Long Quiz

Sulfur 3%
Salicylic acid 3%
White Petrolatum.............q.s. 80 gm

1. Find out the amount of Sulfur required to fill the above prescription?

a. 1.2 gm c. 3.0 gm
b. 2.4 gm d. 4.8 gm

2. Express 0.76 as a percentage.

a. 7.6% c. 0.76%
b. 76% d. 7600%

3. Express 7/10 as a percentage.

a. 700% c. 7%
b. 70% d. 0.70%

4. The price of a bottle of 60mL Paracetamol 250mg/5ml, increases from Php 25.00 to
Php Php 35.00. Find the increase percent?

a. 25% c. 20%
b. 18% d. 16%

5. “percent” means

a. “in a thousand” c. “in a hundred”

b. “in a century” d. “in a tenth”

Directions: Answer the questions for each problem. Show your solution.

6. The recommended dose of phenytoin for a patient is 840 mg. An injection contains 50
mg/mL. What volume of injection is needed for the recommended dose?

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 7. Donnatal elixir contains phenobarbitaI l6.2 mg/5 ml along with other drugs,
hyoscyamine, atropine, and scopolamine. Use dimensional analysis to determine how
many milliliters of Donnatal elixir would deliver 32.4 mg of phenobarbital.

8. Sudafed 30mg tablets contain pseudoephedrine HCI and are available in boxes of
24,48, and 96 tablets. What is the maximum number of boxes containing 24 tablets
that could be purchased by an individual in one day? (The one-day limit for over-the-
counter sale of pseudoephedine HCI is 146 tablets.)

9. How many tablets are needed to fill a prescription for 30 days for prednisone
5mg/tablet, with the corresponding dose regimen of one tablet three times a day for
the first 10 days, one tablet two times a day the next ten days, and one tablet once a
day for the last ten days. How many mg of prednisone did the patient need to take for
the whole duration of the dose regimen?

10. A child requires a single oral daily dose of 7.0 mg/kg body weight of drug A. The
child’s weight is 8.0 kg. How much of the drug should the child receives for a week?