test 1

Question 1

Forms of Solid Medications

Answer 1

1.Tablets 
Powdered medications molded in shapes
2.Caplets 
Elongated tablets coated for ease swallowing        
3.Scored tablets — use pill cutter
Tablets with indented markings designed to cut and deliver 0.5 or 0.25 of a whole tablet
4.Enteric coated (EC) tablets 
5.Sublingual (SL) tablets
6.Layered tablets
7.Disintegrating and chewable tablets
8.Time-Release 
9.Extended-Release tablets  
10.Capsules

Question 2

oral liquids

Answer 2

Elixir: alc+ water
Suspension:
Syrup

Question 3

Measuring Oral Liquids

Answer 3

1.Standard calibrated measuring cup
Place on flat surface and view at eye level
Pour with label facing you so that it can be read
Read at the level of the meniscus (low point)

2.Calibrated droppers
Use only dropper supplied with medication

3.Calibrated oral syringes (mL)
Used for accuracy of liquid doses (e.g., 6.4 mL)
Pour medication in cup and draw up into syringe
NEVER use oral syringes for parenteral medications

Question 4

Packaging of Parenteral Medications

Answer 4

1. Ampules
2. Vial
3. Mix-o-vial
4. Prefilled syringe

Question 5

Reading Parenteral Labels

Answer 5

Gives dosage strength expressed in mL
Depicts total volume in container
Measured in Units

Question 6

rounding

Answer 6

1. Round volumes greater than 1 mL to the nearest tenth (one decimal). 1.66 mL round to 1.7 mL
2. Round volumes less than 1 mL to the nearest hundredths (two decimals). 0.532 mL round to 0.53 mL