Exam 4: Conversions and Calculations Used by Pharmacy Technicians

The physician orders 392 ml of D₅W solution to be administered over a 14-hour period.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtt/ml.How many drops per minute should the patient receive? ____ gtt/min

A medication is supplied in a 400 mg scored tablet.A physician prescribes 200 mg every 6 hours for 14 days.How many tablets will be dispensed for the entire course of therapy? ____ tablets

A patient is to receive 405 ml of an IV infusion over a period of 9 hours.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 4 gtt/ml.How many drops per minute should the patient receive? ____ gtt/min

DLXXXIV = ____

A medication is labeled as having 351 mg/9 ml.A physician writes an order for 58.5 mg of the medication to be given every 4 hours.How many milliliters of the drug will be dispensed for a 10-day supply? ____ ml

Acetaminophen elixir contains 250 mg of APAP per 2 ml.How many milligrams of APAP are in 15 ml of the elixir? ____ mg

A recommended dose for administration of a medication is 21 mg/lb/day.How many milligrams of this drug must be administered daily to a 115 kg adult? ____ mg/day

A medication contains 5.25 g of a drug in power form.If 5 ml of sterile water is added to the drug,how many milligrams of the drug will be contained in 1 ml of solution (assuming that the powder does not add volume to the final solution)? ____ mg

A physician orders 10.5 mg of morphine sulfate to be administered to a patient.Morphine is labeled 7 mg/ml.How many milliliters are required to fill the order? ____ ml

An IV infusion containing 945 ml is to be administered at a drop rate of 84 gtt/min.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 18 gtt/ml.How long will it take to administer the entire infusion? ____ hours

The recommended dose of a medication for a pediatric patient is 32 mg/kg/day.How many milligrams must be given daily to a 42 lb child? ____ mg/day

An IV piggyback containing 6 g of drug in 190 ml is to be infused over 2 hours.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 12 gtt/ml.How many drops per minute should be administered? ____ gtt/min

The physician orders 500 ml of a drug solution to be administered at a rate of 20 gtt/min.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtt/ml.How long will it take to administer the entire infusion? ____ hours

A recommended dose for the administration of a drug is 22 mg/kg/day.How many milligrams of this drug must be administered per day to a 220 lb adult? ____ mg

A recommended dose for the administration of a drug is 15 mg/lb/day in three divided doses.How many milligrams of this drug must be administered for one dose to a 90 kg adult? ____ mg

MMMXXXVII = ____

CMLII = ____

CI = ____

MCMXLIX = ____

A vial contains 1.125 g of Unasyn in 5 ml of solution.How many milligrams of Unasyn are contained in 4.7 ml of solution? ____ mg