PTCB Tutoring 4/15

1. Which law describes the use of child resistant caps?

USP 797

OBRA 90

HIPAA

Poison Prevention Act of 1970

2. Simvastatin is used to manage:

Diabetes

Cholesterol

Blood pressure

Anxiety

3. Medication used to reduce gas in the stomach or intestines is classified as an:

Antiemetic

Antiflatulent

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotic

4. How many milliliters of Amoxicillin suspension 250mg/5ml would provide a patient with two teaspoonfuls four times a day for seven days?

140

250

280

300

5. The profile of a patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes would most likely include a prescription for:

Simvastatin

Glyburide

Insulin

Metoprolol

6. Which insulin may be added to an IV solution?

NPH

Lantus

Humulim 70/30

Regular

7. Which of the following drug products is classified as a schedule II controlled substance?

Halcion

Sonata

Valium

Ritalin

8. A liter of 0.9% NaCl is infusing at 125ml per hour. If it started at 0800, when is the next bag due?

1200

1600

1800

2000

9. If the FDA reports a shortage of lipid lowering agents, which of the following medications could be involved?

Doxepin

Metformin

Pregabalin

Pravastatin

10. A 55lb child is to receive heparin sodium by IV infusion in a dose of 50 units/kg of body weight every 4 hours. How manuy milliliters of heparin sodium injection containing 5000 units/ml will be administered for each dose?

0.15

0.25

1.5

2.5

11. If the concentration of a stock medication vial is 0.25gm/ml, what volume of stock solution is required to deliver a dose of 800mg?

0.32ml

3.2ml

32ml

320ml

12. Which of the following medications requires DEA Form 222 when ordering?

Duragesic

Equagesic

Depo-Medrol

Enbrel

13. Which of the following systems keeps a running inventory balance?

Physical

Annual

Biannual

Perpetual

14. Xalatan should be stored under which of the following conditions?

2c to 8c

-20c to -10c

15c to 30c

30c to 40c

15. Which of the following OTC vitamins is an antioxidant?

Niacin

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Pyridoxine

16. A prescription calls for injecting 50 units of insulin. Which size syringe should be dispensed?

0.3ml

0.5ml

1ml

3ml

17. Which of the following is a commercially available dose of oral levothyroxine?

100mcg

1mg

500mcg

5mg

18. The recommended dose of phenytoin sodium is 6mg/kg/d administered in three equally divided doses. The phenytoin stock suspension is available in a 125mg/5ml concentration. How much should be given to a 44lb child for each dose?

1.6ml

3.5ml

4.8ml

10.5ml

19. What is the percentage concentration of a 400mg/500ml solution?

0.008%

0.08%

0.8%

8%

20. A patient requires 1500ml to be infused over 18hrs. How many ml/min will the patient need to receive to ensure the entire volume is infused?

1.4

3

18

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