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This is the proprietary name for Insulin Glargine.
What is Lantus?
A 30 mL dose of nighttime cough suppressant contains 12.5 mg of doxylamine succinate. How many milligrams of doxylamine succinate are in the entire 354 mL bottle?
147.5 mg
This drug classification consists of medications ending in -prazole, helping to reduce stomach acid.
What is Proton Pump Inhibitor?
This is the most accurate dosage formula when calculating a pediatric dose of medication.
What is Clark's Rule ?
Coumadin is classified as this type of medication.
What is Anticoagulant?
Humalog is also known as :
What is Insulin Lispro ?
A pharmacy technician is preparing an IV infusion of 1500 mL to run over 6 hours. The IV tubing delivers 20 drops (gtt) per mL. What should be the flow rate in drops per minute (gtt/min)? **Round Down**
What is 83 gtt/ min?
Cymbalta is considered to be listed in this classification of drugs.
What is Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors ?
This formula is essential in pharmacy to proportionally adjust ingredient quantities for a desired final product size when the original formula's quantity is different from what is needed.
What is enlarging or reducing formula?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors include various medications including this non-proprietary name for Zoloft.
What is Sertraline ?
Semaglutide is also known as :
What is Ozempic ?
A pharmacy purchases a medicine for $15.00 and applies a 40% markup. At what price does the pharmacy need to sell the medicine?
What is $21.00 ?
Verapamil is listed in this drug classification.
What is Calcium Channel Blocker?
A pharmacy calculation method for mixing two or more solutions of different strengths to achieve a desired final concentration. It is most commonly used with the alternate method, where you set up a ratio by placing the desired concentration (DC) in the center, the higher concentration (HC) on the top left, and the lower concentration (LC) on the bottom left. You then subtract diagonally, placing the difference (DC - LC) on the top right and (HC - DC) on the bottom right to get your ratio of HC to LC parts.
What is Allegation Method?
Desyrel is classified as this kind of drug.
What is an Antidepressant ?
Levemir (Insulin Detemir) is classified as this type of insulin.
What is Long Acting?
The volume of a drug for injection 100mg/45mL that should be used for 250mg.
What is 112.5 mL ?
Seroquel (Quetiapine) is best known in this drug classification.
What is Antipsychotic?
This is the formula for finding Body Surface Area of a patient, therefore helping in calculating a more accurate dose of medication.
What is the square root of height (cm) x weight (kg) divided by 3600 ?
Fluoroquinolones are used to treat many infections and have the common stem, ______.
what is -floxocin ?
The amount of insulin units found in 5 pens of Novolog (Bonus 100 Bonus Points for listing the Generic for Novolog)
What is 1500 units (Bonus: Insulin Aspart)
The pharmacist is preparing 200 mL of a famotidine suspension containing 75mg/5mL. How many 20 mg tablets of famotidine will be needed?
What is 150 tablets?
This is another proportion problem. First you must figure out how many milligrams of famotidine will be needed:
75 mg5 mL=x mg200 mL
Cross multiply:
5(x)=(75)(200)
5x=15,000
Divide both sides by 5 to solve for x:
x=3,000
Since there are 3,000 milligrams needed, you can divide this by 20 to find out how many 20 mg tablets are needed:
3,000÷20=150
This drug classification should not be taken with Lisinopril, when the patients is also experiencing peripheral edema.
What are Potassium-sparing Diuretics?
This formula is used to calculate the speed at which a fluid or medication is delivered through an intravenous line. It can be expressed in milliliters per hour (mL/hr) for automated pumps or drops per minute (gtts/min) when infusing by gravity. (What is the formula?)
Flow Rate (gtts/min) = [Volume (mL) / Time (min)] x Drop Factor (gtts/mL)
This drug class is the only one preferred for the elderly population to treat anxiety and / or depression.
What are Tricyclic Antidepressants?