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Pharmacy Tech Calculations Practice Exam
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Pharmacy Tech calculations practice exams focus on key areas: measurement conversions (metric/household), dosage calculations (tablet/liquid), infusion rates (IV/drip), concentrations (percentages/ratio-strength), and alligations.  Other topics include day supplybody surface area/weight-based dosing, and business math like markup/discounts.  Here are the primary topics covered: Units of Measure and Conversions: Converting between metric, household, and apothecary systems (e.g., grams to milligrams, liters to milliliters, pounds to kilograms). Dosage Calculations: Calculating tablet... Show more
Pharmacy Tech Calculations Practice Exam
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1. The retail price for a prescription is $35.50. What amount should be charged if the patient is to receive a 10% discount?

2. You have an oder for 20% Dextrose 500mL. You have a 1000 mL bag of Dextrose 70%. How much of the Dextrose 70% do you need to use to make Dextrose 20% 500 mL? How much sterile water do you need?

3. Phos-Flur Rinse contains sodium fluoride 0.044% (w/v). How many mg of sodium fluoride are in a 10 ml dose?

4. The doctor orders 1/4 gr Codeine. How many milligrams is this equivalent to?

5. How many ml of KCL 2 mEq/ml are needed if the dose is 30 mEq?

6. What is the days supply for Humulin N insulin 20 ml, if the dose is 40 U daily?

7. You receive a prescription for Metronidazole(/Flagyl) 250 mg/5mL po qid 240 mL. You find that you will have to compound this using 500 mg tablets. How many tablets will be needed to fill this order completely

8. qsad

9. A prescription has been written for Prevacid 30 mg #100, sig i cap qd, 2 refills; however, the patient's insurance benefit has a 34-day supply limit. If the original prescription is filled for 34 capsules, how many refills of 34 would be available?

10. Average Wholesale Price

11. How many capsules are needed to prepare 30 ml of 1% clindamycin hydrochloride solution if each capsule contains 150 mg of clindamycin hydrochloride?

12. A child's dose for cefadroxil is 30mg/kg body weight once a day for 14 days. What is the smallest bottle that will provide enough medication to last 14 days if the child weighs 44 pounds

13. 5 mL

14. How much change should be given to a patient who gives you $50.00 to pay for 3 prescriptions if the patient's prescription plan has a $10 copay?

15. A compounded prescription calls for 600 gm of white perolatum. How many 1 lb jars should you obtain so there is enough to prepare this prescription?

16. You have dissolved 20g of drug in 500 ml of solution. What is the percent strength of the resulting solution?

17. How much 1% lidocaine is needed to fill an order for 30 mg of lildocaine?

18. If a prescription read: Aspirin 5gr, dispense 100 tablets, 1 tablet q 4-6h prn headache, what is the dose in milligrams?

19. Selling Price - Acquisition Cost - Dispensing Fee

20. 1 oz

21. You are entering a prescription for timolol 0.25% ophthalmic solution 5 ml, Sig i gtt o.u. twice daily. How many days should this bottle last if the dropper delivers 20 drops of timolol 0.25% ophthalmic solutions per ml?

22. A patient is taking 2 teaspoonfuls of sucralfate suspension four times a day. How much suspension will the patient use in 72 hours?

23. How much potassium chloride solution (2 mEq/ml) should be added to a 1 liter IV bat if 25 mEq of potassium chloride is needed?

24. You are preparing a prescription for Synthroid 0.1 mg tablets. How many micrograms are in each tablet?

25. volume(ml) / 100ml