AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 550
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
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Functions that technician generally are allowed to perform include - ANSWER:
receiving refill request from patients over the telephone
The agency that supervises the development, testing, purify, safety, and
effectiveness of prescription and over the counter medications is know as.. -
ANSWER: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Which of the following is true regarding pharmacy department security? - ANSWER:
All entrance and exit doors to the pharmacy department must be closed.
State boards of pharmacy do which of the following? - ANSWER: Are responsible for
protecting their citizens' health and welfare with regard to pharmacy services.
Which of the following publications is the official information on generic
equivalence? - ANSWER: Orange book
Sublingual tablets are - ANSWER: placed under the tongue
Which of the following liquid dosage forms contains a mixture of oil and water? -
ANSWER: Emulsions
Which of the following statements is true of child resistant closures? - ANSWER:
Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are not required to be dispensed in bottles with child
resistant closures.
Which of the following is a piece of information indicated by the NDC number? -
ANSWER: Package size
The FDA program that encourages health professionals to report adverse drug
effects is - ANSWER: MedWatch
Which of the following schedules contains some medications that may be obtained
without a prescription? - ANSWER: C-V
According to federal law, inventories of controlled substances must be taken at least
every - ANSWER: 2 years
, According to federal law, if an emergency prescription is received by telephone for a
Schedule II medication, the prescriber must provide a written signed prescription
within - ANSWER: 7 days
In which controlled substance is acetaminophen/codeine (Tylenol with Codeine)
classified? - ANSWER: C-III
A prescription calls for 200 mg of a drug which is available as a concentration of
250mg/5mL. How many mL of this solution do you need? - ANSWER: 4mL
A prescription reads Cefzil 500 mg q6h for 10 days. You have available 250 mg/5mL
of Cefzil. What quantity is need to fill the entire prescription? - ANSWER: 400mL
The dose for a medication reads to administer 25mg/kg as a one-time dose. The
patient weighs 35 lb. How much medication should be dispensed to this patient? -
ANSWER: 397
You have 50 mg/mL concentration of 2ng/15mL, and the prescription requires 400
mg of the drug. How many mL will you need? - ANSWER: 8 mL
Drug X is available in a concentration of 2mg/15mL and the prescription calls for
10mg of the drugs. How many mL will you need? - ANSWER: 75 mL
A prescription requires 10 mEq KCL and 15 mEq of K acetate in 1000 mL D5W to be
administered over 8 hr. What is the rate in mL/minute? - ANSWER: 2mL/min
Drug X is avoidable in a concentration of 50 mcg/mL and the prescriptions calls
for .24 mg of the drug. How many mL are required - ANSWER: 4.8 mL
Convert 1:20 (w/v) to a % - ANSWER: 5%
You have 70% dextrose solution. How many grams of dextrose are in 75 mL -
ANSWER: 52.5 g
If 6 tablets costs $13 how many will 15 tablets cost? - ANSWER: $32.50
The cost of human growth hormone is $40/mg. What is the yearly cost of treating a
30 kg child at a dose of .04 mg/kg/day? - ANSWER: $17,520
A formula for 1 L of a liquid pharmaceutical calls for .25 grams of methylparaben, a
preservative. Approximately how many mg of this preservative are needed to make
1 pint of the liquid? - ANSWER: 118 mg
Given the following prescription how many day's supply will be dispensed
RX Proventil Syrup Sig: ii tsp quid Disp 8 oz - ANSWER: 6 days
9.2 grams equals - ANSWER: 9,200 mg