APC Pharmaceutical Calculations

Question 1

A patient requires 250 mg of amoxicillin. The oral suspension is labeled 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should be given per dose?

Accepted Answer

10 mL

Answer

5 mL

Answer

15 mL

Answer

20 mL

Question 2

A prescription calls for 2.5% w/w hydrocortisone cream. How many grams of hydrocortisone are contained in a 100 g tube?

Accepted Answer

2.5 g

Answer

0.25 g

Answer

25 g

Answer

0.025 g

Question 3

A 60 kg patient requires 5 mg/kg/day of tobramycin. What is the total daily dose?

Accepted Answer

300 mg

Answer

150 mg

Answer

200 mg

Answer

250 mg

Question 4

A 1 in 1000 solution of epinephrine contains how many milligrams per milliliter?

Accepted Answer

1 mg/mL

Answer

0.1 mg/mL

Answer

10 mg/mL

Answer

0.01 mg/mL

Question 5

You need to prepare 200 mL of a 2% solution from a 10% stock solution. How many mL of the stock solution are required?

Accepted Answer

40 mL

Answer

20 mL

Answer

60 mL

Answer

80 mL

Question 6

A tablet contains 0.5 mg of colchicine. A prescription requires 1.5 mg per dose. How many tablets should be given per dose?

Accepted Answer

3 tablets

Answer

1 tablet

Answer

2 tablets

Answer

4 tablets

Question 7

A pediatric suspension is labeled 250 mg/5 mL. What is its concentration expressed in mg/mL?

Accepted Answer

50 mg/mL

Answer

25 mg/mL

Answer

100 mg/mL

Answer

5 mg/mL