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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. A drug is in a vial that contains 500 mg of the drug in 2 ml of solution. What is the percent strength of this drug?

2. A physician has ordered 15ml of Brand X Antacid Suspension to be taken four times daily. How many days will a 12 oz. bottle last?

3. Child's Dose = Child's Weight(lb) / 150 x Adult Dose

4. Gross Profit - Dispensing Fee

5. You have a 70% solution of Dextrose 1000 mL. How many Kg of Dextrose is in 400 mL of this solution.

6. An IV is set to deliver 30 drops/min. What is the infusion rate in m/hr if there are 15 drops/ml?

7. How many capsules of clindamycin hydrochloride should be used to prepare 30 ml of the following preparation, if each capsule contains 150mg of clindamycin hydrochloride?
clindamycin hydrochloride 600 mg
70% isopropyl alcohol qs ad 60 ml

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

9. How much sodium chloride is in 25 ml of normal saline?

10. You have diluted 40 ml of a 50% dextrose solution with water so the volume of the resulting solution is 100 ml. What is the concentration of dextrose in the resulting solution?

11. Average Wholesale Price

12. 1 g

13. How many 4 oz bottles can be filled from a gallon of Coke Syrup?

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

15. You are filling a prescription that reads: Amoxilillin 12.5 mg/5ml, Sig 1 tsp t.i.d. Dispense 150 ml. How many milliliters should the patient take each day?

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

17. 1 fl oz

18. Selling Price - Acquisition Cost - Dispensing Fee

19. A patient weighs 121 pounds. What is the patient's weight in kg?

20. 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

21. What is the gross profit for a prescription if the selling price is $73.14, the acquisition cost is $52.10, and the AWP is $65.12?

22. The dose of a drug is 250 micrograms per kg of body weight. What dose should be given to a child that weighs 55 lbs?

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

24. Using the information from the previous problem, approximately how many mL are required to completely fill this prescription?

25. How much vancomycin should be given per dose for a child that weighs 32 lbs if the dose is 10mg/kg q 6 h IV?