.32 mL
0.38 mL
3.2 mL
1 L is to be administered over 10 hours using a 15 drop factor. What is the flow rate in gtts/min?
15 gtts/min
25 gtts/min
50 gtts/min
100 gtts/min
1 L is to be administered over 12 hours using a 10 drop factor. What is the flow rate in gtts/min?
11 gtts/min
12 gtts/min
13 gtts/mi
14 gtts/min
100 mL is to be administered over 30 minutes using a 60 drop factor. The drip rate is:
60 gtts/min.
100 gtts/min.
200 gtts/min.
225 gtts/min.
A 500 mL IV bag contains 1,000 mcg of dobutamine. If the bag is infused over 24 hours, how much drug will be administered per hour?
2 mcg
21 mcg
42 mcg
83 mcg
500 mL is to be infused over 4 hours. The rate would be:
10 mL/hr.
30 mL/hr.
75 mL/hr.
125 mL/hr.
200 mg of nafcillin sodium in 100 mL is to be infused over 30 minutes. How much drug would be administered over 1 hour?
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
1gm
A 500 mL IV bag is to begin infusing at a rate of 40 mL/hr. If the infusion ended at 12:30 p.m., when did it start?
Midnight
3:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
10:00 p.m. (the previous day)
Rx: Calcium gluconate 15 mEq. If the strength of the stock vial is 4.65 mEq/10 mL, what volume would be drawn up for the dose?
0.95 mL
9.5 mL
19.5 mL
195 mL
What is "the bottom line"?
Cost + overhead
Lowering costs to increase profits
Gross profit
Net profit
The pharmacy buys a case of 40 sharps containers for $136.95. Each container sells for $5.20. If all containers are sold, what is the markup on the entire shipment?
$17.80
$71.05
$1.78
$208.00
A patient fills a prescription that has a retail price of $75. The pharmacy paid the manufacturer $37.50 for the drug. The customer pays $5 as a co-pay and the insurance company pays the remaining $70. What is the pharmacy's gross profit on this transaction?
$70.00
$75.00
$5.00
$37.50
Who is responsible for the co-payment under a third-party plan?
The government
The insurance company
The pharmacy
The patient
Special-order items are to be marked up at 50% above AWP. If AWP is $14.99, what is the selling price of the item?
$29.98
$22.49
$7.50
$15.72
The pharmacy pays $17 for an item, marks it up by 100%, and sells it for:
$34.00.
$8.50.
$17.99
$117.
A prescription costs the pharmacy $15.85 and is sold for $42.00. What is the gross profit?
$26.49
6.22%
62.26%
$26.15
Which of the following products does not require a co-pay from a third-party plan?
Lortab
Hydrocet
Tylenol PM
Vicodin
AWP stands for:
Advanced wholesale pharmaceuticals.
Average wholesale price.
Average weekly price.
Advanced weekly price.
What is the net profit percent on a medication for which the pharmacy is invoiced $23 and receives $78?
29.48%
48.3%
55%
33.9%
Which of the following refers to the amount a customer with third-party insurance coverage pays for OTC products?
Cost
Markup
Selling price
Co-pay
