CHAPTER 3

Compounding

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46. For an 8-year-old female patient:

Rx
Sodium fluoride 250 mcg
M & Ft cap DTD # XC
Sig 1 qd
How many milligrams of sodium fluoride are required
to prepare this prescription?
a. 2.75
b. 22.5
c. 25
d. 27.5
e. 225

51. Which of the following statements is/are true for a

vertical flow hood?
I. Air blows towards worker.
II. Air blows from top down to maintain sterility and
protect the worker.
III. It is used to make chemotherapy.

47. Needle size is determined by the gauge and the length.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The larger the gauge number, the larger the
diameter of the needles bore.
II. The larger the gauge number, the finer the
diameter of the needles bore.
III. Needle length is measured in inches.

52. Lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, and starch are

commonly used:
I. as a diluent or filler.
II. to provide bulk.
III. to provide cohesion to the powder blend of
active and inactive components for transfer into
capsule shells.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III
I, II, and III

48. When obtaining a 3-mL dose from a 5-mL ampule,

which one of the following steps is INCORRECT?
a. Disinfect the neck of the ampule using an alcohol
swab.
b. Leave the swab in place.
c. Break ampule neck by snapping neck toward the
back wall of the laminar flow hood and away from
you.
d. Place needle tip into solution while holding the
ampule almost horizontally.
e. After drawing approximately 4 mL of solution,
aspirate excess into alcohol swab.
49. If the infusion rate for drug X is 120 mL/hr, what is the
infusion rate in drops (gtt) per minute if drug X is
administered using an infusion set that delivers
20 gtt/mL?
a. 20 gtt/min
b. 40 gtt/min
c. 60 gtt/min
d. 80 gtt/min
e. 100 gtt/min
50. The pharmacist needs to prepare 100 capsules, each
containing 4 mg of estriol and 0.5 mg of estradiol.
A size 3 capsule is chosen for the prescription and
separate capsules are filled with drug and lactose.
Weights of contents are as follows: estriol 250 mg,
estradiol 180 mg, lactose 300 mg
How much of each ingredient are needed to prepare
this prescription.
a. 100 mg estriol; 50 mg estradiol; 32.54 g lactose
b. 200 mg estriol; 50 mg estradiol; 20.7 g lactose
c. 300 mg estriol; 100 mg estradiol; 63.7 g lactose
d. 400 mg estriol; 50 mg estradiol; 29.637 g lactose
e. 500 mg estriol; 100 mg estradiol; 15.2 g lactose

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III
I, II, and III

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III

53. The total fill weight (drug plus excipients) for one
capsule of a prescription was determined to be
280 mg. Which of the following choices is/are
appropriate?
a. #1 capsule
b. #3 capsule
c. #2 capsule
d. #5 capsule
e. b or c
54. Question refers to the following prescription:
An 18-year-old female patient
Room No. 1827
Theophylline 200 mg
Potassium chloride 10 mEq
D5W 250 mL
Infuse over 4 h at 0800, 1400, 2000 for 4 days
How many vials of theophylline injection (25 mg/mL,
20 mL per vial) are needed to complete this order for
4 days?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7
55. Question refers to the following prescription:
An 18-year-old female patient
Room No. 1827
Theophylline 200 mg
Potassium chloride 10 mEq
D5W 250 mL
Infuse over 4 h at 0800, 1400, 2000 for 4 days
A pharmacist reviewing this order should:
a. call the prescriber to inform of a drug interaction
between theophylline and potassium chloride.