Calculations Assessment



centercenter2017Calculations AssessmentAdvanced Pharmacy Practice ExperienceDr. Ebony Andrews, PharmD, RPh & Dr. Shanea Parker, PharmD, RPhHampton University School of Pharmacy95000950002017Calculations AssessmentAdvanced Pharmacy Practice ExperienceDr. Ebony Andrews, PharmD, RPh & Dr. Shanea Parker, PharmD, RPhHampton University School of PharmacyName:______________________Date:______________________Quiz 1Convert the following.1000 mg=__________ gram25 mcg=___________mg175 lb=____________kg173 cm=___________inches7.45 mL=___________LCalculate the following.The patient receives Vancomycin 750 mg IV BID. How many gm does the patient receive per dose?The patient has an order for Versed 7 mg IV. The pharmacy sends a vial of Versed labeled 5 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?The doctor orders Solu-Medrol 125 mg IV q12h for the patient. The pharmacy sends Solu-Medrol 0.25 g/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer per dose?The physician orders Roxanol 30 mg po q3h prn for pain. Roxanol is available in a bottle labeled 10 mg/5mL. How many tsp will the nurse administer?The physician wants to give a patient Phenobarbital Elixir 60 mg po via NG tube q8h. The pharmacy does not have the elixir in stock but the 15 mg tablets are available. The nurses ask if you can compound enough solution to last for 48 hours so they will not have to crush the tablets at every dose. How would you make solution with the concentration 20 mg/5 mL using the 15 mg tablets, Ora Sweet and Sterile Water for Irrigation? Make sure your answer includes the number of tablets you will use and a final volume of solution.The physician orders NPH 33 units qam and 45 units qpm; Dispense 90 supply. NPH is available as 10 mL vials ( 100 units/mL). How many bottles of NPH will need to be dispensed?Express 0.1% as ratio strength.Express 1:2500 as percentage strength.Tolu Balsam SyrupTolu balsam tincture contains 20% w/v tolu balsam.What is the percentage concentration of tolu balsam in the syrup?Tolu balsam tincture 50 mLMagnesium carbonate 10 gSucrose 820 gPurified water, q.s. ad 1000 mLWhat volume of syrup could be prepared if we had only 8 g of magnesium carbonate?What is the percentage strength v/v of the tolu balsam tincture in the syrup preparation?If 500 mL of a 15% v/v solution are diluted to 1500 mL, what will be the percentage strength (v/v)?How many grams of 2.5% hydrocortisone cream should be mixed with 360 g of 0.25% cream to make a 1% hydrocortisone cream?How many milliliters of a 1:50 stock solution of ephedrine sulfate should be used in compounding the following prescription?RxEphedrine sulfate 0.25%Rose water, q.s. ad 30 mLHow many milliliters of a 7.5% solution of KMnO4 should be used to obtain KMnO needed?KMnO4 q.s.Distilled water, ad 1000Sig: 2 teaspoons diluted to 500 mL yield a 1:5000 solution19. A pharmacist decides to weigh 140mg of a drug on a Class A prescription balance with a SR of 6 mg. Calculate the percentage of error in the weighing. Is her weighing acceptable by USP standards?20. What is the concentration in terms of %w/v of a solution prepared by dissolving sorbitol in 1000ml of water?21. Heparin IV bag mixed at 25,000 unit/250ml is to be administered at 12units/kg/hr to a 121 lb patient. What is the flow rate in ml/hr?22. What is the BSA of a 5’9” person weighing 160lbs?23. How many liters of 1:1000 solution can be prepared for 50 g of drug substance?24. A 64 year old female patient ( Ht 5’5” wt 205 lb. ) is hospitalized with a nonsocomial pneumonia which is responding to treatment. Her current antibiotic medications include ciprofloxacin, Primaxin, and vancomycin. Her monitoring lab values include: K 4meq/l, BUN 60mg/dL, SCr 2.7mg/dL, and glucose 222mg/dL. Based on the renal dosage recommendations from the package labeling below, what is the correct dose of Primaxin for this patient?CrCl>71 mL/min 41-70mL/min21-40mL/min6-20ml-minPrimaxin Dose500mg IV q 6h500 mg IV q8h250mg IV q 6h250 mg IV q8h25. A male comes to the pharmacy and tells the pharmacist he 6’7” tall and 250 lbs. His waist circumference is 43 inches. Calculate his BMI. Round to the nearest whole number. Is that patient underweight, normal weight, or obese?26. How many grams of bacitracin and nystatin are required to prepare 150 g of a 2:3 topical bacitracin: nystatin ointment?27. A patient has been receiving 200 ml of an enteral mixture that contains 432 mOsml/L. The pharmacist will reduce the contents to 278 mOml/L. How many ml of bacteriostatic water should be added to the bag? Round to the nearest ml.28. How many moles of anhydrous magnesium sulfate (M.W. =120.4) are present in 250 grams of the substance? Round to the nearest hundredth. ................
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