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When an investigational drug expires, you should?
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Record the quantity and lot number and return it to the manufacturer
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Which of the following forms is needed for pharmacy to dispense controlled substances
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Form 224
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When unit dosing a tablet, what is the necessary labeling for each unit dose label?
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Generic and trade name of drug, dosage form, strength, pharmacy lot number, and expiration date.
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A glass compounding slab is used for?
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A smooth surface to mix ointments and creams
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An empty capsule number 5 will hold how many milligrams of powder?
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100 mg
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When adding weights to a Class A balance, you should use tweezers because?
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The oils from your skin will dirty and alter the actual weights
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A compounding prescription says to prepare a medication and qs solution to 100ml. This means---
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Add the appropriate solution to the medication to equal 100 ml
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Which of the following drugs should not be stocked on an adult crash cart?
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Nitroglycerin patches
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A PCA is used to?
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Administer controlled analgesics
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Lipids should be stored where?
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At room temperature
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When stocking shelves with new stock, you should?
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Remove all outdated stock first and rotate stock, placing the longer expiration dates to the back.
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Which of the following explanations best defines formulary?
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A list of drugs that are approved by the P and T committee.
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Which drug is not available in the dosage form described?
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Prednisone 1mg/ml suspension
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A prescription calls for amoxicillin suspension to be compounded. What auxillary label(s) will you place on the container?
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Keep refrigerated; shake well before using; expiration date.
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Of the medications listed below, which one is a CII drug?
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Meperidine
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A CII drug can be refilled ?
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A new prescription is needed for each prescription refill
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When a drug is recalled and is considered a Class I, this means what?
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This is the highest level of recall for products that could cause serious illness or may even be fatal.
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When repackaging medications into unit dose containers, which of the listed required information does not need to be recorded in a logboook?
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The patient's name and medical record number.
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Within the policies and procedures manual, the requirement for pharmacists to counsel patients on medications they have not taken before is listed under which law?
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OBRA 90
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The program under the FDA that allows health care professionals to report any adverse reactions is
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MedWatch
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As new stock arrives at the pharmacy, the technician should check the following information on the stock against the invoice:
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Name, strength, dosage form, quantity, and expiration date
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Which of the following automated systems is used specifically in hospitals to stock PAR levels of medications on nursing floors?
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Pyxis
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A drug manufacturer is required by law to recall any product that has been found to violate any of the following guidelines except
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The drugs sent to the pharmacy were damaged in transit
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Where would be the "best" place to store phenol?
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On the bottom shelf behind cabinet doors
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Grinding tablets into a fine powder in a porcelain mortar is an example of
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Trituration
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Which drug agency is responsible for regulating medical devices?
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FDA
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Which of the following medications is available as an inhaler for asthma?
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Albuterol
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Transdermal nitroglycerin would be kept in which section of the pharmacy?
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The topicals
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A pregnant patient arrives with a prescription for temazepam 15mg q hs. What do you do?
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Alert the pharmacist because this is a pregnancy category X
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A stat order is called in by the pharmacy by a nurse in the hospital unit. What do you do?
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You should give the phone to the pharmacist
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What is the proper procedure for cleaning a laminar flow hood?
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Clean the hood starting from the back side to side, top to bottom toward the front.
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Which of the agencies listed below is responsible for accreditation of an institutional facility?
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JCAHO
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The main purpose of OSHA is to?
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Ensure the safety of the workplace
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The MSDS contains what type of information?
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The ingredients and specifics of all types of products
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A computer program used for dispensing medication in the pharmacy setting is referred to as?
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Software
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Materials management refers to ?
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Inventory control,
Drug storage & The drug procurement process |
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If a pharmacy pricing formulary is the AWP plus 4.5 and the AWP is $90 for 100 tablets, what is the charge to the customer for a prescription of 30 tablets?
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$31.50
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The cost of 100 tablets of a bottle of aspirin is $1.50. What would the dispensing charge be to yield a 50% gross profit?
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$2.25
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What program is administered by individual states?
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Medicaid
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AWP can be found in which book?
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Drug Topics Red Book
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If a manufacturer's invoice totals $520.00 with the terms 2% net, what amount should be remitted if it is paid within 30 days?
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$509.60
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When choosing between state and federal requirements, which take precedence?
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The most stringent
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A person who is over 65 years of age, who is disabled, or who has kidney failure would be covered by what insurance?
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Medicaid
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Online processing of a third-party claim to determine payment is called?
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Adjudication
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The recommended storage temperature for unopened Xalantin is
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2 degrees to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 46 degrees Farhenheit
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What are the intravenous medications, which can be mixed with NS?
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Cefazolin, Ampicillin, and Primaxin
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Of the needles listed which is in order from the smallest to the largest that are used in pharmacy?
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27 gauge; 19 gauge; 18 gauge; 16 gauge
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Cyanocobalamin is what type of vitamin?
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Vitamin B12
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A person weighing 67 kg is how many pounds?
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147.4 lbs.
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A prescription for a buccal tablet would be labeled ____
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Place against the inside of the cheek
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An order of insulin is added to a TPN bag. The directions are to add a 100 units of insulin NPH. You draw up 10 ml of insulin, to push it into the bag. Is there anything wrong with this scenario?
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You have added 10 times too much insulin.
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What solution should not be stored at 10 degrees celsius?
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Mannitol solution
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How many milliliters are contained in 1 1/2 tbsp. of liquid?
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22.5 ml
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Nocosomial infections are found to originate in _____.
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In hospitals
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Which of the drugs listed is a schedule IV drug?
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Ativan
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If a dose of medication is to be given at 0600, 1400, and 2200, the doses are given at what times?
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6 AM, 2 PM, and 10 PM
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The term half life refers to ______.
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The amount of time it takes a chemical to be decreased by half of its strength.
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The term prophylaxis means____.
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Preventative treatment
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Of the diagnostic devices listed below, which one is used for urinalysis?
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Diastix
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Of the following drug combinations, which would be a drug-drug interaction?
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Coumadin and aspirin
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If nitroglycerin sl 1/200 grains was ordered, what strength would you take from the shelf to fill this order?
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0.3 mg (Chapter 8)
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Extemporaneous compounding is when _____.
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When a mortar and pestle is used to mix medication.
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Which drug listed below is not an SSRI?
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Elavil
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Which drug listed is an antiviral?
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Zovirax
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Which of the drugs listed is an SSRI?
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Celexa
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The main indication for the drug triamterene/HCTZ is ______.
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Diuretic
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The main indication for the drug phenytoin is ______.
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Anticonvulscant
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The abbreviation ac means
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Before meals
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The abbreviation Rx means
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Prescription
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Which of the following drugs is an H2 antagonist?
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Tagamet
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The drug Betagan would be used _____.
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In the eye
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The drug metronidazole comes in which dosage forms?
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Tablets, capsules, Injectable, lotion, cream, and gel.
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The trade name for fluvastatin is _____.
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Lescol
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The trade name for glyburide is ______.
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Micronase
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Which of the books listed is related most closely to the information contained in patient package inserts?
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PDR
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If a patient is allergic to penicillin and comes in with a prescription for Keflex, what should you know?
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The patient might have sensitivity to this medication as well. Notify the registered pharmacist.
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KCI is an abbreviation for:_____.
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Potassium chloride
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You receive a prescription for a 5-year old patient for Cipro 500-mg tablets with instructions take 1 tab bid x 10 days. You would bring this to the attention of the pharmacist because ______.
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The strength of the drug written is very high for a child. Notify the registered pharmacist.
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The amount of hydrocortisone powder needed to prepare 8 oz of 2% hydrocortisone cream is _______.
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4.8 g
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The medication that needs to be protected from light in a special container is _____.
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Nitroglycerin
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If the infusion rate of an IV is 1000 ml over 10 hours and the drop factor is 15 gtt/ml, what is the drops per minute?
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25 gtt/min
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How many drams are in 16 oz of solution?
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120 drams
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How many grams of drug are in 500ml of solution if it is a 40% solution?
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200g (Chapter 4)
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How many milliliters of 35% acetic acid must be mixed with 15% acetic acid to give 1000ml of 10% acetic acid?
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166.7 ml 35%; 833.3 ml of 15% (Chapter 4)
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To prepare 500 ml of a 5% dextrose solution, you must use your available stock of 2% and 10% dextrose. How much of each will you need to prepare the order?
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312.5 ml of 2%; 187.5 ml of 10% (Chapter 4)
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You receive an order for 1500 ml of 5% dextrose over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. What will the drops be per minute on this order?
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31.2 gtt/min
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An oral suspension comes in 100mg/5 ml. The doctor orders 0.25g PO tid. How many milliliters will this patient receive daily?
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12.5 ml
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A doctor orders gentamicin 3mg/kg/day for a 75-lb child. How many milligrams will the child receive per day? You have in stock gentamicin 80mg/ml
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102.3 mg/day (Chapter 4)
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Using your penicillin injectable stock of 125,000 units/ml, how many milliliters will it take to prepare 1 million units?
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8 ml
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You receive an order for Demerol 20 mg IM. Your supply is Demerol 50mg/ml. How much will you draw into a syringe?
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0.4 ml
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A doctor prescribes his patient Vasotec7.5 mg PO bid x 30 days. You have 5-mg tablets in stock. How many will it take to fill this script?
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90 tablets
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There is an order for epinephrine 10 mg stat. How much will you draw into a syringe from a 10-ml vial of epinephrine 1:1000?
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10 ml (Chapter 4)
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You need to prepare a dose of lidocaine 500 mg with your supply, which is a 10-ml vial of 2% lidocaine. How much should you draw up into a syringe?
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2.5 ml (Chapter 4)
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A prescription order for neomycin 0.75 g PO bid x 30 days is submitted. In stock you have 500-mg tablets. How many tablets will the patient use per day?
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3 tablets daily
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How many grams of 0.45% normal saline and 5% dextrose are in a 1-L bag of IV solution?
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4.5g of the 0.45% NS; 50 g of 5% dextrose.
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Which of the following drugs requires an auxillary label stating that "This drug may cause discoloration of the urine?
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Pyridium
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Which of the following drugs is not a laxative?
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Imodium
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The Roman numeral CL is equivalent to____.
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150
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You have a vial of heparin 20,000 units/ml. How many millimeters are needed for a 12,500 unit dose?
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0.625 ml (Chapter 4)
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A prescription is ordered for clindamycin suspension. You have 75mg/5ml in stock. How many millimeters are needed for a 300-mg dose for 7 days?
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140 ml
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Syrup of ipecac is indicated for what type of result?
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Emesis
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When insulin is added to a TPN, which type is used?
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Regular
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The type of measuring device used to measure out 2.5 ml of solution would be _____.
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A 10-ml oral dose syringe
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A prescription is given to you for a medication which has the following sig: Take 1 tab sl prn. This translates to _____.
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Take one tablet sublingual as needed.
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The four middle numbers of the NDC represent ______.
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The product, strength, and dosage form.
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The drug Prilosec is classified as a _______.
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Proton pump inhibitor
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Which auxillary label(s) would need to be attached to the drug Orap?
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Do not take if you are breastfeeding.(and) Do not take with grapefruit juice.
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Of the drugs below, which one is not indicated to lower cholesterol?
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Zaroxolyn
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Which of the following drugs needs to be prepared in a laminar horizontal flow hood?
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Nebcin and Septra
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If you have a 70% dextrose solution, how many grams are in 50ml of solution?
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35g (Chapter 4)
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You receive an order for 10mEq of magnesium sulfate to be added to a TPN. You have a 50-ml vial of 4 mEq/ml of magnesium sulfate in stock. How much do you need to inject into the TPN?
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2.5 ml (Chapter 4)
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What volume of a 2% erythromycin solution can be made from 15g of erythromycin powder?
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750 ml (Chapter 4)
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A prescription is written for Penicillin Vee K susp 500-mg PO qid for 10 days. What volume of a 250mg/5ml suspension will need to be dispensed to fill the order for 10 days?
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400 ml (Chapter 4)
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Estraderm is available in which type of dosage form?
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Topical patch
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How many doses of Zinacef 500-mg can be prepared from 10 gm bulk vial?
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200 doses
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Gentamicin can be given in which forms?
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Intravenous and opthalmic
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Which of the drugs listed below is not a cephalosporin?
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Clarithromycin
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A prescription for APAP #4 contains how much codeine?
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60 mg
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A prescription with directions to instill iii gtts OS qod would require the label to read ______.
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Instill three drops into the left eye every other day.
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Which of the following agents are sympathomimetic decongestants?
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Pseudophedrine
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Trace elements are used in the following solutions _______.
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TPNs
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A patient requests valid refills of a rabeprazole and albuterol inhaler. Which two medications should be filled?
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Aciphex and Ventolin
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Which of the following DEA numbers is correct for Dr. Paul J. Hanson?
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AH 1234575
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When a prescription inhaler is dispensed, how often should a patient package insert be given to the patient?
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The first time the prescription is filled.
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Congestion is not a side effect of...
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Captopril (ACE inhibitor)
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Sexual Dysfunction is not a side effect of....
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Nifedipine (vasodilator)
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Asthma is not a side effect of.....
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Clonidine (sympathoplegic)
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Nausea is not a side effect of.....
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Loop dieuretics
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Increased appetite is not a side effect of the drug....
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Clozapine
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Epinephrine does not treat....
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Renal disease
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Ephedrine does not treat .....
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COPD
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Barbiturates does not treat...
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Hypotension
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Nifedipine does not treat....
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Fluid retention
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Methotrexate does not treat...
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Rheumatic fever
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Prednisone does not treat...
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Testicular Cancer
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Dexamethasone does not treat....
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Wilson's disease
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What is the primary site of activity for Warfarin
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Liver
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Which drug is associated with the reaction of hepatitis?
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Isoniazid
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A drug ending in the suffix pril is considered an
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ACE inhibitor
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A drug ending in "azole" is considered an
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Antifungal
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A drug ending in "tidine" is considered an
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H2 antagonist
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A drug ending in "navir" is considered an
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Protease inhibitor
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What is associated w/extreme photosensitivity?
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Tetracycline
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Prednisone drug toxicity does not cause....
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Hypotension
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What is considered a class IA Sodium Channel Blocker?
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Aminodarone and Propafenone
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Potassium sparing diuretics have the primary effect on the .....
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Distal Convoluted Tubule
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What is not directly related to a drug toxicity of Nitroglycerin?
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Projectile vomiting
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