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PHARM TECH MIDTERM REVIEW
The pharmacy purchased 20 tablets of carisoprodol 350 mg for $37.26 and sold 20 tablets
for $60.89. What is the gross profit? What is the net profit?
The pharmacy purchased 100 tablets of E.E.S. 400 mg for $21 .06 and sold 28 tablets for
$12.35. What is the gross profit? What is the net profit?
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The pharmacy purchased 100 capsules of fluoxetine 20 mg for $223.56 and sold 30
capsules for $ 1 08. 1 0. What is the gross profit? What is the net profit?
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Solve for the gross profit and the net profit for problems 21-40 using the tiered dispensing fees
on the chart below based on the average wholesale price.
AWP
Dispensing Fee
Less than $20.00
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$20.00 - $50.00
$5.00
Greater than $50.00
$7.50
The pharmacy purchased 25 nebulizer vials of albuterol inhalation solution for $27.90
(the AWP is $3 1 .00 for 25 vials) and sold 25 vials for $46.85. What is the gross profit? What is
the net profit?
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The pharmacy purchased 20 tablets of carisoprodol 350 mg for $37.26 (the AWP for 20
tablets is $41 .40) and sold 20 tablets for $60.89. What is the gross profit? What is the net profit?
The pharmacy purchased 1 00 tablets of E.E.S. 400 mg for $2 1 .06 (the AWP for 1 00
tablets is $23.46) and sold 28 tablets for $12.35. What is the gross profit? What is the net profit?
Solve the following powder volume problems.
1)
If 192 mL of sterile water for injection (SWFI) is used to reconstitute a 20 g vial of
cefazolin Na, the concentration obtained is 100 mg/mL. What is the powder volume of this drug?
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2)
Using another 20 g vial of cefazolin Na, how many mL of SWFI should be added to
obtain a concentration of 200 mg/mL instead? (Hint: The powder volume from the previous
question is required to solve this.)
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3)
A vial contains a combination drug of arnpicillin/sulbactarn. There is 1 g of ampicillin
and 0.5 g of sulbactam in the vial. When the vial is reconstituted with 3.2 mL of sterile water,
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you end up with a total volume of 4.0 mL.
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How many mL of powder volume are there?
b)
What is the concentration of each drug?
4)
The label on a bonle of oral amoxicillin suspension states you are to add 39 mL of
purified or distilled water to the bottle to obtain a suspension with a concentration of 150 mg/tsp.
The total amount of active ingredient in the bottle is 2 g. What is the powder volume? ./ .-^
Solve the following Percentage Strength problems.
1)
You need to prepare 120 g of a 2% zinc oxide ointment. How many grams of zinc oxide
will be needed to prepare this ointment?
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2)
How many liters of a 0.02% solution of cinnamon oil in alcohol could be made from 5
mL of cinnamon oil?
3)
A patient is to be given 1 g of magnesium sulfate IM. The label on a 10 mL vial reads
"50% solution of Mag Sulf." How many mL will you need?
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4)
You have 20 mL of 2% lidocaine on the shelf. The order calls for 1 00 mg. How many mL
do you need to use?
5)
You have in stock a 250 mL stock bottle of 23.4% concentrated sodium chloride
injection.
a)
How many grams of sodium chloride are in the bottle?
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b)
How many mg are in I mL?
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Solve the following
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bo weight problems.
A 66 pound pediatric patient is to receive cefuroxime 25 mg/kg q8h. How many mg per
dose should this patient receive?
Ceftazidime is ordered for a 55 pound patient with meningitis at a dosage of 50 mg/kg
every 8 hours. The drug when reconstituted has a concentration of 100 mg/mL. How many mL of
the reconstituted solution will be required for each dose?
A patient weighing 198 pounds is to receive 2.5 mg/kg/day of oral cyclophospamide. If
cyclophosphamide is available in the pharmacy as 25 mg/tablet. how many tablets will he need?
Solve the following Drip Rates and Infusion Problems
1)
A medication order requests a 1 liter bag of NS to be infused over 8 hours. What is it
infusion rate in milliliters per hour?
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2)
Ten mL of MVI, 1 mL of folic acid, 1 mL of trace elements, and 8 mL of 50%
magnesium sulfate are being added to a 500 mL bag of D5W. If this bag were being infused over
5 hours via a venoclysis set with a drop factor of 15, what should the drip rate be?
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3)
A 1 liter IV solution was hung at 1300 on Tuesday and has an infusion rate of 75 mL/hr.
When will the bag finish?
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4)
If a particular medication is to be infused at a rate of 50 mcg/kg/min, what would be the
infusion rate for a 100 mL IV bag with 500 mg of drug if the patient receiving it weighed 180
Ibs?
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A 500 mL bag of 20% mannitol is ordered at a rate of 4 g/hr for a particular patient
a)
What is the irtfijsion rate in mL/hr?
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How long will the'bag take to infuse?
\\ hen looking at the problems below. onK determine \\hich method(s) (alligation method,
dilution formula, and a series of ratio-proportions) would function for solving them, and solve
them.
1)
You have 50 mL of a 15% solution. You dilute the solution to 150 mL. What is the final
percentage strength of this solution?
2)
Available in stock is a 70% dextrose solution and a 40% dextrose solution. How many
mL of each stock solution would be needed to prepare a liter of 45% dextrose?
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3)
On hand in the pharmacy are three different percentage strength solutions; 200 mL of
80% solution, 100 mL of 40% solution, and 50 mL of 20% solution. If all three solutions are
mixed together, what would be the final volume and the final concentration?
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4)
Determine how many mL of a 14.6% sodium chloride solution and how many mL of
SWFI need to be mixed together to make 500 mL of'/4NS (0.225% sodium chloride).
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Calculate the quantity of volume that needs to be withdrawn from the following vials to fill their
orders.
1)
75 mg of drug ordered; a 10 cc vial with a concentration of 100 mg/cc is available.
2)
40 mg of drug ordered; a 10 cc vial with a concentration of 100 mg/cc is available.
3)
50 mg of drug ordered; a 10 cc vial with a concentration of 100 mg/cc is available.
4)
20 mg of drug ordered; a 10 cc vial with a concentration of 50 mg/cc is available.
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60 mg of drug ordered; a 10 cc vial with a concentration of 40 mg/cc is available.
KNOW THE FOLLOWING
Pharmacy Laws:
Poison Prevention Packaging Act
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
Hazardous Substance Labelina Act
Orphan Drug Act
Controlled Substance Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
OBRA
HIPPA
NbC- 5
What is an NDC and how is it used? (Identify the parts)
What is a DEA Number and how is it solved?
The Pharmacy Technician Code of Ethics: Be able to defend them
Books:
Redbook
Orange Book
Facts and Comparisons
Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)
United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
SIG Codes
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