NAPLEX MATH PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is the osmolarity, in mOsmol/L of normal saline (0.9%NaCl) ? MW =
58.5. Round to the nearest whole number ✔️Ans - 308 mOsmol/L
What is the osmolarity, in mOsmol/L of D5? M.W. = 198. Round to the nearest tenth ✔️Ans - 252.5 How many grams are equal to 50,000,000 nanograms? ✔️Ans - 0.05 grams
A pharmacist received this prescription " TMP/SMX 40-200 mg/5mL. Sig:
Take 1 tsp PO BID x 10 days, until all taken". and dispensed 3 oz to the patient.How many days of therapy will the patient be short? Use 30 mL for 1 fluid ounce A.) 1 B.) 3 C.) 9
D.) 10
E.) 90 ✔️Ans - A.) 1 A pharmacist has tablets that contain 0.25 mg of levothyroxine per tablet. The tablets will be crushed and mixed with glycerol and water to prepare a prescription for a 36 pound child. How many levothyroxine tablets will be needed to compound the following prescription "Levothyroxine 0.1 mg/mL.Dispense 60 mL. Sig: 0.01 mg per kg PO BID" ? ✔️Ans - 24 tablets A metered dose inhaler provides 90 micrograms of albuterol sulfate with each inhalation. The canister provides 200 inhalations. If the patient uses the entire canister, how many total milligrams will the patient have received? ✔️Ans
- 18 mg
- / 1
SJ is a female patient in the internal medicine unit receiving treatment following a motor vehicle accident. Her medications include lorazepam, morphine, and phenytoin. Her serum albumin is 1.8 g/dL and her phenytoin