Calculations II: Compounding: pharmacology practice questions
Calculations II: Compounding is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 68 exam-style Calculations II: Compounding questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.
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Sample questions
The pharmacy receives a prescription for 100 grams of 5% hydrocortisone ointment. The pharmacy has a 10% hydrocortisone ointment and a 2.5% hydrocortisone ointment available. Using only these products, how many grams of the 2.5% ointment should be used to compound this prescription? (Answer must be numeric; no units or commas; include a leading zero when the answer is less than 1; round the final answer to the nearest ONE DECIMAL PLACE.)
If 1 gallon of a 15% (w/v) solution is evaporated to a solution with a 40% (w/v) strength, what is the new volume in milliliters? Use 1 gallon = 3,785 mL. (Answer must be numeric; no units or commas; round the final answer to the nearest WHOLE number.)
Using 10 grams of a 15% boric acid ointment, the pharmacist will manufacture a 12% ointment. How many milligrams of ointment base are required? (Answer must be numeric; no units or commas; round the final answer to the nearest WHOLE number.)
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