Tutorial 1

Question 1

Name the four things pharmaceutics is concerned with

Answer 1

1- formulation
2- manufacture
3- stability
3- effectiveness

Question 2

Name the five things to know about any pharmaceutical product

Answer 2

-API
-Dosage
-Dosage form
-Excipients
-Manufacturer

Question 3

T or F:
In panadol, paracetamol is the product name

Answer 3

Falsy Walsy
Paracetamol is the API, panadol is the product name

Question 4

What is the dosage form?

Answer 4

Serum, tablet, injection, suppository, ointment, liquid, inhalation

Question 5

T or F:
API is the medicinal material in the dosage form

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the purpose of the drug?

Answer 6

Provides the desired benefit

Question 7

What is another name for non-medicinal material?

Answer 7

Excipients & inactive ingredients

Question 8

Why are inactive ingredients included in the formulation of a drug?

Answer 8

Produce desired pharmaceutical qualities:
-physical and chemical stability
-rate of drug release
-appearance
-taste and color

Question 9

Scientific term:

the area of study that applies the basic
principles of mathematics to the preparation
and safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals.

Answer 9

Pharmaceutical calculations

Question 10

Scientific term:
The process of weighing individual components the pharmacist and compounded
into a finished product

Answer 10

Extemporaneous preparation

Question 11

What is the role of a pharmacist inside a hospital?

Answer 11

preparing medication orders and sterile solutions

Question 12

What is the main use of specific gravity?

Answer 12

To solve fir a liquid’s volume when the weight of the liquid is known

Question 13

Scientific term:

the ratio of the weight of a
substance to the weight of an equal volume of water
at 25°C

Answer 13

Specific Gravity

Question 14

T or False:
1 ml of distilled water weighs 1 gram at any condition

Answer 14

Falsy Walsy:
Truth: it’s only equal in. 4° C and 1 ATM

Question 15

T or F:
SG has a dimension therefore it’s a constant value for each substance

Answer 15

Falsy Walsy
Truth: has NO dimension, second statement is true

Question 16

T or F:
The specific gravity of a substance and its
density in the metric system are numerically
equal

Answer 16

Truey

Question 17

How many milliliters is 1 pint?

Answer 17

473

Question 18

How many grams is 1 pound?

Answer 18

454g

Question 19

How many grams are in one grain?

Answer 19

0.065g

Question 20

How many milligrams are in one grain?

Answer 20

65mg

Question 21

Scientific term:
A special glass bottle used to determine specific gravity of liquids

Answer 21

Pycnometer

Question 22

What is the purpose of capillary openings in pycnometers?

Answer 22

To allow trapped air in excess fluid to escape

Question 23

Scientific term:

The volume occupied by 1 g of a substance at a given temperature and pressure

Answer 23

Specific volume

Question 24

T or F:
Specific volume equals the reciprocal of density of a substance

Answer 24

Truey

Question 25

What is the purpose and use of specific volume?

Answer 25

It tells us the volume occupied by unit mass of a substance

Question 26

T or F: Density and specific gravity depend on temperature and pressure

Answer 26

Falsy walsy Truth: density and specific VOLUME depend on those two

Question 27

A lower-than-normal specific gravity may be caused by conditions like ______ or renal disease.

Answer 27

Diabetes

Question 28

What is the normal range of specific gravity for urine in adults? - A) 1.000 to 1.010 - B) 1.01 to 1.025 - C) 1.02 to 1.03 - D) 1.03 to 1.04

Answer 28

B

Question 29

What does a higher-than-normal specific gravity of urine indicate? - A) Dilute urine due to increased fluid intake - B) Concentrated urine, possibly due to glucose or protein in urine - C) Normal hydration status - D) None of the above

Answer 29

B

Question 30

Which of the following can lead to lower-than-normal specific gravity of urine? - A) Decreased fluid intake - B) Excessive water loss - C) Diabetes or renal disease - D) Presence of glucose in urine

Answer 30

C

Question 31

To or F: A lower-than-normal specific gravity usually indicates that the urine is concentrated.

Answer 31

Falsy walsy

Question 32

T or F: Excessive water loss and decreased fluid intake may cause higher-than-normal specific gravity

Answer 32

Truey

Question 33

T or F: Pharmacists are only responsible for filling prescriptions and do not provide drug information to patients.

Answer 33

Falsy walsy

Question 34

Which of the following is the correct definition of specific gravity? A) The weight of a substance per unit volume B) The ratio of the weight of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water at 25°C C) The volume occupied by 1 gram of a substance D) None of the above

Answer 34

B

Question 35

Which of the following correctly expresses the density of water at 4°C? A) 1 g/mL B) 0.81 g/mL C) 0.85 g/mL D) 1.1764 g/mL

Answer 35

A

Question 36

In modern clinical laboratory, the specific gravity is determined by__________________method

Answer 36

refractive index

Question 37

What does refractive index method determine?

Answer 37

-Urine -chemistry -specific gravity -pH -color and clarity

Question 38

T or F the density and specific gravity of a substance are always equal

Answer 38

Falsy Walsy only in metric system