Deck 10: Reconstitution of Powdered Drugs

Question 1

If reconstituted with bacteriostatic water for injection with benzyl alcohol, can this be used for intrathecal injection?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

Can this medication be given by intramuscular injection?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What volume of diluent is recommended?

Answer 3

10 mL

Question 4

You have just reconstituted the cytarabine. It is now 1645 on 10/30. When will this need to be discarded?

Question 5

What diluent is recommended?

Question 6

What is the recommended storage temperature for this medication?

Question 7

If the Solu-Medrol is reconstituted at 0200 on March 6, when will the vial expire?

Question 8

What is the expiration date and time if this medication is reconstituted on May 27 at 1415?

Question 9

What size of syringe will you use to draw up the recommended amount of diluent?

Question 10

What volume will you draw up for a dose of 800 mg?

Question 11

If 11.5 mL of diluent is added to the vial, what volume will you draw up for a dose of 5 million units?

Question 12

If this drug is reconstituted on September 10 at 6
a.m., when must it be discarded if it is stored at room temperature?

Question 13

How long will the reconstituted Velosef retain its potency if refrigerated?

Question 14

You have reconstituted the cytarabine with 10 mL of bacteriostatic water for injection with benzyl alcohol. What volume will you draw up for an ordered dose of 275 mg?

Question 15

What is the total volume of this vial if reconstituted per instructions?

Question 16

How many vials will be needed for the usual adult dosage of 1 gram?

Question 17

If a 375 mg dose is required, what volume will you draw up?

Question 18

If you add 33 mL of diluent to the vial, what volume will you draw up for a dose of 3.5 million units?

Question 19

You have added 5 mL of diluent to the vial. By what route will the medication be administered?

Question 20

What is the usual adult dosage of nafcillin?

Question 21

You have reconstituted this medication at 7
a.m. on October 15. When will it need to be discarded?

Question 22

What volume is needed for a dose of 70 mg?

Question 23

What is the total dosage of the reconstituted medication?

Question 24

What volume is needed for a dose of 140 mg?

Question 25

What is the volume needed for a 35 mg dose?