C. board of trustees D. pharmacy manager E. vice presidents Ans. e
2. What is not included in unit dose system?
A. package containing the amount of drug for one dose B. Oral medications contain 24 hr dosages
C. contain individual drawer or tray for each patient D. nurses prepare unit dosages
Ans. D
3. Which of the following is NOT responsibility of P&T committee A. Formulating policies regarding selection and therapeutic use of drugs
B. Educates professional staff such as physician, pharmacist and nurse about matters related to patient quality and safety of drugs.
C. Develops list of formulary
D. Develops generic and therapeutic equivalent list of drugs E. Recommends therapies to patients
Ans. E
4. Listing of drug by their generic name followed by strength, form, toxicology, use & recommended quantity dispensed
B. Prepared locally by its own clinical staff or P&T committee C. Each hospital has their own formulary
D. Formulary is federal and all hospital in Canada has the same formulary Ans. d
5. Which of the following is least likely done by the regulated pharmacy technician? A. sterile preparation of IV
B. Checking formulary stability reconstituted IV preps C. Preparing TPN
D. Final check before delivery to wards E. Counseling to patients
Ans. E
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6. A hospital doctor ordered a drug that is not present in hospital formulary list. What is appropriate action?
A. Dispense equivalent drug present in formulary
B. Check in non formulary list or order from community pharmacy C. Call doctor to change the medication from list of formulary D. Contact other hospital pharmacy to get the medication. Ans. b
7. Hospital doctor prescribed amoxicillin 500 mg for 8 hourly administration. What is correct? A. unit dose is dispensed with one dose of amoxicillin 500 mg one capsule
B. unit dose is dispensed with three capsule of amoxicillin 500 mg for an 8 hourly administration C. unit dose is dispensed with nine capsule of amoxicillin 500 mg for 8 hourly for 3 days
administration
D. Call the doctor to clarify Ans. b
8. Dispensing errors in hospitals can be minimized by A. Automation
B. Computer generated prescription and eMAR C. Continue education of hospital staff.
D. All of the above Ans. D
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1.A child weighs 22 lbs, and doctor wants to give a drug 1 mg/kg/day bid, how much you should give per day?
a. 10 mg/day B. 5 mg/day C. 15 mg/day D. 20 mg/day Ans. a
2.A child weighs 22 lbs, and doctor wants to give 1 mg/kg/day bid drug, how much you should give per dose?
a. 10 mg/dose B. 5 mg/dose C. 15 mg/dose D. 20 mg/dose Ans. b
3.A patient weight 180 lbs has admitted to emergence for congestive heart failure and severe edema. Patient was give furosemide iv infusion for the past 24 hours. After
discharge the patient weight was 173 lbs. How many kg patient weight is lost?
A. 7 kg B.3.2 kg C. 2.2kg D. 172 kg
180 lbs-173 lbs = 7 lbs 7/2.2 = 3.2 kg
4.A prescription order of cisplatin 750 mg/m2/day, IV tid. The patient weighs 75 kg and is 162 cm tall. Calculate the dosage to administer?
BSA in m2= c = = 3.37 = 1.84 m2 = 750 mg/m2 m2 = 1380 mg per day 1380/3 = 460 mg TID
How to use Calculator SHARP EL-510R 2ndF
press square root. 3.37
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5.Patient age 60 yo, weight 78 kg and height 184 cm. Doctor prescribed 5-flurouracil 300 mg/m2 se a c a e e se r a a s n body surface area?
BSA = c 1.99 mg/m2
er a
6.A chemotherapy protocol for a pt. body weight 68 kg and height 1.7 m. Chemo drug leucovorin 400 mg/m2 is recommended what is daily dose?
c = 1.79 m2
= 716 mg per day
For leucovorin, in day 2 cycle each dose of medication is reduced by 50%? 716/2
= 358 mg
7.You are to administer 5 ml of ferrous gluconate that must be diluted in water to protect the client’s teeth and gastrointestinal track. The directions in your drug
reference state that each ml of this medication must be diluted in 20 ml of water. Once diluted, the total volume to be administered is
A. 100 ml B.105 ml C. 125 ml D. 120 ml Ans. B Note.
Diluted in, added to, added in may increase total volume or weight. Dilute up to, quantity sufficient or qs, mark up to the volume should not increase volume.
8. Syrup is an 85% w/v solution of sucrose in water. It has a density of 1.313 g/ml. How
an ra s a er s e se a e s r
A. 85 g B. 106 g C. 125 g D. 164 g E. 58 g
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100 ... 85 125...? = 106 g
164-106 = 58 g
9.Ampicillin 1 g drug. Add 6.8 ml sterile water to provide final concentration volume 8 mL. What is concentration of the reconstituted solution in the vial in mg/mL?
A. 8 mg/mL B. 125 mg/mL C. 100 mg/mL D. 150 mg/mL Unknown Known x mg/mL 1000 mg/8mL x mg = (1mL x 1000 mg)/8 mL 125 mg/mL
10.Given ampicillin 1 g vial. If the final concentration has been calculated to 125 mg/1 mL. What is the volume taken if dose of the ampicillin is 500 mg?
A. 8 mL B. 4 mL C. 2 mL D.1 mL Ans. B 125 mg...1 mL 500 mg...? x/500 mg 1 ml/125 mg = 4mL
11.A sterile methylprednisone powder vial contain 125 mg drug. Reconstituted by adding 1.8 mL of sterile water to final volume 2 mL. What is final concentration of reconstituted solution in the per mg/mL?
A. 125 mg/mL B. 62.5 mg/mL C. 31.5 mg/mL D.16.5 mg/mL ans. B
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12.An order for product preparation to maintain alkaline urine. na c ncen ra n c ra e
citric acid 6% w/w
Sterile water for irrigation added up final volume 1000 mL How many grams of sodium citrate powder needed?
A. 100 g B. 10 g C. 60 g D. 50 g Xg/1000 mL 1g/100 mL Xg = (1000 mL x 1g)/100 mL = 10 g
13.Product order to prepare 100 ml of hydrocortisone oral suspension with final concentration 1 mg/mL. Available hydrocortisone 20 mg tablets. How many tablets needed to prepare 100 mL? A. 20 tablets B. 10 tablets C. 5 tablets D. 1 tablet Ans. C
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