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March 18, 2026

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Which of the following statements is False with regard to the FDA's view of pharmacy compounding? I. The FDA views pharmacy compounding as an important part of the overall health care of a patient. II. The FDA would like...
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The Unguator is good for _____________. I. Decreasing particle size of a solid that is to be mixed in an ointment. II. Grinding the powder that is to be dissolved in a liquid. III. Homogenously mixing the ingredients nee...
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What is the best way to measure an opaque viscous liquid? a. With a syringe b. With a graduated cylinder c. With a balance
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How many grams of NaCl (molecular weight 58.5) should be used to prepare 20 liters of a solution containing 154 mEq/L? a. 18 g b. 180 g c. 1801 g
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A solution contains 2 mEq/mL of KCL (Molecular weight 74.5). If a 20 mL ampule of this solution is diluted to 1 liter, what is the percent strength of the resulting solution? a. 14.9% b. 10% c. 0.298%
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A dose of digoxin is needed for a patient. The typical dose is 0.25 mg every 6 hours. How many mL of a 50 µg/mL solution is needed to fill a days worth of medication for this patient? a. 5 mL b. 20 mL c. 50 mL
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A capsule contains the following ingredients. How many grams of each product would be needed to make 100 capsules? Phenindamine 24 mg Chlorpheniramine Maleate 4 mg Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride 50 mg a. 2400 mg, 400...
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Based on the formula below, what quantities of each are needed to make 180 mL of this lotion? Benzyl Benzoate 250 mL Triethanolamine 5 mL Oleic Acid 20 mL Purified water to make 1000 mL a. 78 mL, 2 mL, 5.8 mL b. 50 mL, 1...
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If 53.62 mL of an oil weighs 48.34 g, what is the specific gravity of the oil? a. 0.9015 b. 0.90 c. 1.109
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How many grams of 2.5% hydrocortisone cream should be mixed with 360 g of 0.25% cream to make a 1% hydrocortisone cream? a. 180 g b. 200 g c. 240 g
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What is the percentage of alcohol in a mixture containing 1500 mL of witch hazel (14% alcohol), 2000 mL of glycerin, and 5000 mL of 50% alcohol? a. 5.2% b. 22.5% c. 31.9%
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How many grams of zinc oxide should be added to 3400 g of a 10% zinc oxide ointment to prepare a product containing 15% of zinc oxide? a. 180 g b. 200 g c. 540 g
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A prescription for 120 mL of Formaldehyde 8% with rose is brought into the pharmacy. The pharmacy has on hand Formaldehyde 37% and Formaldehyde 4% with rose. How much of each ingredient is needed to make this compound? a...
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How many grams of clotrimazole should be used to make the following compounded medication? Clotrimazole 5% Solvent ad 60.0 mL a. 3 g b. 1200 g c. 500 g
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Assuming there is no literature available specific to this preparation and the recipe does not specify a beyond use date, what should the beyond use date is for the following product: 1 mg/mL prednisone (this is a solid...
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Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) “The coming of Chinese laborers… be… suspended.” Source: Chinese Exclusion Act (1882).pdf Questions: Why were Chinese laborers targeted? What economic fears are reflected? How does this compl...
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What steps are performed twice during the compounding process? I. The calculations II. The cleaning of the compounding space. III. The quality control measures. I only I and II only II and III only All of the above
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Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding equipment used in the compounding process? I. Equipment should be stored in such a way to prevent contamination. II. Reusable equipment should NOT be used to compound...
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The pharmacy technician is responsible for which of the following as related to compounding? I. Do the final check to ensure the compounded prescription is labeled, packaged, and stored according to good compounding prac...
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What is the purpose of compounding medications? I. Some patients can not take commercially available products. II. Some patients can not pay the prices for commercially available products. III. Some patients have allergi...
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Compounded medications have which of the following? I. Expiration dates II. Batch numbers III. NDC numbers I only II only I and II only All of the above
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Patients experiencing peripheral neuropathy while using bortezomib can lessen the neuropathy by dosing twice weekly instead of once weekly by dosing once weekly instead of twice weekly by using the intravenous formulatio...
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A patient tells the pharmacist that they can never remember to take both daily doses of acyclovir. To improve compliance the pharmacist should suggest valacyclovir once daily tell the patient to stop taking the acyclovir...
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Which is NOT true of multiple myeloma: plasma cell disorder with overproduction of a monoclonal protein average myeloma survival is less than 10 years median age of patients is 65 years incidence is almost two-fold highe...
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