MIDTERM EXAM (PCT LECTURE)

A formula calls for 0.623 kg of an oil whose specific gravity is 0.900. How many
milliliters should be used?
560.7 mL
692 mL
56.07 mL
6,920 mL
6.92 mL

The following formula for glycerin suppositories is sufficient to prepare 50

suppositories. Calculate the amount of sodium stearate needed to prepare 300
suppositories.

540 g sodium stearate

5.40 g sodium stearate
64 g sodium stearate
5400 g sodium stearate
54 g sodium stearate

How many 2-mg tablets of a drug contain 3/4 gr of the drug?

24 tablets
23 tablets
22 tablets
20 tablets
21 tablets

If 25 g of olive oil are required for a prescription, what volume should be used?
(Density of oil =0.910 g/mL)
2.75 mL
27.5 mL
275 mL
227.5 mL
22.75 mL

A prescription calls for 360 mg of a drug. How many 8-mg tablets of the drug will
supply the needed quantity?
4 tablets
45 tablets
4.5 tablets
450 tablets
27 tablets

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 If 0.50 L of a medicinal solution is dispensed to a patient who takes 1 tablespoonful of
the solution four times a day for seven full days. How many milliliters of the solution
remain? (1 tablespoonful equals 15 mL)
8000 mL
8 mL
80 mL
0.8 mL
800 mL

A manufacture fills 490 b0ttles so that each bottle contains 30 mL of an oil. If he

started with 15.5 L of the oil, how many milliliters are left after the filling operation is
complete?
8 mL
800 mL
8,000 mL
80 mL
0.80 mL

How many grams would 2 fluidounces of peanut oil (density = 0.917 g/mL) weigh?
54.23 g
227.5 g
275 g
22.75 g
2.75 g

The following formula for glycerin suppositories is sufficient to prepare 50

suppositories. Calculate the amount of glycerin needed to prepare 300 suppositories.

5,460 g glycerin
564 g glycerin
5.46 g glycerin
54.60 g glycerin
546 g glycerin

The following formula for glycerin suppositories is sufficient to prepare 50

suppositories. Calculate the amount of purified water needed to prepare 300
suppositories.

30 g purified water
30,000 g purified water
3000 g purified water
3 g purified water
300 g purified water

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 How many liters of a solution are needed to fill 250 bottles, each containing 45 mL of
the solution?
11.3 L
1,130 L
1.13 L
0.113 L
113 L

If the specific gravity of a liquid is 1.10, how many milliliters would 27 kg occupy?
2,450 mL
24.50 mL
24,500 mL
2.45 mL
245 mL

A formula calls for 1.32 g of an oil whose specific gravity is 0.886. How many
microliters should be used?
1,490 microliters
14,900 microliters
149 microliters
14.9 microliters
1.5 microliters

You have 15.8 g of tetracycline hydrochloride powder. How many 250 mg capsules can
you make from this quantity of powder?
6 capsules
63 capsules
60 capsules
36capsules
630 capsules

A patient is to be given, each containing 22 mg of hydrocortisone. How many grams of

hydrocortisone are required to make 60 such capsules?
0.132 g
13.20 g
1,320 g
132 g
1.32 g

A prescription calls for 10 g of citric acid syrup, a liquid whose specific gravity is 1.17.
What volume of citric acid syrup should be used?
10.55 mL
85.50 mL
855 mL
8.55 mL
9.55 mL

A pycnometer weighs 21.62 g. Filled with water, it weighs 46.71 g; filled with another
liquid, it weighs 43.28 g. What is the specific gravity of the liquid?
0.683
0.865
0.863
0.836
0.638

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 A formula for 200 g of an ointment contains 10 g of glycerin. How many milliliters of
glycerin, with a specific gravity of 1.25, should be used in preparing 1 lb of the
ointment?
28.375 mL
18.16 mL
283.75 mL
1.816 mL
181.60 mL

A pharmacist receives a prescription requiring 4 mg of a drug. The drug is available in

tablets, each of which contains 160 mcg of active ingredient. How many tablets should
be used?
2 tablets
2500 tablets
250 tablets
25 tablets
2.5 tablets

A syrup contains 12 gr of a pain reliever in each fluidounce. How many milliliters

contain 650 mg?
24.7 mL
2.47 mL
2,470 mL
0.25 mL
247 mL

A prescription calls for 120 mL of a suspension in water containing 0.75 mg of

prednisone per milliliter of finished product. How many 5-mg prednisone tablets should
the pharmacist use to provide the drug needed to make this prescription?
21 tablets
20 tablets
22 tablets
18 tablets
19 tablets

A prescription contains 88.8 mL of hydrochloric acid (specific gravity = 1.18), which

costs P110. 00. What is the cost of the quantity used in the prescription?
P 254.00
P 245.00
P 20.00
P 25.40
P 24.50

Each fluidounce of cough syrup contains 1 gr of codeine. How many milligrams of

codeine are present in 60 mL of the syrup?
131.89 mg
1.32 mg
1,318.90 mg
13.12 mg
13,189 mg

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 How many milligrams of nitroglycerin are there in 60 tablets if each tablet contain
1/100 gr of nitroglycerin?
3.89 mg
398 mg
39.8 mg
389 mg
38.9 mg

A medicated disk has a thickness of 4.80 mm. What would be the height, in
centimeters of stack 24 medicated disks?
11.5 cm
115 cm
0.115 cm
1,150 cm
1.15 cm

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