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Choose the best answer.  \n1. Ifa vitamin solution contains 0.5 mg of fluoride ion in each milliliter, then how many milligrams of fluoride ion would be provided by a dropper that delivers 0.6 mL?  \n(A) 0.30 mg  \n(B) 0.10 mg  \n(C) 1.00 mg  \n(D) 0.83 mg  \n2. How many chloramphenicol capsules, each containing  \n250 mg, are needed to provide 25 mg/kg/d for 7 days for a person weighing 200 lb?  \n(A) 90 capsules  \n(B) 64 capsules  \n(C) 13 capsules  \n(D) 25 capsules  \n3. If 3.17 kg of a drug is used to make 50000 tablets, how many milligrams will 30 tablets contain?  \n(A) 1.9 mg  \n(B) 1900 mg  \n(C) 0.0019 mg  \n(D) 3.2 mg  \n4. A capsule contains ⅛ gr of ephedrine sulfate, ¼ gr of theophylline, and ¹⁄16 gr of phenobarbital. What is the total mass of the active ingredients in milligrams?  \n(A) 20 mg  \n(B) 8 mg  \n(C) 28 mg  \n(D) 4 mg  \n5. If 1 fluid ounce of a cough syrup contains 10 gr of sodium citrate, how many milligrams are contained in 10 mL?  \n(A) 650 mg  \n(B) 65 mg  \n(C) 217 mg  \n(D) 20 mg  \n6. How many capsules, each containing ¼ gr of phenobarbital, can be manufactured if a bottle containing 2 avoirdupois ounces of phenobarbital is available?  \n(A) 771 capsules (B) 350 capsules  \n(C) 3500 capsules (D) 1250 capsules  \n7. Using the formula for calamine lotion, determine the amount of calamine (in grams) necessary to prepare 240 mL of lotion.  \ncalamine 80 g  \nzinc oxide 80 g  \nglycerin 20 mL  \nbentonite magma 250 mL  \ncalcium hydroxide sufficient quantity to  \ntopical solution make 1000 mL  \n(A) 19.2 g  \n(B) 140.0 g  \n(C) 100.0 g  \n(D) 24.0 g  \n8. From the following formula, calculate the amount of white wax required to make 1 lb of cold cream. Determine the mass in grams.  \ncetyl esters wax 12.5 parts  \nwhite wax 12.0 parts  \nmineral oil 56.0 parts  \nsodium borate 0.5 parts  \npurified water 19.0 parts  \n(A) 56.75 g  \n(B) 254.24 g  \n(C) 54.48 g  \n(D) 86.26 g  \n9. How many grams of aspirin should be used to prepare 1.255 kg of the powder?  \nAspirin phenacetin caffeine  \n(A) 125 g  \n(B) 750 g  \n(C) 175 g  \n(D) 360 g  \n6  \n3  \n1  \nparts  \nparts part  \n10. A solution contains 1.25 mg of a drug per milliliter. At what rate should the solution be infused (drops per minute) if the drug is to be administered at a rate of 80 mg/hr? (1 mL 􀀃 30 drops)  \n(A) 64.00 drops/min (B) 1.06 drops/min (C) 32.00 drops/min  \n(D) 20.00 drops/min  \n14  Chapter 1   \n11. The recommended maintenance dose of aminophylline for children is 1.0 mg/kg/hr by injection. If 10 mL of a 25-mg/mL solution of aminophylline is added to a 100-mL bottle of 5% dextrose, what should be the rate of delivery in mL/hr for a 40-lb child?  \n(A) 2.30 mL/hr  \n(B) 8.00 mL/hr  \n(C) 18.90 mL/hr  \n(D) 18.20 mL/hr  \n12. For children, streptomycin is to be administered ata dose of 30 mg/kg of body weight daily in divided doses every 6 to 12 hrs. The dry powder is dissolved by adding water for injection, in an amount to yield the desired concentration as indicated in the following table (for a 1-g vial) .  \nApproximate  \nConcentration (mg/mL) Volume (mL) 200 4.2  \n250 3.2  \n400 1.8 Reconstituting at the lowest possible concentration, what volume (in mL) would be withdrawn to obtain a day’s dose for a 50-lb child?  \n(A) 3.40 mL  \n(B) 22.73 mL  \n(C) 2.50 mL  \n(D) 2.27 mL  \n13. The atropine sulfate is available only in the form of 1/150 gr tablets. How many atropine sulfate tablets would you use to compound the following  \nprescription?  \natropine sulfate codeine phosphate aspirin  \nd.t.d.  \nSig:  \n1/200 gr ¼ gr  \n5 gr  \n\\#24 capsules  \n1 capsule p.r.n.  \n(A) 3 tablets  \n(B) 6 tablets  \n(C) 12 tablets  \n(D) 18 tablets  \n14. In 25.0 mL of a solution for injection, there are  \n4.00 mg of the drug. If the dose to be administered to a patient is 200 􀀉g, what quantity ","cbCaijUdzLJG2Q6O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijUdzLJG2Q6O","pdf",5294025,229,"English","# Directions\n## Multiple-choice dosage and concentration questions","[{\"question\":\"What skills do the study questions test?\",\"answer\":\"They test unit conversions, concentration calculations, dose computation, and determining ingredient quantities for pharmaceutical compounding.\"},{\"question\":\"How are dosing and delivery rates typically handled in these questions?\",\"answer\":\"The problems use given strengths (e.g., mg/mL), patient weight or prescribed dose, and administration rules (e.g., infusion rate or drops per minute) to calculate the required amount or rate.\"},{\"question\":\"Are the questions limited to a single dosage form?\",\"answer\":\"No. They include calculations for injections, solutions, tablets/capsules, and topical preparations, each using different formula inputs and required outputs.\"}]","Pharmaceutical Calculations 13 - Study Questions | PDF",577]