Exam 15: Oral Medications

Complete with the correct word(s).Separate answers with a comma followed by a space.Sublingual tablets must never be _________________ but placed ________ the tongue.

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Warfarin 5 mg PO daily Available: The patient will take _______ tablets per week.

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Ceftin 500 mg PO q12h Available: Ceftin 1 g per 20 mL Administer ________ mL

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Fluconazole 125 mg susp PO daily Available: Reconstitute with ________ mL of sterile water and administer _______ mL per dose.

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Cimetidine 400 mg PO BID Available: Administer ________ tablets per dose with a total daily dosage of _______ mg.

Complete with the correct word(s).Enteric-coated tablets and time-release tablets should be swallowed _________.

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Carvedilol 12.5 mg PO BID Available: Administer _______ tablet(s)per dose and the patient will receive a total daily dose of ________ mg.

Calculate the following dosage.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Ampicillin 1 g PO as an initial dosage and then 500 mg PO QID for 7 days thereafter Available: Ampicillin capsules labelled 500 mg per capsule For the initial dose you will administer _______ capsule(s)and will need a total of _________ capsules for the subsequent dosages for 7 days.

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space. Order: Amoxicillin 400 mg and Clavulanate potassium 57 mg susp PO q12h Available: Reconstitute with _______ mL of sterile water and administer _______ mL per dose.

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Cefprozil 400 mg susp PO q12h Available: Administer _______ mL

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Tegretol 0.2 g PO BID Available: Tegretol 10 mg per tablet Administer _______ tablet(s)

Calculate the following dosage. Order: Erythromycin DR 333 mg PO q8h Available: Administer _______ capsule(s)

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Phenytoin 70 mg PO TID Available: Administer ________ mL

Calculate the following dosage.Round oral liquids to the nearest tenth as indicated. Order: Azithromycin 56 mg PO daily Available: Administer _________ mL

Complete with the correct word(s).The solid form of medication that contains granules that delays the release of the medication is referred to as a _______________.