Deck 6: Oral Medication Labels and Dosage Calculation

Question 1

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Cipro 500 mg
Dosage Strength: Cipro 250 mg tablets

Answer 1

2 tabs
2 tab
2
Dosage ordered = 500 mg/X tab
Dosage on hand = 250 mg/1 tab

Question 2

A medication label contains the following information:
DiaBeta®
glyburide USP
2.5 mg
100 tablets
How many tablets are required to administer the ordered dose? Assume all tablets are scored.
Order: DiaBeta 5 mg

Answer 2

2 tabs
2 tab
2
Dosage ordered = 5 mg/X tab
Dosage on hand = 2.5 mg/1 tab

Question 3

What is the trade name of this medication?

Answer 3

Thorazine

Question 4

A medication label contains the following information:
Minipress®
prazosin hydrochloride
2 mg
250 capsules
Pfizer Labs
How many capsules are required to administer the ordered dose?
Order: Minipress 4 mg

Question 5

What is the trade name of this medication?

Question 6

Indicate the number of tablets or capsules required to administer the ordered dose. Assume all tablets are scored.
The medication label contains the following information:
Aldactone®
spironolactone tablets, USP
50 mg
100 tablets
Order: Aldactone 75 mg

Question 7

What is the dosage strength of the medication?

Question 8

A medication label contains the following information:
cefaclor for oral suspension USP
187 mg/5 mL
Shake well before use
What is the dosage strength of the medication?

Question 9

What is the generic name of this medication?

Question 10

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: potassium chloride 60 mEq

Question 11

A medication label contains the following information:
Lomotil® Liquid
Each 5 mL contains diphenoxylate hydrochloride USP 2.5 mg
Warning-May be habit forming
How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Lomotil 2.5 mg

Question 12

Indicate the number of tablets or capsules required to administer the ordered dose of this medication. Assume all tablets are scored.
Order: Thorazine 50 mg

Question 13

A medication label contains the following information:
Percoset®
(oxycodone and acetaminophen tablets, USP)
5 mg/325 mg
100 tablets
Endo Laboratories
What is the quantity of tablets on the label?

Question 14

A medication label contains the following information:
Prinivil®
lisinopril
5 mg
100 tablets
Merck & Co., Inc.
What is the dosage strength of the medication?

Question 15

What is the trade name of this medication?

Question 16

What is the quantity of capsules according to the label?

Question 17

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: potassium chloride 10 mEq

Question 18

Indicate the number of tablets or capsules required to administer the ordered dose. Assume all tablets are scored.
The medication label contains the following information:
Synthroid®
levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP
100 mcg (0.1 mg)
100 tablets
Order: Synthroid 0.1 mg

Question 19

What is the generic name of this medication?

Question 20

What is the generic name of this medication?

Question 21

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Flagyl 750 mg
Dosage Strength: Flagyl 500 mg tablets

Question 22

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Lopressor 25 mg
Dosage Strength: Lopressor 50 mg tablets

Question 23

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Acetaminophen 650 mg
Dosage Strength: Acetaminophen 325 mg tablets

Question 24

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Antivert 12.5 mg
Dosage Strength: Antivert 25 mg tablets

Question 25

How much medication must be administered for the following order?
Order: Procardia 20 mg
Dosage Strength: Procardia 10 mg capsules