Pharmacology

Question 1

How many tablets would you dispense for a 30 day supply of a drug with a dose of one and one-half tablets TID?

Answer 1

135 tablets

Question 2

RX: Metronidazole 25 mg/kg PO BID x14d, your patient weighs 15 kg
Formulation: 250 mg or 500 mg per tablet
How many tablets will be administered at each dose?

Answer 2

1 1/2 tab of the 250 mg

Question 3

Which equivalent is correct?
q12h = QD
q6h = QID
q4h = TID
q8h = BID

Answer 3

q6h = QID

Question 4

How many milligrams of a drug should be given to a patient who weighs 22-lb if the dose is 0.2 mg/kg?

Answer 4

2 mg

Question 5

A rabbit needs 300 mcg/kg of a 1% ivermectin solution. If the rabbit weighs 8lb, how many milliliters of ivermectin should be given? (Hint: Remember in order to solve this you need to MATCH the units…

Answer 5

0.1mls

Question 6

The veterinarian orders 4 mg/kg of Cefazolin PO TID for 14 days for treatment of an infection of a 10-lb dog. The on hand we have 50mg/ml solution. How many mLs will be administered daily?

Answer 6

1.1 mL

Question 7

SID

Answer 7

Once a day. Every 24 hours

Question 8

BID

Answer 8

Twice a day Every 12 hours

Question 9

TID

Answer 9

Three times a day Every 8 hours

Question 10

QID

Answer 10

Four times a day Every 6 hours

Question 11

q12h

Answer 11

Every 12 hours (same as BID)

Question 12

q8h

Answer 12

Every 8 hours (same as TID)

Question 13

q6h

Answer 13

Every 6 hours (same as QID)

Question 14

PRN

Answer 14

As needed

Question 15

q24h

Answer 15

Every 24 hours (same as SID)

Question 16

EOD

Answer 16

Every other day