SOLUTION TO PRACTICE PROBLEMS

1. A bottle of Children’s Tylenol® P

contains 30 teaspoonfuls of liquid. If
each dose is ½ teaspoonful, how many
H
doses are available in this bottle? A
½ tsp / dose = 30tsp/ x = 60 doses R
2. A prescription contains 3/5 gr of M
ingredient A, 2/4 gr of ingredient B, 6/20 A
gr of ingredient C, and 4/15 gr of C
ingredient D. Calculate the total weight of Y
the four ingredients in the prescription.
100/ 60 = 1 2/3 or 1.67 gr
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a. Given: 30 tsp. of liquid in a bottle P
each dose contains ½ tsp H
x = number of doses A
available in a bottle
R
b. Formula: M
½ tsp = 30 tsp A
1 dose x C
x = 60 doses Y
3 + 2 + 6 + 4 = 100 = 1 2/3 gr
5 4 20 15 60
or
= 1.67 gr
total weight of the
four ingredients in the
prescription
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P
3. A patient needs to take ½ tablet of H
Medication A and 1 ½ tablets of
A
Medication B, both three times a day for
7 days. How many tablets does the R
patient receive over seven days for M
each of the medication? A
C
Y
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3. a. Given: ½ tablet of Medication A
P
1 ½ tablets of Medication B
both A & B meds to be taken
H
three times a day for 7 days A
number of tablets the patient R
receive for seven days for M
each of the medication? = x
A
b. 1. medication A = ½ tab x 3 x 7
C
2. medication B = 1 ½ tab x 3 x 7
Y
c. 1. medication A = 10 ½ or 10.5 tabs
2. medication B = 31 ½ or 31.5 tabs
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4. A pharmacist had 10 g of codeine P
sulfate. If he used it in preparing 5
capsules each containing 0.025 g, 10
H
capsules each containing 0.010 g, and A
12 capsules each containing 0.015 g, R
how many g of codeine sulfate were left M
after he prepared all the capsules? A
C
Y
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10 g of codeine sulfate. P
5 capsules x 0.025 g = 0.125g H
10 capsules x 0.010 g = 0.1g A
12 capsules x 0.015 g = 0.18g R
0.405g M
how many g of codeine sulfate were left A
after he prepared all the capsules = x C
10g - 0.405g = 9.595g Y
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5. A tablet contains 1/20 gr of ingredient P
A, ¼ gr of ingredient B, 1/12 gr of
ingredient C, and enough of ingredient
H
D to make a total of 20 g. How many A
grains of ingredient D are in the tablet? R
A tablet contains 1/20 gr of ingredient A, M
¼ gr of ingredient B, 1/12 gr of A
ingredient C, and enough of ingredient C
D to make a total of 20 g. Y
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Given: 1/20 gr of ingredient A P
¼ gr of ingredient B H
1/12 gr of ingredient C A
ingredient D = ? gr R
total weight of tablet = 20 g M
How many grains of ingredient D A
are in the tablet? C
Y
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1 gr x 1gram = 0.7716 gram Ing A P
20 15.432gr H
1 gr x 1gram = 3.858 gram Ing B A
4 15.432 gr R
1 1/12 gr x 1gram = 1.286 gram Ing C M
15.432 gr 5.9156 grams A
C
Total weight 20g – 5.9156g = 14.084g Y
weight of Ing D
14.084g/ 1gr x 15.432gr = 217.34
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1. A pharmacist dispenses 180 prescriptions
a day. How many more prescriptions does he
need to dispense each day to bring a 15%
increase?
2. If an ophthalmic solution contains 10 mg of
pilocarpine in each milliliter of solution, how
many milliliters of solution would be needed to
deliver 0.5 mg solution contains?
3. A pharmacist prepared a solution containing
10 million units of potassium penicillin per 20
mL. How many units of potassium penicillin will
a 0.50 mL solution contain?
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1) Given: 180 Rxs/ day
15% increase/day
How many more prescriptions does he need to
dispense each day to bring a 15% increase?

Formula:
180 Rx = x Rx
100%/day 15%/day
Solution: x Rx = 180 Rx (15%/day) = 27 Rxs/day
100%/day
2) ophthalmic solution contains 10
mg/mL of pilocarpine
how many milliliters of solution would
be needed to deliver 0.5 mg solution
Formula:
10mg = 0.5mg = 0.05mL
1mL x mL
3) solution containing 10 million units
of potassium penicillin per 20 mL.
How many units of potassium penicillin
will a 0.50 mL solution contain?

10million U = x U = 250,000 U
20mL 0.5mL
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4. A cough syrup contains 5 mg of
brompheniramine maleate in each 5-mL dose.
How many milligrams of brompheniramine
maleate would be contained in a 120-mL
container of the syrup?
5. What is the percentage strength,
expressed as %w/w, of a solution prepared
by dissolving 60 g of potassium chloride in 150
mL of water?
6. How many grams of antipyrine should be
used in preparing 5% of a 60-mL solution of
antipyrine?
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4. cough syrup 5 mg/5mL of brompheniramine
maleate per dose.
How many milligrams of brompheniramine
maleate would be contained in a 120-mL
container of the syrup?

5mg = x mg = 5mg (120mL)

5mL 120mL 5mL
= 120mg of
brompheniramine
maleate
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5. Given: 60 g of potassium chloride
150 mL of water
percentage strength, %w/w = ?
Formula:
60g x 100 = 40% w/v
150mL

150mL ➔ 1g = 1mL
1g = x g = 150g
1mL 150mL
60g x 100 = 40% w/w
150g
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6. How many grams of antipyrine should be used in
preparing 5% of a 60-mL solution of antipyrine?
Given: 5% of a 60-mL solution of antipyrine
weight of antipyrine = ?
= %w/v
Formula: wt of solute x 100 = %w/v
wt of solution
Solution: 5g = x g = 5g(60mL)
100mL 60mL 100mL
= 3 g of antipyrine
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7. How many milligrams of a drug should be

used in preparing 5 L of a 0.01% drug solution?
8. How many liters of 2% w/v iodine tincture
can be made from 108 g of iodine?
9. How many milliliters of 0.9% w/v sodium
chloride can be made from 325 g of sodium
chloride?
10. If a physician orders 25 mg of a drug for a
patient, how many milliliters of a 2.5% w/v
solution of the drug should be used?
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7. How many milligrams of a drug should be used in
preparing 5 L of a 0.01% drug solution?
Given: weight in mg of drug = ?
volume of drug solu’n = 5L
conc of drug solution = 0.01%
Formula: wt of solute x 100 = %w/v
wt of solution
*0.01g x 1g/ 1000mg = 10mg
5L → mL = 5000mL
Solution: 10mg = x = 500mg of the drug
100mL 5000mL to make 5L
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8. How many liters of 2% w/v iodine tincture can be
made from 108 g of iodine?
Given: volume in liters of iodine solution = ?
conc. of I2 solun = 2% w/v
weight of solute =108 g of iodine
Formula: wt of solute x 100 = %w/v
wt of solution
*2%w/v = 2g / 100mL → 0.1L

Solution: 2g = 108g = 10,800/2 = 5400mL

100mL x = 5.4L
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9. How many milliliters of 0.9% w/v sodium chloride
can be made from 325 g of sodium chloride?
Given: volume of solution = 100mL
conc. of NaCl solun = 0.9% w/v
weight of solute =325 g of NaCl
Formula: wt of solute x 100 = %w/v
wt of solution
*0.9%w/v = 0.9g / 100mL

Solution: 0.9g = 325g = 36,111.111 mL

100mL x
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10. If a physician orders 25 mg of a drug for a patient, how
many milliliters of a 2.5% w/v solution of the drug should be
used?
Given: volume of solution = 100mL
conc. of NaCl solu’n = 2.5% w/v
weight of solute =25 mg
Formula: wt of solute x 100 = %w/v
wt of solution
*since 2.5%w/v = 2.5g/100mL
= 2.5g x 1000 mg = 2,500mg
1g
Solution: 2500mg = 25mg = 1.0mL
100mL x
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