Exam 18: Performing, Dispensing, and Compounding Calculations

Ordered: Fosamax 70 mg po once per week for 20 weeks On hand: Fosamax 70 mg tablets Calculate the amount to dispense: _______________.

For which of the following medications might a pharmacist dispense more medication than is called for in a prescription?

The number of days a medication order should last is commonly called the

Ordered: Baclofen 15 mg po tid for 30 days On hand: Baclofen 10 mg scored tablets Calculate the amount to dispense: _______________.

Ordered: 140 mL Benadryl 12.5 mg/5 mL; take 2.5 mL po q6h Calculate the days' supply: _______________.

Ordered: Amoxicillin 300 mg tid for 7 days On hand: See label Note: Partial bottles are not dispensed. How much amoxicillin should be dispensed?

Ordered: Xanax 2 mg po bid for 14 days On hand: See label Calculate the amount to dispense: _______________.

Ordered: Amoxicillin 250 mg tid for 7 days On hand: See label Note: Partial bottles are not dispensed. How much amoxicillin should be dispensed?

Which of the following pieces of information is not necessary to calculate the amount of medication to be dispensed?

Ordered: 2 Atrovent inhalers; take 2 inhalations every 6 hours. Each inhaler contains 200 inhalations. Calculate the days' supply: _______________.

Ordered: three 10 mL vials of human chorionic gonadotropin; inject 1.25 mL once a day, at bedtime Calculate the days' supply: _______________.

Ordered: Trileptal 300 mg po bid for 14 days On hand: See label Calculate the amount to dispense: _______________.

James is a 12-year-old child who recently received a painful knee injury while playing basketball. At the walk-in clinic, the licensed practitioner said that the knee was badly twisted, but not broken, and suggested over-the-counter pain medications and rest. His parents gave him ibuprofen every 6 hours for pain. Two weeks later, James was taken back to the clinic. His knee was better, but he complained of nausea and "burning" in his abdomen. After further testing, it was determined that James had a gastric ulcer caused by the ibuprofen. The licensed practitioner prescribed ranitidine 15 mg/mL syrup, 120 mg twice a day by mouth for 28 days. Calculate the amount to dispense: _______________.

Ordered: Zoloft 100 mg po daily for 7 days On hand: See label Calculate the amount to dispense: _______________.

Ordered: Lodine 300 mg #42; take 1 cap po bid Calculate the days' supply: _______________.

Ordered: 6 fl oz doxycycline 80 mg/5 mL; take 1 tsp by mouth every 12 hours Calculate the days' supply: _______________.

Ordered: Tylenol 120 mg/5 mL, disp 300 mL; take 60 mg po q4h prn Calculate the days' supply: _______________.

Ordered: Artane 2 mg/5 mL, disp 16 fl oz; take 6 mg po daily What is the days' supply?

Ordered: Insulin Lispro 33 units qid subcut before each meal and at bedtime for 90 days On hand: See label Calculate the number of vials to dispense: _______________.

Ordered: Amoxicillin 875 mg q12h for 14 days On hand: See label Calculate the amount to dispense in mL: _______________.