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SECTION I

c.
d.
e.

PHARMACEUTICAL PRACTICE

9.6
10.8
12.3

111. One gram of a given chemical is soluble in 10 mL of

alcohol. What is the specific gravity of alcohol if a
saturated solution is made with this chemical into
an 11.1% w/w solution?
a. 0.75
b. 0.8
c. 0.9
d. 1.0
e. 1.15
112. How many grams of iodine are consumed
daily from 0.3 mL tid of 5% w/v strong iodine
solution?
a. 450
b. 45
c. 4.5
d. 0.045
e. 0.0045
113. A technician is preparing a potassium chloride
infusion for a hypokalemic patient. The IV bag
contains 250 mL of normal saline and 5.86 g of KCl
(KCl molecular weight 74.6). In the final infusion
preparation, how many milliequivalents of
potassium chloride are present?
a. 12.7 mEq
b. 78.5 mEq
c. 43.7 mEq
d. 22.5 mEq
e. 36.4 mEq
114. What is the volume of distribution of a drug with
a clearance of 9 L/hr, F 50, and an elimination half
life of 7.8 hours?
a. 70 L
b. 93 L
c. 101 L
d. 149 L
115. How many mL of tetracycline suspension 250 mg/
5 mL must be given in order for the patient to
receive 150 mg?
a. 3 mL
b. 6 mL
c. 12 mL
d. 7.5 mL
e. 15 mL
116. An acidic drug has a pKa of 5.4. What percentage of
the drug is ionized in urine with a pH of 6.0?
a. 25.1%
b. 74.9%
c. 20.1%
d. 79.9%
117. A weakly basic drug has a pKa of 8.6. What percent
would be un-ionized in circulation?
a. 0.059%
b. 0.941%

c.
d.

5.9%
94.1%

118. A patient is to receive 2 mg/min of labetalol

hydrochloride that has been prepared by adding
200 mg of labetalol hydrochloride injection to 250 mL
of D5W to attain a final concentration of 2 mg/3 mL.
How many milliliters per hour should the nurse
infuse?
a. 2.5 mL/h
b. 150 mL/h
c. 3 mL/h
d. 180 mL/h
119. A patient is to receive 4 L of D5NS over 24 hours. If
the IV tubing has a drip factor of 15 gtt/mL, what is
the drip rate?
a. 18 gtt/min
b. 42 gtt/min
c. 55 gtt/min
d. 250 gtt/min
120. What is the day supply for this prescription?
Persantine 25 mg (quantity 100) SIG: 1 tab qod
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
d. 25
e. 20
121. Which erythromycin salt(s) is/are available by
IV infusion?
I. Erythromycin lactobionate
II. Erythromycin stearate
III. Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
II only
I and II
I and III
II and III

122. The hydrogen ion concentration of a topical solution

is 1  108. What is the pH of this solution?
a. 8
b. 4
c. 2
d. 6
e. None of the above
123. A 3-mEq/mL solution of KCl contains how many
milligrams per milliliter? (MW of KCl 74.5)
a. 0.04 mg/mL
b. 24.8 mg/mL
c. 111.8 mg/mL
d. 223.5 mg/mL
124. A patient is prescribed 10 mEq KCl once daily to
compensate for the potassium wasting effects of
furosemide. How many mg of KCl is in each dose?
(MW of KCl 74.5)
a. 3.73 mg
b. 7.45 mg