Drug-Calc Test Answers

 Question 1
10 out of 10 points
Dipyridamole oral suspension 50 mg/5 ml is available. If the daily dose is 300 mg, the patient will be given mls?
Selected Answer: 30
Correct Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match 30
Response Feedback: Well done!

 Question 2
10 out of 10 points
In 1 ml of 15% (15 g per 100 mls) potassium chloride solution there will be _______ milligrams of potassium chloride.
Selected 150
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 150

 Question 3
10 out of 10 points
A 750 mg vial of cefuroxime powder is reconstituted with 5.5 ml of water for injection. If the displacement volume is 0.5
ml, therefore you have 750mg/6ml. For a dose of 600 mg you would need to draw up _______ml
Selected Answer: 4.8
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 4.8

 Question 4
10 out of 10 points
There is ____mgs of lignocaine in 1 ml of 5% lignocaine
Selected Answer: 50

Correct Answer:
Exact Match 50

 Question 5
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted ranitidine 150mgs. Stock is ranitidine syrup 75mg/5ml. The patient will be given ____ml
Selected Answer: 10
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 10

 Question 6
10 out of 10 points
Phenobarbital elixir is to be given. The dose is 90 mg and the stock strength is 15mg/5 ml. The patient would receive
_____ml of Phenobarbital.
Selected Answer: 30
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 30

 Question 7
10 out of 10 points
In a 15 ml dose of a 30 mg/5 ml phenytoin suspension there are ________ milligrams.
Selected Answer: 90
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 90

 Question 8
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 200 micrograms of naloxone IV. Stock is 400 micrograms per ml. The patient is given ___ ml

Correct Answer:
Exact Match 0.5

 Question 9
10 out of 10 points
100 ml of reconstituted ciprofloxacin suspension contains 5 g of the drug. For a dose of 500 mg, you would adminster
_______ ml
Selected Answer: 10
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 10

 Question 10
10 out of 10 points
100 ml of metronidazole suspension contains 4 g of the drug. For a dose of 500 mg, you would adminster _______ ml
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 12.5

 Question 11
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 0.5 mgs of digoxin. Digoxin is available in 250 microgram tablets. You will give the patient ____
tablets.
Selected 2
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2

 Question 12
10 out of 10 points
The maximum dose of metoclopramide is 500 microgams / kg /day. The patient weighing 75kg can take no more than
____ mgs daily.

Correct Answer:
Exact Match 37.5

 Question 13
10 out of 10 points
You have a 3% (3 g in 100ml) solution of a drug. If the patient requires 60 mg you will give ____ ml
Selected 2
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2

 Question 14
10 out of 10 points
Amiodarone 30 mg/ml is available in a 10 ml pre-filled syringe. The syringe would contain _______ mg of Amiodarone.
Selected 300
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 300

 Question 15
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted gentamicin 5 mg/kg daily . If the patient weighs 65 kg, ______ mg would be administered daily.
Selected 325
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 325

 Question 16
10 out of 10 points
The paediatric patient is prescribed promethazine hydrochloride (Phenergan syrup) 15 mg p.o. You have Phenergan Elixir
5mg/5ml. You will give the patient ________ml .
Selected Answer: 15
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 15

 Question 17
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 400mgs of carbamazepine t.d.s. The stock suspension is 100 mg/5 ml . Each dose will be _____mls of
suspension..
Selected Answer: 20
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 20

 Question 18
10 out of 10 points
A patient is charted Frusimide 120mgs. You have Frusimide tablets 40 mgs available therefore you will give the patient
_____ tablets
Selected 3
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3

 Question 19
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted metronidazole 400mg p.o., t.d.s. . The patient will receive _____ g metronidazole per day .
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 1.2

 Question 20
10 out of 10 points
40mgs of gliclazide is prescribed. Stock is 80mg scored tablet. You would give ______ tablet.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 0.5
 Question 1
10 out of 10 points
You are to administer 5mgs of morphine sulphate by intramuscular injection. Stock ampoules contain 10mg/10ml. You will
five the patient _____ml.
Selected Answer: 5
Correct Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity
Exact Match 5
 Question 2
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 800mgs of ciprofloxacin q.i.d. The drug is available in a suspension of 200mgs/ 5ml. The patient will
be given ____ml per dose.
Selected 20
Answer:
Correct Answer:

Exact Match 20
 Question 3
10 out of 10 points
Selected 300
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 300
 Question 4
10 out of 10 points
A patient is prescribed warfarin 6mgs mane. Stock is 3mg tabs. You will give ____ tabs.
Selected Answer: 2
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2
 Question 5
10 out of 10 points
A 500 mg vial of vancomycin powder is reconstituted with 9.5 ml of water for injection. The displacement volume is 0.5
ml. Therefore you now have 500mg/10ml For a dose of 300 mg, the volume you would need to draw up is ______ml.
Selected Answer: 6
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 6
 Question 6
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted Paracetamol 1g q.i.d. prn. Each tablet is 500mgs. The patient can have a maximum of ____ tablets
per day.
Selected Answer: 8
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 8
 Question 7
0 out of 10 points
There are _______ micrograms in 1 ml of 1:10,000 adrenaline solution.
Selected 10,000
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 100
Response Please revise conversion and division You need to divide the number of micrograms in a gram by the
Feedback: volume (10,000 mls) .
 Question 8
0 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 0.5 mgs of digoxin. Digoxin is available in 250 microgram tablets. You will give the patient ____
tablets.
Selected 500
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2
Response Please revise the formula for drug calculations remebering the need to convert to micrograms -t he
Feedback: available unit of the drug
 Question 9
10 out of 10 points
Phenobarbital elixir is to be given. The dose is 90 mg and the stock strength is 15mg/5 ml. The patient would receive
_____ml of Phenobarbital.
Selected 30
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 30
 Question 10
10 out of 10 points
____ mgs daily.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 37.5

 Question 11
10 out of 10 points
An injection of enoxaparin 1.5 mg/kg is to be given. The patient weighs 60 kg. Stock is a 1 ml pre-filled enoxaparin 100
mg/ml syringe with graduation marks every 2.5 mg. You will have to expel ______ graduations before you can give the
injection.
Selected Answer: 4
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 4
 Question 12
0 out of 10 points
Insulin is available as 100 IU/ml in a 10 ml vial. The patient is prescribed 12 units, therefore you draw up _____ ml into the
insulin syringe.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 0.12
Response Feedback: Please revise the formula for drug calculations.
 Question 13
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 400mgs of carbamazepine t.d.s. The stock suspension is 100 mg/5 ml . Each dose will be _____mls of
suspension..
Selected 20
Answer:
Correct Answer:

Exact Match 20
 Question 14
10 out of 10 points
Insulin syringes, with needles attached, come in sizes of 1 ml and are graduated in units (U) where 100 U = 1 ml. The
volume of 35 units would be ______ ml
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 0.35
 Question 15
0 out of 10 points
Lignocaine 2% is to be injected. If the maximum dose is 200 mg the maximum volume is ________ ml
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 10
 Question 16
0 out of 10 points
A vial contains 500 mg of vancomycin in a 10 ml of solution. The patient is prescribed 125mgs therefore you will give _____
ml?
Selected Answer: [None Given]

Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2.5
 Question 17
0 out of 10 points
The patient is prescribed a seven day course of acyclovir 800mgs 5 times per day. Over the seven day period ________
grams will be consumed?.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 28
Response Feedback: Please revise multiplication and conversions
 Question 18
0 out of 10 points
The patient is charted Burinex 4mgs. Stock is 1 mg tablets. The patient is given ____ tablets
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 4
Response Feedback: Please revise multiplication.
 Question 19
0 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 20 mg of oral morphine elixer. The elixer strength is Morphine 30mgs/5ml. The patient will be
given _____ ml (Answer to be to one decimal point)
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3.3
Response Feedback: Please revise formula for drug calculations .
 Question 20
0 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 300mgs of Thioridazine available in 100mg tabs. You will give ___ tabs
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3
Response Feedback: Please revise

the formula
for drug
calculations
 Question 1
0 out of 10 points
Erythromycin 250 mg q.i.d. is charted. The total daily dose is _____g
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 1
Response Feedback: Do you understand the term q.i.d?

 Question 2
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 20 mg of oral morphine elixer. The elixer strength is Morphine 30mgs/5ml.
The patient will be given _____ ml (Answer to be to one decimal point)
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3.3
 Question 3
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 7.5mgs of bendrofuazide available in 2.5mg tabs. You will give ____ tabs
Selected Answer: 3
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3
 Question 4
0 out of 10 points
Atenolol 150 microgram/kg is to be administered to a patient weighing 86 kg. Stock is 500

microgram/ml in 10 ml ampoules. The volume to be drawn up would be _____ ml
Selected Answer: 3
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 25.8
Response Please revise the formula for drug calculations. Remember you need to multiply in
Feedback: relation to weight. The strength is 500 micrograms per ml The 10 ml ampuole is
only the container and irrevelant to the calculation..
 Question 5
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted Paracetamol 1g q.i.d. prn. Each tablet is 500mgs. The patient can have a
maximum of ____ tablets per day.
Selected Answer: 8
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 8
 Question 6
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted ranitidine 150mgs. Stock is ranitidine syrup 75mg/5ml. The patient will be
given ____ml
Selected 10
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 10
 Question 7
10 out of 10 points
You are to administer 5mgs of morphine sulphate by intramuscular injection. Stock ampoules contain
10mg/10ml. You will five the patient _____ml.
Selected Answer: 5
Correct Answer:

Exact Match 28
Feedback
Feedback is not shown until the question is marked.
 Question 19
Needs Marking
The patient is charted Paracetamol 1g q.i.d. prn. Each tablet is 500mgs.

The patient can have a maximum of ____ tablets per day.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 8
Feedback
 Question 20
Needs Marking
A patient is is charted 500 mg of flucloxacillin. You have an oral

suspension of flucloxacillin 125 mg/5 ml. The volume administered
______ml?
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 20
Feedback
 Question 1
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted betahistine 16 mg t.d.s. Stock is 8 mg tablets. The patient would take _____ tablets per day.
Selected Answer: 6
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 6
 Question 2
10 out of 10 points
A 250 mg vial of flucloxacillin powder is reconstituted with 9.7 ml of water for injection. The displacement volume is 0.3
ml. Therefore you have 250mgs/10 ml For a dose of 200 mg, the volume you would need to draw up _____mls
Selected Answer: 8
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 8
 Question 3
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted ranitidine 150mgs. Stock is ranitidine syrup 75mg/5ml. The patient will be given ____ml
Selected 10
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 10
 Question 4
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 15 mg/kg loading dose of phenytoin with a maintenance dose of 75 mg t.i.d. The stock strength is
50 mg/ml. The patient weighs 60 kg. The volume of phenytoin required for the loading dose is ___ml
Selected 18
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 18
 Question 5
10 out of 10 points
Selected 300
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 300
 Question 6
10 out of 10 points
The patient is prescribed 125mgs amoxicillin q. i. d. Stock is a 500mgs /5 ml oral suspension. The patient will be given
____ml.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 1.25
 Question 7
10 out of 10 points
The paediatric patient is prescribed promethazine hydrochloride (Phenergan syrup) 15 mg p.o. You have Phenergan Elixir
5mg/5ml. You will give the patient ________ml .
Selected 15
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 15
 Question 8
10 out of 10 points
The patient is prescibed Epilim 200mgs b.d. Each tablet is 100mgs. You give the patient ____ tabs in the morning. .
Selected Answer: 2
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2
 Question 9
10 out of 10 points
A patient is charted Frusimide 120mgs. You have Frusimide tablets 40 mgs available therefore you will give the patient
_____ tablets
Selected Answer: 3
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3
 Question 10
10 out of 10 points
Lignocaine 2% is to be injected. If the maximum dose is 200 mg the maximum volume is ________ ml
Selected 10
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 10
 Question 11
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted Burinex 4mgs. Stock is 1 mg tablets. The patient is given ____ tablets
Selected Answer: 4
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 4
 Question 12
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted Paracetamol 1g q.i.d. prn. Each tablet is 500mgs. The patient can have a maximum of ____ tablets
per day.
Selected Answer: 8
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 8
 Question 13
10 out of 10 points
Atenolol 150 microgram/kg is to be administered to a patient weighing 86 kg. Stock is 500 microgram/ml in 10 ml
ampoules. The volume to be drawn up would be _____ ml
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 25.8
 Question 14
10 out of 10 points
Insulin syringes, with needles attached, come in sizes of 1 ml and are graduated in units (U) where 100 U = 1 ml. The
volume of 35 units would be ______ ml
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 0.35
 Question 15
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 800mgs of ciprofloxacin q.i.d. The drug is available in a suspension of 200mgs/ 5ml. The patient will
be given ____ml per dose.
Selected 20
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 20
 Question 16
10 out of 10 points
____ mgs daily.
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 37.5
 Question 17
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 7.5mgs of bendrofuazide available in 2.5mg tabs. You will give ____ tabs
Selected Answer: 3
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 3
 Question 18
10 out of 10 points
The patient is charted 1 g of Kelflex B.D. The capsules are 250mgs. In the morning the patient will be given ____ capsules
Selected Answer: 4
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 4
 Question 19
10 out of 10 points
A patient is prescribed warfarin 6mgs mane. Stock is 3mg tabs. You will give ____ tabs.
Selected Answer: 2
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 2
 Question 20
10 out of 10 points
In 1 ml of 15% (15 g per 100 mls) potassium chloride solution there will be _______ milligrams of potassium chloride.
Selected 150
Answer:
Correct Answer:
Exact Match 150

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 Question 1

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Exact Match 150

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Exact Match 4.8

Response Feedback: Well done!

Selected Answer: 50

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Selected Answer: 0.5

Exact Match 0.5

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Exact Match 12.5

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Selected Answer: 37.5

Exact Match 37.5

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Exact Match 300

Exact Match 325

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Exact Match 1.2

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Exact Match 0.5

Response Feedback: Well done!

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

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Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

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Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Exact Match 300

Response Feedback: Well done!

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Response Feedback: Well done!

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Response Feedback: Well done!

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Response Feedback: Well done!

There are _______ micrograms in 1 ml of 1:10,000 adrenaline solution.

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Exact Match 100

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Response Feedback: Well done!

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Exact Match 37.5

Response Feedback: Well done!

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Response Feedback: Well done!

Selected Answer: 0.012

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Exact Match 0.12

Response Feedback: Please revise the formula for drug calculations.

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Response Feedback: Well done!