Question 1

A prescription for a 5-year-old reads amoxicillin 1/4 of a 500 mg tablet every 8 hours for 5 days. The pharmacy stocks amoxicillin in both a chewable 125 mg tablet and suspension. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

If you see a situation in which another form of a drug may work better, consult the authorized prescriber or pharmacist about changing the form of the drug.

Question 2

Chewable tablets should be

Accepted Answer

Chewable tablets must be chewed to be effective.

Question 3

Sustained-release medications must be

Accepted Answer

Sustained-release medications must be swallowed whole or they may release too much of the drug too quickly for absorption.

Question 4

Medications administered buccally are placed

Accepted Answer

Medications administered buccally are placed between the tongue and cheek.

Question 5

Medications administered transdermally are placed

Accepted Answer

Transdermal medications are placed on the skin.

Question 6

Based on this label, Amiodarone HClA

Accepted Answer

The label specifies that it must be diluted. It is a single-dose vial for IV administration only.

Question 7

How should the patient take the azithromycin pictured here?

Accepted Answer

The patient should take 2 tablets at the same time on the first day, then 1 tablet daily for 4 days.

Question 8

Chemical and physical descriptions about a drug are found in which section of a package insert?

Accepted Answer

The Description section of a package insert provides chemical and physical description about a drug.

Question 9

Information about serious, possibly fatal, side effects is found in the _____ section of a package insert.

Accepted Answer

The Warnings section contains information about serious, possibly fatal, side effects.

Question 10

Conditions and situations under which a medication should not be administered are found in the ______________ section of a package insert.

Accepted Answer

Conditions and situations under which a medication should not be administered are found in the Contraindications section of a package insert.

Question 11

The Precautions section of a package insert provides what information?

Accepted Answer

Information about drug interactions and other conditions that may cause unwanted side effects is located in the Precautions section of a package insert.

Question 12

Based on the storage instructions on this label of amiodarone, which of these would you do?

Accepted Answer

Amiodarone should be kept in the original package to protect from light and should be stored at temperatures between 20° and 25°C (68° and 70°F).

Question 13

This vial of Vantin was reconstituted on July 24. When should it be discarded?

Accepted Answer

The instructions on the label state the unused portion of the mixture should be discarded after 14 days, so it would be discarded on the fifteenth day.

Question 14

Once reconstituted according to instructions, how much solution is contained in the bottle of Vantin?

Accepted Answer

The label states the bottle contains 50 mL when mixed.

Question 15

What information does the lot number provide?

Accepted Answer

The lot number is a code that indicates when and where the drug was produced.

Question 16

What are the reconstitution instructions for this medication?

Accepted Answer

The instructions on the label are to add 60 mL of water in two portions.

Question 17

What instructions are provided on the label?

Accepted Answer

The instructions say to shake the medication well before use and keep the bottle tightly closed.

Question 18

It is acceptable to break which of the following forms of medication?

Accepted Answer

Scored tablets can be broken into equal parts to administer the required dose.

Question 19

Which of the following is the dosage strength for furosemide pictured here?

Accepted Answer

The dosage strength is 11eeb0a8_736b_4c9b_be9b_5fe7a15b1607_TB10476_00

Question 20

The furosemide shown here is an example of

Accepted Answer

The furosemide is in a single-dose vial.

Quiz 10: Interpreting Medication Labels and Package Inserts