This is a timed quiz.
You have 30 minutes to complete the 25 questions in this quiz.
When dispensing Ventolin inhaler, how often must the PPI be included with the drug product?
At the time the original Rx is dispensed
Every time the prescription is dispensed
Every other time that the prescription is dispensed
Never.
A prescription is written for penicillin vk 250mg tabs po qid for 10 days. If the patient cannot swallow tablets and requests a liquid dosage form, what volume of 250mg/5ml suspension should be dispensed?
50ml
100ml
150ml
200ml
Which drug requires a follow-up "cover" prescription when dispensed as a verbal order?
phenobarbital
atenolol
buspirone
procainamide
The expiration date on a bottle of Cipro 500mg tablets states 4/04. When does this drug expire?
midnight 3/31/04
midnight 4/1/04
midnight 4/30/04
midnight 5/1/04
What volume of a 2% erythromycin solution can be made from 15gm of erythromycin powder?
250ml
500ml
750ml
1000ml
The middle set of digits in a National Drug Code (NDC) number represents:
The manufacturer
The product size
The cost of the product
The product strength and dosage form
Estraderm is available in which dosage form?
Oral
Patch
Topical cream
IV
Pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient in cold preparations, is contraindicated in which of the following disease states?
Hypertension
Diabetes
Constipation
Cancer
Which drug agency is responsible to regulate medical devices?
EPA
DEA
OSHA
FDA
If Domeboro tablets are received from the wholesaler, where should they be stocked?
Next to Dolobid 500mg tablets
Where the Bacitracin ointment is stored
With Mycostatin vaginal suppositories
In the refrigeration with EES suspension
Which of the following medications may not be crushed?
Ecotrin 325mg
Fiorinal
Inderal 10mg
Robaxin 500mg
The directions for use of a medication is "i sl prn". What is the meaning of sl?
Into the skin
Under the tongue
Into the muscle
Into the right eye
What type of prescription balance must be used for compounding 120 gms of a 1% topical antifungal cream?
Class A prescription balance
Class B prescription balance
Class C prescription balance
Bulk prescription balance
What type of measuring device should be used to measure 3ml of a liquid for compounding?
5ml beaker
10ml conical graduate
2ml pipette
10ml cylindrical graduate
Grinding of tablets into a fine powder in a porcelain mortar is an example of?
levigation
trituration
flocculation
emulsification
Amoxicillin oral suspension is stable in a refrigerator for how many days after reconstitution?
7 days
10 days
14 days
20 days
Normal Saline (N.S.) contains:
0.45%NaCl
0.33%NaCl
9.0%NaCl
0.9%NaCl
Digoxin belongs to which drug classification?
Antiarrhythmic
Cardiac glycoside
Beta blocker
Calcium Channel Blocker
Which of the following drugs is a benzodiazepine?
Klonopin
Percodan
Demerol
Which drug is most likely to cause a photosensitivity reaction?
Tetracycline
Biaxin
Penicillin VK
Cipro
What drug in a dose of 20mg qd, is used to treat dyspepsia?
Lasix
Pepcid
Inderal
Dilantin
The directions for use for Timpotic is ii gtts os bid. What is the meaning of os?
Left eye
Both eyes
Right eye
left ear
What is the Latin abbreviation for "after meals"?
ac
pc
qd
hs
An order reads "Tylenol 325mg PR q4h prn." What dosage form should be dispensed?
tablets
suppositories
syrup
capsules
A pharmacy technician repacks bulk solid dosage forms into unit dosed packages. What expiration date will appear on the package?
50% of labeled expiration date to a maximum of 1 year
6 months
the original expiration date on the bulk solid
3 months