1. Mrs AS an expectant mother in her eighteenth week comes to your pharmacy with fever, headache, chills and rigors. She has not attended antenatal since she became pregnant What condition do you think Mrs. AS is having a. Severe malaria b. Typhoid fever c. Simple Malaria d. None of the above 2. What test will be done to confirm it a. RDT for plasmodium Vivax b. Typhoid fever test c. RDT for plasmodium falciparium d. None of the above 3. 3. Which of the following medicines will be your first choice a. Ciprofloxacin b. Arthemether-lumefantrine c. Artesunate-Amodiaquine d. Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine 4. 4. What vector is responsible a. Plasmodium falciparium b. Plasmodium Ovale c. Female Anopheles mosquito d. None of the above 5. 5. What is the recommended treatment strategy in preventing the condition a. Artemisinin based combination treatment b. Directly observation preventive treatment c. Intermittent Preventive treatment d. None of the above 6. 6. What is the best way of preventing malaria a. Taking ACT’s b. Sleeping under ITN’s c. Preventing a bite from the female Anopheles mosquito d. All of the above 7. Mr OD a taxi driver presents with a sneezing,running nose,watery eyes and a mild fever. 7. What condition is Mr OD presenting with a. COVID-19 b. Common cold c. Allergy d. None of the above 8. 8. What organism is the likely causative agent a. Corona virus b. Plasmodium parasites c. Allergens d. None of the above 9. 9. What medicine will be safe and effective for Mr OD’s condition a. Vitamin C b. Chlorpheniramine c. Loratidine d. None of the above 10. A one year one baby, JK, is brought to the pharmacy with complains of four loose watery stools within four hours. The mother is weaning JK off breast milk. 10. What condition is JK suffering from a. Malaria b. Food allergies c. Diarrhoea d, None of the above 11. 11. What do you think the causative agent a. Infection b. Allergies c. Digestive problems d. None of the above 12. 12.What best action will you recommend the mother to take a. Continue with the baby formula b. Give water frequently c. Continue breast feeding d. All of the above 13. 13. What medicine will be useful to manage JK’s condition a. Colodium, ORS AND ZINC b. ORS,METROLEX-F AND ZINC c. ORS AND ZINC d. None Of The Above 14. 14. Which of these could be a complication if JK’s condition is not handled well a. Vomiting b. Shock c. Dehydration d. None of the above 15. 15. What signs should the mother watch out for which may indication there is a complication a. Blood in the stool b. Mucous in the stool c. Sunken eyes d. None of the above 16. 17. Which of the following is an antihypertensive medicine a. Diabetone b. Insulin c. Nifedipine d. None of the above 17. 18. Which of the following medicines is useful for cramps a. Magnesium trisilicate b. Bisacodyl c. Misoprostol d. Hyoscine butly bromide 18. 19. The dewormer of choice for pregnant women is a. Mebendazole b. Albendazole c. Prazequentel d. None of the above 19. 20. Lack of the ………. Can cause bleeding gums and poor healing of wounds a. Vitamin E b. Vitamin K c. Vitamin C d. None of the above 20. 21. Sally has been prescribed 500mg of Amoxicillin three times a day. Sally can’t swallow tablets so has been prescribed Amoxicillin suspension 125mg/ 5mls. How many milliliters of the Amoxicillin suspension do you need to give to Sally for each dose? A. 5mls three times a day B. 10mls three times a day C. 15mls three times a day D. 20mls three times a day 21. 22. Convert 360micrograms to milligrams. A. 0.036mg B. 0.36mg C. 3.6mg D. 360000mg 22. 23. 300mg aminophylline injection is prescribed. 250mg in 10ml ampoules are available. The volume of injection required is? A. 15ml B. 12ml C. 10.5ml D. 12.5ml 23. 24. An injectable drug is prescribed for a 54kg child for 5days, after cancer treatment. The dose per day is 1 microgram/kg/day. The medication comes in a graduated pre-filled syringe containing 120 micrograms/0.2ml. Calculate the dose per day A. 0.09 ml B. 27 micrograms C. 27 ml D. 54 micrograms 24. 25. A prescription calls for 2000mg of amoxicillin for one dose. If the pharmacy only carries 250mg capsules of amoxicillin, how many capsules will you need to fill this dose? A. 4caps B. 6caps C. 8caps D. 10caps 25. 26. Tab Clo-trimoxazole 720mg ss tid * 3/12 was prescribed for Mr ED. The strength available at the pharmacy is 360mg/tab. Calculate the total number of tablets you will dispense. A. 270tabs B.540 C. 630 D. 810 26. 27. Tab Aspirin 600mg IBD * 5/52. Strength available is 300mg/tablet. Calculate the total tablet you will give out? a. 70 b. 90 c. 120 d. 140 27. 28. An order is written for 375mg of ampicillin to be given IV qqh for 24hours. Ampicillin is available in a 125mg/50ml concentration. An ampoule is 100ml. Calculate the total volume in milliliters needed for the prescription. A. 750mls B. 900mls C. 3600mls D. 950mls 28. 29. If there are 400,000 units of penicillin in 250mg of penicillin V potassium, how many units of penicillin will a patient receive in a 125mg dose of penicillin V potassium? A. 400,000unit B. 200,000unit C. 800,000unit D. 600,000unit 29. 30. A prescription was written for 750mg dose of Ciprofloxacillin to be taken 3 times a day for 10 days. There are 500mg of Ciprofloxacillin in one tablet. How many tablets should be dispensed for a 10-day supply? A. 30tabs B. 60tabs C. 45tabs D. 50tabs 30. 31. A prescription is written for the patient to take 2 tablets q8hours. The prescription calls for 180 tablets to be dispensed. How long (duration) will this prescription last? Calculate the day’s supply A. 1/12 B. 4/52 C. 3/52 D. 2/12 31. 32. Syrup Paracetamol 62.5mg qid * 7/52 was prescribed. Strength available at the pharmacy is 250mg/10ml. A bottle is 100ml.Calculate the total volume for prescription above? A. 70mls B. 784ml C. 490ml D. 280ml 32. 33. Syrup Paracetamol 62.5mg qid * 7/52 was prescribed. Strength available at the pharmacy is 250mg/10ml. A bottle is 100ml.How many bottles will you dispense? A. 49 bottles B. 4.9 bottles C. 5 bottles D. 4 bottles 33. 34. What volume of syrup will give 225mg, if each 5mls contains 300mg? A. 7.5ml B. 3.75ml C. 5.25ml D. 2.5ml 34. 35. IM Ceftriaxone 2g stat, 500mg bid * 14/7. Strength is 500mg/10ml and volume of one ampoule is 15mls. What volume will be given as a dose for immediately? A. 20mls B. 80mls C. 40mls D. 30mls 35. 36. IM Ceftriaxone 2g stat, 500mg bid * 14/7. Strength is 500mg/10ml and volume of one ampoule is 15mls. How many ampoules will you dispense for the prescription? A. 21 ampoules B. 22 ampoules C. 19 ampoules D. 20 ampoules 36. 37. A patient entered your pharmacy with a prescription that reads Rx Tab Alendronic acid і 70mg weekly * 28/7. Calculate the total tablet you will give your patient? A. 28tabs B. 4tabs C. 14tabs D. 8tabs 37. 38. How much will the prescription cost? Susp. Flucloxacillin 500mg qid * 3/52 was prescribed, Strength available is 125mg/5ml Volume of a bottle = 120mls, Price for a bottle = GH¢ 16.00 A. ¢330 B. ¢224 C. ¢32 D. ¢331 38. In each case, select the most appropriate route of administration you will recommend for the various conditions at the pharmacy 39. When a child is profusely vomiting A. per rectal B. orally C. sublingual D. intravenous 39. 40. When a lady is having diarrhoea and vomiting A. orally B. per rectal C. intravenous D. per vagina 40. 41. A patient with skin condition such as allergic itching, rashes, stings from an insect bite. A. orally B. topical C. intravenous D. subcutaneous 41. 42. Dalacin oral susp 600mg PO QID, direction for mixing: Add 100ml of water and shake vigorously. Each 2.5ml contains 100mg of Dalacin. How many teaspoon of Dalacin will you give? A. 3tsp B. 5tsp C. 3.5tsp D. 1tsp 42. 43.The abbreviation dol.urg means A. Apply ointment to the affected part B. Use ointment as directed C. When the pain is severe D. Apply ointment when necessary 43. 44. The total number of tablet to dispense for this prescription. “Tab Glibenclamide 10mg mane, 5mg nocte dly* 2/12. Available strength is 2.5mg. A. 240caps B. 360caps C. 180caps D. 300caps 44. Use the case below to answer question 45 and 46 A child was prescribed half tablespoon Susp. Cloxacillin 5ml qid * 6 If a bottle of Susp. Cloxacillin is 100mls. 45. What is the total volume needed for the prescription? A. 240mls B. 180mls C. 360mls D. 120mls 45. 46. Calculate the number of bottles to be dispensed? A. 2 bottles B. 3 bottles C. 1 bottles D. 4bottles 46. 47. Calculate the total tablets to dispense for this prescription: Tab Folic acid I q8am * 7/52. A. 56tabs B. 147tabs C. 49tabs D. 21tabs 47. 48. MD writes an order for Lortab Elixir 15mg by mouth as needed for pain every 4 hours. Pharmacy dispenses you with 7.5mg/15ml. How many tablespoons will you tell a nurse to administer per dose? A. 1 Tbsp/dose B. 8 Tbsp/dose C. 0.6 Tbsp/dose D. 2 Tbsp/dose 48. 49. Mr ED visited your pharmacy to check for his BMI, his weight was 60kg and height was 160cm. What is his BMI? a. 37.5kg/sqm b. 18.75 c. 23.44kg/sqm d. 75kg/sqm 49. 50. 550mg of a medication is equivalent to ………………grams A. 5.5g B. 0.55g C. 0.055g D. 0.0055g 50. 50. 550mg of a medication is equivalent to ………………grams A. 5.5g B. 0.55g C. 0.055g D. 0.0055g Loading … Question 1 of 50