practice exam questions for pharmacy technician licensing
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| How many numbers are in each segment of a National Drug Code? | show 🗑
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| show | Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
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| A technician breaks her little toe when she drops a box of labels on her foot. What law allows the employee to collect damages from the employer? | show 🗑
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| What is the drug classification of quinapril? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following medications is a single active ingredient item? a) Bactrim DS b) Maxzide c) Estrace d) Premphase | show 🗑
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| What schedule is Tylenol #3? | show 🗑
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| Where is Intron stored? | show 🗑
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| show | d) Regular*
*the only type of insulin for IV
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| What is the responsibility of the pharmacy technician if the customer wants to purchase a bottle of aspirin and the prescription refill they are picking up is warfarin? | show 🗑
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| show | Zyloprim
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| What are the maximum allowable refills allowed on Celexa, Ritalin and Vicodin? | show 🗑
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| The pharmacist asks you to dissolve 15 grams of a drug in 200 ml of solution. What is the percentage of the solution? | show 🗑
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| show | .625
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| A child weighs 22 lbs. The doctor writes that they are to receive a drug at 50 mg/kg/day divided into tid dosing. What is the amount of each dose? | show 🗑
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| Convert 38 degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit. | show 🗑
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| What is room temperature? | show 🗑
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| show | MAOI
*old-school antidepressant
lots of contraindication
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| Which of the following is not required on a prescription label? a) Lot number b) Directions of Use c) Prescriber's DEA d) a and e | show 🗑
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| Interpret the following latin: "i-ii cap stat, i q 6 h, NMT 5/12 H" | show 🗑
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| If a pharmacist told you to make 24 of these dosage forms using the punch method, what dosage form are you making? | show 🗑
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| The dry gum method (continental method) is used in making of which dosage form? | show 🗑
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| show | c) BD5516046
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| How many mcg of Fluoride are in 2 ounces of 0.25mg/ml Poly-Vi-Flor drops? | show 🗑
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| show | 10g of stock bottle
170g of 100mg/g jar
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| show | d) Digoxin
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| Which of the following medications is not a schedule III substance according to the DEA? a) Provigil b) Androgel c) Vicodin d) Hycotuss syrup | show 🗑
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| Which of the following brand/generic pairs are incorrectly matched? a) compazine - prochlorperazine b) Robaxin - Methazolamide c) Cataflam - Diclofenac d) Amaryl - glimepiride | show 🗑
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| show | package size
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| show | d) Ibuprofen 400mg
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| show | c) Cardizem
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| show | 20.8
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| What is the days of supply for 30 tablets if the directions stated, "i t po tid"? | show 🗑
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| show | as needed
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| Which of the following does not come in a transdermal patch? a) Estradiol b) Clonidine c) Methylphenidate d) Lopid | show 🗑
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| show | Clarithromycin
*antibiotic
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| show | quantity sufficient
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| What classification is Robaxin? | show 🗑
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| show | 5
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| What is the generic name for Percodan? | show 🗑
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| show | b) Latanoprost
*Xalatan for glaucoma eyedrop
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| An 18 gauge needle is _______ compared to a 30 gauge needle. | show 🗑
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| Tetracycline requires which auxiliary label(s)? | show 🗑
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| show | d) Periodic Automated Replacement (PAR)
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| show | ID
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| A technician is able to do all of the following except: a) Compounding b) Fill CII prescriptions c) Copies from pharmacy to pharmacy d) Bill third party payers. | show 🗑
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| If a person is deficient in cyanocobalamin, what should the patient take? | show 🗑
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| show | schedule III
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| What size particles are caught by a HEPA filter? | show 🗑
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| How many ounces are in 1.5 L? | show 🗑
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| A doctor orders Armour Thyroid 1 1/2 grain daily. How many milligrams is this? | show 🗑
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| When would you use a filter needle? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following is considered Durable Medical Equipment? a) Cane b) Insulin c) Syringe d) Vial | show 🗑
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| What is the generic name for Provera? | show 🗑
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| What is the generic name for Narcan? | show 🗑
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| Which reference book would you use to search for approved drugs with therapeutic equivalence? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following pairs is an example of Therapeutic equivalence? a) simvastatin - lovastatin b) quinapril - furosemide c) Zestril - lisinopril d) Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 - ortho-Novum 1/35 | show 🗑
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| show | Betagan
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| Medications that end in "-pril" are what classifications? | show 🗑
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| The selling price is $298 and the markup is $154. What is the cost and the percent markup? | show 🗑
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| show | Have the customer talk to the pharmacist.
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| show | triamterene - hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
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| The classification of drugs that end in "azepam" are what? a) benzodiazepines b) CIV c) anti-anxiety agents d) all of the above | show 🗑
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| show | Omnibus Reconciliation Act
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| show | Norvasc
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| show | 30-60 minutes
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| show | c) ketoconazole
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| show | 70% isopropyl alcohol
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| show | b) Marijuana
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| What is the maximum daily dosage of APAP? | show 🗑
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| show | SC, 5/8 inch
SQ, 1/2 inch
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| Interpret the following latin: "5 gtts as q1h x 24 h, qid x 7 d". | show 🗑
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| show | d) All the above are correct
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| show | from administration site into the bloodstream
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| The purpose of enteric coating a medication is to...? | show 🗑
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| show | 1912 and 43
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| A powder-filled capsule contains 125mg of medication. How many capsules will you need to accumulate 0.15 kg of the active ingredient? | show 🗑
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| show | 200mg and ~3 days
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| show | 2.16
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| show | Place a graduated cylinder on a hard, level surface. Bend your knees or bend over to get your eyelevel down even to the 25ml mark and then proceed to fill the cylinder to the 25ml mark. Read from the bottom of the meniscus.
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| Which two antibiotics must remain at room temperature after reconstitution? a) Biaxin, Omnicef b) Biaxin, minocycline c) EryPed, Omnicef d) cefaclor, EES | show 🗑
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| All of the following are beta blockers except: a) Sectral b) Zebeta c) Plendil d) Normadyne | show 🗑
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| When working with a biohazardous material, what laminar flow hood would you use? | show 🗑
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| Distribution of a medication inside the body means: | show 🗑
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| Which pairs of medications are film coated to mask the bad taste of the medication? a) Biaxin, Armour Thyroid b) Depakote, Biaxin c) Zithromax, Bactrim DS d) Nitroglycerin, Inderal LA | show 🗑
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| The definition of a "Class A" environment is: | show 🗑
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| Out of all the components that are added to a TPN bag, which one supplies the most energy? | show 🗑
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| Albuterol is to bronchodilator as is fluticasone is to ____________. | show 🗑
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| show | porcelain
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| show | lumen
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| show | every 6 months
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| show | DEA
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| show | drug is broken down by the liver
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| There are 100mg/tbsp. How many grams are in 2 fluid ounces? | show 🗑
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| show | a) Nitroglycerin
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| show | 187.5ml
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| A pharmacy technician has been asked to add 25 units of insulin to an intravenous bag. How many ml is this technician going to add? | show 🗑
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| How much active ingredient is in 200ml of a 1:15,000 solution? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following are calcium channel blockers? a) Calan b) Isoptin c) Verelan d) All of the above | show 🗑
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| show | cough
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| Which of the following is not a laxative? a) Citrucel b) Imodium c) Senna d) Castor Oil | show 🗑
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| show | a) Potassium
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| show | lansoprazol
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| show | antihistamine
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| Coumadin (warfarin) interacts with all of the following except... a) Ibuprofen b) Aspirin c) Amoxicillin d) All of the above | show 🗑
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| show | trituration
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| Lanoxin is to arrythmias as is Norvasc is to ___________. | show 🗑
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| How many inches is the minimum distance that is considered safe for a technician to put their arms inside a flow hood? | show 🗑
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| show | tincture
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| show | 2.5ml
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| A formulary is developed by who? | show 🗑
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| What schedule is Robitussin AC? | show 🗑
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| show | coring
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| Which of the following requires a patient package insert (PPI)? a) Digoxin b) Albuterol c) Betagan d) Tretinoin | show 🗑
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| What class of recall can result in death? | show 🗑
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| A repackaging log requires what for documentation? | show 🗑
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| What is the infusion rate in ml/hr if 1000ml is infused over 6 hours? | show 🗑
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| show | signature log
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| show | c) Zofran
*ondansetron - anti-nausea
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| How often is the pharmacy required to do an inventory of all their controlled substances? | show 🗑
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| What is required on the prescription if it is for Vicodin? a) Date b) Quantity c) DEA d) All of the above | show 🗑
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| show | Usual and Customary
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| What medication is stored in the freezer? a) Prostaglandin b) Gentamicin IV bag c) Vancomycin IV bag d) All of the above | show 🗑
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| show | a) Demerol
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| show | ensures medications are used safely, effectively, and appropriately
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| show | adjudication
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| How many ml are in 3 gallons? | show 🗑
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| What does Rx stand for? | show 🗑
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| show | a) Instability
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| Only compounding pharmacies are required to keep MSDS on hand. True or false? | show 🗑
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| show | a) Potassium Chloride
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| Upon registering a new customer into the computer system, they tell you that they are allergic to Gantrisin. What would you put under their allergy profile? | show 🗑
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| What is the 80/20 rule? | show 🗑
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| show | 75 gtt/min
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| show | 6 ml
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| What volume of 4% hydrocortisone solution can be made from 30gm of hydrocortisone powder? | show 🗑
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| show | 30 tablets
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| show | 250 ml
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| show | 600 mg
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| show | $5.22
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| A technician has been given 300ml of a 15% hydrochloric acid solution. The pharmacist ask the technician to dilute the solution to 1000ml with sterile water and to label the final solution. What percent should appear on the label? | show 🗑
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| How many teaspoons are in 16 ounces? | show 🗑
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| show | MCXXXIX
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| Another name for hydrocodone/acetaminophen is: | show 🗑
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| Maintaining a correct count of narcotic supply is an example of: | show 🗑
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| Divide the following and choose the best answer: 4 2/3 divided by 2/3 = ? a) 6 2/3 b) 8 c) 7 d) 7 1/3 | show 🗑
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| Reduce the following to lowest terms, then choose the best answer: 88/11 = ? a) 7 2/11 b) 8 c) 6 3/11 d) 8 1/11 | show 🗑
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| show | 82.7
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| An over-the-counter drug is: | show 🗑
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| show | 3.0
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| show | Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
P & T Committee
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| You have a bottle of Ceclor suspension 125mg/5ml. The dose needed is 425mg. How many ml need to be dispensed? | show 🗑
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| show | 1.38
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| show | relieve coughing
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| A tablet that has a special coating to prevent dissolution in the stomach so that the tablet will dissolve in the intestines is called: | show 🗑
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| Change the following ratio to a percentage: 7:92 | show 🗑
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| show | 2454
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| To dispense an order calling for: Prednisone 5mg i tid X 3 days, i bid X 3 days, 1 qd X 3 days, the total medication needed is: | show 🗑
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| Diazepam is considered a: a) generic name b) chemical name c) trade name d) brand name | show 🗑
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| show | absorption
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| The prescriber's DEA number is required on a prescription for: | show 🗑
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| show | 140
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| You have Decadron liquid available 0.5mg/3ml. The dose needed is 3.7mg. How many ml will be dispensed? | show 🗑
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| Dilaudid is considered a: a) generic name b) chemical name c) common name d) brand name | show 🗑
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| Generically equivalent drugs are: | show 🗑
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| show | synergism
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| show | Medicare
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| show | Pandol
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| show | Prinivil
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| show | d) Tussionex
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| Which prefix stands for kidney? | show 🗑
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| show | A.S.
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| show | K
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| If a Pharmacist weighs 178 kg, how many lbs. does this Pharmacist weigh? | show 🗑
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| show | 1430
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| An antipyretic drug would: | show 🗑
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