Question 1

Order: HydroDIURIL 50 mg, PO, daily Drugs available:  
a. Which bottle of HydroDIURIL would you use?
b. How many tablets would you give? (Show your work.)

Accepted Answer

a. HydroDIURIL 25 mg bottle. (You could use HydroDIURIL 100 mg bottle, but the tablet should be scored and broken in half.)
b.

Question 2

Order: hydroxyzine pamoate 0.1 g, PO, q8h Drugs available:  
a. Which bottle of hydroxyzine would you use? Explain.
b. How many tablets/capsules would you give?

Accepted Answer

a. Vistaril is hydroxyzine pamoate.
Change 0.1 g to milligrams.
a. 0.1 mg = 100 mg (move the decimal point three spaces to the right) (.100 g)
b.

Question 3

Order: aspirin gr X, PO, bid Drug available:  
a. Gr X is equal to how many milligrams?
b. How many tablets would you give?

Accepted Answer

a. Gr X = 650 mg (Gr = 65, X = 10, 10 * 65 = 650)
b. 2 tablets of aspirin per dose (325 mg * 2 = 650 mg)

Question 4

Order: amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin) 0.5 g, PO, q8h Drugs available:  
a. Which bottle would you use?
b. How many tablets would you give?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Order: megestrol acetate 160 mg, PO, in four divided doses Drug available:  
a. How many milligrams should the patient receive per dose?
b. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: megestrol acetate 160 mg, PO, in...

Question 6

Order: minocycline HCl 100 mg, PO, q12h Drug available:  How many capsules would you give per dose?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Order: Nitrostat 0.6 mg, SL, stat Drugs available:  
a. Which bottle of Nitrostat would you use?
b. How many tablets would you give?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: Nitrostat 0.6 mg, SL, stat Drugs...

Question 8

Order: Nitrostat gr 1/100, SL, stat Drug available:  
a. How many tablets would you give?
b. Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: Nitrostat gr 1/100, SL, stat Drug...

Question 9

Order: carvedilol (Coreg) 12.5 mg, PO, bid Drug available:  
a. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose?
b. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Order: acebutolol (Sectral), 200 mg, PO, bid (twice a day) Drugs available: acebutolol 100, 200, and 400 mg tablets
a. Which acebutolol tablet you would select
b. How many tablets would you give per dose per day?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: acebutolol (Sectral), 200 mg, PO, bid...

Question 11

Order: acyclovir (Zovirax) 200 mg, PO, 5 * a day Drugs available: Zovirax 200 mg capsule; and 400 mg and 800 mg tablets
a. Which Zovirax would you select?
b. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day?
c. How many tablets/capsules of Zovirax should be administered per dose?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: acyclovir (Zovirax) 200 mg, PO, 5...

Question 12

Order: almotriptan (Axert) 12.5 mg PO, stat. May be repeated in 2 hours only. Drug available: Axert 6.25 mg tablet
a. How many tablets would you administer?
b. If the dose is repeated in 2 hours, how many tablets should be given?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Order: amiloride (Midamor) 10 mg, PO, in two divided doses and may increase to 15 mg per day. Drug available: amiloride 5 mg tablet
a. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose?
b. If the dose is increased, how many tablets should the patient receive per day?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Order: aripiprazole (Abilify) 30 mg, PO, daily for 2 weeks; then 15 mg, PO, daily Drugs available: Abilify, 10, 15, 20, 30 mg tablets
a. Which Abilify tablet would you select? Explain.
b. How many tablet(s) daily would you give during the first 2 weeks?
c. How many tablet(s) would you give daily after the first 2 weeks?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: aripiprazole (Abilify) 30 mg, PO, daily...

Question 15

Order: captopril (Capoten) 75 mg, PO, bid Drugs available: Capoten 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 mg tablets
a. Which Capoten strength would you select? Why?
b. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day?
c. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: captopril (Capoten) 75 mg, PO, bid...

Question 16

Order: cephalexin 0.5 g, PO, q6h Drug available:  
a. How many milligrams equal 0.5 g?
b. How many capsules would you give?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: cephalexin 0.5 g, PO, q6h Drug...

Question 17

Order: dicloxacillin 1 g/day, PO, in four divided doses, q6h Drug available:  
a. How many milligrams should the patient receive q6h?
b. How many capsules would you give per dose?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: dicloxacillin 1 g/day, PO, in four...

Question 18

Order: Cardizem SR 120 mg, PO, bid Drugs available:   
a. Which bottle of Cardizem would you use?
b. How many milligrams per day should the patient receive?
c. How many tablets/capsules per dose would you give?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: Cardizem SR 120 mg, PO, bid...

Question 19

Order: Decadron 0.5 mg, PO, tid Drug available:  
a. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day?
b. How many tablets would you give per dose?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Order: Decadron 0.5 mg, PO, tid Drug...

Question 20

Order: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 0.5 g, PO, q12h Drug available:  
a. How many tablets would you give per dose?
b. How many milligrams would you give per day?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 2: Oral and Enteral Preparations With Clinical Applications

Order: HydroDIURIL 50 mg, PO, daily Drugs available: a. Which bottle of HydroDIURIL would you use? b. How many tablets would you give? (Show your work.)

Order: hydroxyzine pamoate 0.1 g, PO, q8h Drugs available: a. Which bottle of hydroxyzine would you use? Explain. b. How many tablets/capsules would you give?

Order: aspirin gr X, PO, bid Drug available: a. Gr X is equal to how many milligrams? b. How many tablets would you give?

Order: amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin) 0.5 g, PO, q8h Drugs available: a. Which bottle would you use? b. How many tablets would you give?

Order: megestrol acetate 160 mg, PO, in four divided doses Drug available: a. How many milligrams should the patient receive per dose? b. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose?

Order: minocycline HCl 100 mg, PO, q12h Drug available: How many capsules would you give per dose?

Order: Nitrostat 0.6 mg, SL, stat Drugs available: a. Which bottle of Nitrostat would you use? b. How many tablets would you give?

Order: Nitrostat gr 1/100, SL, stat Drug available: a. How many tablets would you give? b. Explain your answer.

Order: carvedilol (Coreg) 12.5 mg, PO, bid Drug available: a. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose? b. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day?

Order: acebutolol (Sectral), 200 mg, PO, bid (twice a day) Drugs available: acebutolol 100, 200, and 400 mg tablets a. Which acebutolol tablet you would select b. How many tablets would you give per dose per day?

Order: acyclovir (Zovirax) 200 mg, PO, 5 * a day Drugs available: Zovirax 200 mg capsule; and 400 mg and 800 mg tablets a. Which Zovirax would you select? b. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day? c. How many tablets/capsules of Zovirax should be administered per dose?

Order: almotriptan (Axert) 12.5 mg PO, stat. May be repeated in 2 hours only. Drug available: Axert 6.25 mg tablet a. How many tablets would you administer? b. If the dose is repeated in 2 hours, how many tablets should be given?

Order: amiloride (Midamor) 10 mg, PO, in two divided doses and may increase to 15 mg per day. Drug available: amiloride 5 mg tablet a. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose? b. If the dose is increased, how many tablets should the patient receive per day?

Order: captopril (Capoten) 75 mg, PO, bid Drugs available: Capoten 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 mg tablets a. Which Capoten strength would you select? Why? b. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day? c. How many tablets should the patient receive per dose?

Order: cephalexin 0.5 g, PO, q6h Drug available: a. How many milligrams equal 0.5 g? b. How many capsules would you give?

Order: dicloxacillin 1 g/day, PO, in four divided doses, q6h Drug available: a. How many milligrams should the patient receive q6h? b. How many capsules would you give per dose?

Order: Cardizem SR 120 mg, PO, bid Drugs available: a. Which bottle of Cardizem would you use? b. How many milligrams per day should the patient receive? c. How many tablets/capsules per dose would you give?

Order: Decadron 0.5 mg, PO, tid Drug available: a. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day? b. How many tablets would you give per dose?

Order: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 0.5 g, PO, q12h Drug available: a. How many tablets would you give per dose? b. How many milligrams would you give per day?