AMEDD ACCP MD0802 - Pharmaceutical Calculations-
questions with complete SOLUTIONS
What is the value of the Roman numeral XL in Arabic numbers? Correct Answer: 40
What is the specific gravity of a solution if 1000 milliliters of the solution weighs 920 grams?
Correct Answer: 0.92
You are making calamine lotion for a prescription. The instructions for making calamine lotion
require 8 grams of calamine in every 100 milliliters of calamine lotion. The prescription calls for
four fluid ounces of calamine lotion. How much calamine do you need to make the required
amount of calamine lotion? Correct Answer: 9.6 grams
Convert the temperature reading of 4 degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. Correct Answer:
39.2 degrees Fahrenheit
How many grams of codeine would be required to make one gallon of codeine elixir which
contains a grain of codeine in each teaspoonful? Correct Answer: 37.85
You are reading a prescription. To the LEFT of the metric line is the name of a powder (a solid)
which is to be mixed with the other chemicals. On the RIGHT side of the metric line (across
from the powder) is the number 20. How much of the powder is to be mixed? Correct Answer:
0.2 g
Solve the following subtraction problem: 3/8 - 1/16 = Correct Answer: 5/16
Solve the following multiplication problem: 4.843 x 0.042 = Correct Answer: 0.203406
Using the following formula, calculate how many grams of sodium chloride are needed to
prepare 120 milliliters of CD's Salt Solution.
CD's SALT SOLUTION
Sodium Chloride...........10g
Distilled Water...qsad..1L Correct Answer: 1.2 grams
You are reading a prescription. The following are listed to the left of the metric line:
Potassium Permanganate 0.02%
Distilled Water q.s. ad 240
How many grams of potassium permanganate are needed to properly compound this
prescription? Correct Answer: 0.048g
, You are making a prescription that calls for 10 milliliters of mineral oil. You wish to weigh the
mineral oil instead of using the volume measurement. How much mineral oil will you need if the
specific gravity of mineral oil is 0.85? Correct Answer: 8.5 grams
The physician is prescribing Cytoxan tablets (0.050 grams per tablet). The patient is to take one
dose daily for 14 days. The recommended dose is 5mg/kg daily. The patient weighs 174 pounds.
How many Cytoxan tablets must be dispensed to properly fill this prescription? Correct Answer:
112
Convert 0.004 kilograms to milligrams. Correct Answer: 4000mg
How many grains are in 1 gram? Correct Answer: 15.4 grains
An aspirin tablet contains 5 grains of aspirin. How many milligrams of aspirin are contained in
the aspirin tablet? Correct Answer: 325 mg
You are reading a prescription. The following are listed to the left of the metric line:
Potassium Permanganate Solution 2000
Mft. 1:5000 Solution
How many milliliters of a 2% stock solution of potassium permanganate would be required to
compound this prescription? Correct Answer: 20ml
How many four-fluid-ounce bottles can be filled using one gallon of elixir? (NOTE: Each bottle
must contain full four fluid ounces.) Correct Answer: 32 bottles
Convert the temperature reading of 80 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius. Correct Answer:
26.67 degrees Celsius
Solve the following division problem: 64.40/0.7 Correct Answer: 92
Insulin Injection USP is usually stocked in the pharmacy as U-100 Insulin containing 100 units
of insulin in each milliliter of the solution or suspension. How many milliliters of the solution or
suspension should be administered to give a patient 60 units of insulin? Correct Answer: 0.6ml
How many milliliters of erythromycin ethyl succinate oral suspension, 200 mg erythromycin per
5 milliliters, should be given to a child requiring 160 mg of the drug? Correct Answer: 4.0ml
Convert 0.006 grams to milligrams. Correct Answer: 6mg
You are reading a prescription. The following are listed to the left of the metric line:
Phenol 1/4%
questions with complete SOLUTIONS
What is the value of the Roman numeral XL in Arabic numbers? Correct Answer: 40
What is the specific gravity of a solution if 1000 milliliters of the solution weighs 920 grams?
Correct Answer: 0.92
You are making calamine lotion for a prescription. The instructions for making calamine lotion
require 8 grams of calamine in every 100 milliliters of calamine lotion. The prescription calls for
four fluid ounces of calamine lotion. How much calamine do you need to make the required
amount of calamine lotion? Correct Answer: 9.6 grams
Convert the temperature reading of 4 degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. Correct Answer:
39.2 degrees Fahrenheit
How many grams of codeine would be required to make one gallon of codeine elixir which
contains a grain of codeine in each teaspoonful? Correct Answer: 37.85
You are reading a prescription. To the LEFT of the metric line is the name of a powder (a solid)
which is to be mixed with the other chemicals. On the RIGHT side of the metric line (across
from the powder) is the number 20. How much of the powder is to be mixed? Correct Answer:
0.2 g
Solve the following subtraction problem: 3/8 - 1/16 = Correct Answer: 5/16
Solve the following multiplication problem: 4.843 x 0.042 = Correct Answer: 0.203406
Using the following formula, calculate how many grams of sodium chloride are needed to
prepare 120 milliliters of CD's Salt Solution.
CD's SALT SOLUTION
Sodium Chloride...........10g
Distilled Water...qsad..1L Correct Answer: 1.2 grams
You are reading a prescription. The following are listed to the left of the metric line:
Potassium Permanganate 0.02%
Distilled Water q.s. ad 240
How many grams of potassium permanganate are needed to properly compound this
prescription? Correct Answer: 0.048g
, You are making a prescription that calls for 10 milliliters of mineral oil. You wish to weigh the
mineral oil instead of using the volume measurement. How much mineral oil will you need if the
specific gravity of mineral oil is 0.85? Correct Answer: 8.5 grams
The physician is prescribing Cytoxan tablets (0.050 grams per tablet). The patient is to take one
dose daily for 14 days. The recommended dose is 5mg/kg daily. The patient weighs 174 pounds.
How many Cytoxan tablets must be dispensed to properly fill this prescription? Correct Answer:
112
Convert 0.004 kilograms to milligrams. Correct Answer: 4000mg
How many grains are in 1 gram? Correct Answer: 15.4 grains
An aspirin tablet contains 5 grains of aspirin. How many milligrams of aspirin are contained in
the aspirin tablet? Correct Answer: 325 mg
You are reading a prescription. The following are listed to the left of the metric line:
Potassium Permanganate Solution 2000
Mft. 1:5000 Solution
How many milliliters of a 2% stock solution of potassium permanganate would be required to
compound this prescription? Correct Answer: 20ml
How many four-fluid-ounce bottles can be filled using one gallon of elixir? (NOTE: Each bottle
must contain full four fluid ounces.) Correct Answer: 32 bottles
Convert the temperature reading of 80 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius. Correct Answer:
26.67 degrees Celsius
Solve the following division problem: 64.40/0.7 Correct Answer: 92
Insulin Injection USP is usually stocked in the pharmacy as U-100 Insulin containing 100 units
of insulin in each milliliter of the solution or suspension. How many milliliters of the solution or
suspension should be administered to give a patient 60 units of insulin? Correct Answer: 0.6ml
How many milliliters of erythromycin ethyl succinate oral suspension, 200 mg erythromycin per
5 milliliters, should be given to a child requiring 160 mg of the drug? Correct Answer: 4.0ml
Convert 0.006 grams to milligrams. Correct Answer: 6mg
You are reading a prescription. The following are listed to the left of the metric line:
Phenol 1/4%
