PTCB STUDY PREP
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 25 mg by mouth bid". Pharmacy dispenses you with 50 mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer per DAY (not per dose)? A. 2.5 tablets/day B. 3 tablets/day C. 1 tablet/day D. 3.5 tablets/day
1 tablet/day
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 0.1 gram by mouth once daily". Pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg per tablet. How many tablets do you administer per dose?* A. 1 tablet/dose B. 9 tablets/dose C. 0.25 tablet/dose D. 0.5 tablet/dose
1 tablet/dose
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 2 mg/kg/dose by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain". Pharmacy dispenses you with the following: 20 mg/capsule. The child weighs 22 lb. How many capsules do you administer per DAY (not per dose)? A. 1.25 capsules/day B. 2.5 capsules/day C. 1 capsule/day D. 4 capsules/day
4 capsules/day
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 1 gram TID by mouth for 5 days". Pharmacy dispenses you with 500 mg capsule. How many capsules do you administer per dose? A. 3.5 capsules/dose B. 6.25 capsules/dose C. 2 capsules/dose D. 7 capsules/dose
2 capsules/dose
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 125 mcg PO in the am daily". Pharmacy dispenses you with 62.5 mcg capsule. How many capsules do you administer with this dose?* A. 2.5 capsules/dose B. 2.75 capsules/dose C. 2 capsules/dose D. 4 capsules/dose
2 capsules/dose
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 15 mg by mouth every 6 hours for pain levels greater than 6 on 1-10 scale". Pharmacy dispenses you with 30 mg per tablets. What is the TOTAL number of tablets the patient can have in a DAY? A. 0.25 tablet/day B. 9 tablets/day C. 2 tablets/day D. 0.5 tablet/day
2 tablets/day
1.) The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 2 mg by mouth once daily". Pharmacy dispenses you with 1 mg per tablet. How many tablets do you administer per dose? A. 6 tablets/dose B. 2 tablets/dose C. 3.5 tablets/dose D. 0.5 tablet/dose
2 tablets/dose
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 12.5 mg by mouth bid". Pharmacy dispenses you with 6.25 mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer with this dose?* A. 2 tablets/dose B. 2.75 tablets/dose C. 1.5 tablet/dose D. 4 tablets/dose
2 tablets/dose
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 100 mg by mouth bid". Pharmacy dispenses you with 0.025 gram capsules. How many capsules do you administer per dose? A. 2 capsules/dose B. 2.5 capsules/dose C. 5 capsules/dose D. 4 capsules/dose
4 capsules/dose
The physician writes an order to administer an oral medication. The order says: "Administer 0.5 mg by mouth daily". Pharmacy dispenses you with 125 mcg per tablet. How many tablets do you administer per dose? A. 2 tablets/dose B. 1 tablet/dose C. 4 tablets/dose D. 0.5 tablet/dose
Answer: 4 tablets/dose
What does SL mean?
SUBLINGUAL
What does t.i.d. mean?
THREE TIMES A DAY