2024 NAPLEX CALCULATIONS
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A pediatric patient is receiving 5.25mL of drug every 4 hours. How many mL
will be required for the entire day? Round to the nearest whole number. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS32 mL
What is the concentration, in ratio strength, of a trituration made by
combining 150 mg of albuterol sulfate and 4.05 grams of lactose? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS1:28
What is the specific gravity of 150 mL of glycerin weighing 165 grams?
Round to the nearest tenth. - CORRECT-ANSWERS1.1
What is the weight of 750 mL of concentrated acetic acid (SG = 1.2)? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS900 g
How many mL of polysorbate 80 (SG 1.08) are needed to prepare a
prescription that includes 48 grams of the surfactant/emulsifier
(polysorbate)? Round to the nearest hundredth. - CORRECT-ANSWERS44.44
mL
What is the specific gravity of 30 mL of a liquid weighing 23,400 mg? Round
to the nearest hundredth. - CORRECT-ANSWERS0.78
What is the weight of 0.5 L of polyethylene glycol 400 (SG = 1.13) -
CORRECT-ANSWERS565 grams
Nitroglycerin has a specific gravity of 1.59. How much would 1 quart weigh in
grams? Round to the nearest whole number - CORRECT-ANSWERS1,504 g
A pharmacist has an order for parenteral nutrition that included 550 mL of
D70%. The pharmacist checks the supplies and finds the closest strength he
has available is D50%. How many mL of D50% will provide an equivalent
energy requirement? - CORRECT-ANSWERS770 mL
How many grams of petrolatum (diluent) should be added to 250 grams of a
20% ichthammol ointment to make a 7% ichthammol ointment? Round to
the nearest tenth. - CORRECT-ANSWERS464.3 g
, Using 20 grams of a 9% boric acid ointment base, the pharmacist will
manufacture a 5% ointment. How much diluent is required? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS16 g
If 1 gallon of a 20% (w/v) solution is evaporated to a solution with a 50%
(w/v) strength, what will be the new volume mL? Round to the nearest 100
mL - CORRECT-ANSWERS1500 mL
A patient has been receiving 200 mL of an enteral mixture that contains 432
mOsm/L. The pharmacist will reduce the contents to 278 mOsm/L. How many
mL of bacteriostatic water should be added to the bag? Round to the nearest
mL. - CORRECT-ANSWERS111 mL
A pharmacist must prepare 100 grams of a 50% hydrocortisone powder
using the 25% and 75% powders that she has in stock. How much of each is
required? - CORRECT-ANSWERS50 g of 75% and 50 g of 25%
A pharmacist is asked to prepare 80 grams of a 12.5% ichthammol ointment
with 16% and 12% ichthammol ointments that she has in stock. How many
grams of the 16% and 12% ointment are required? - CORRECT-ANSWERS10 g
of the 16% and 70 g of the 12%
A pharmacist is asked to prepare 1 gallon of tincture containing 5.5% iodine.
The pharmacy has 3% iodine tincture and 8.5% iodine tincture in stock. How
many mL of the 3% and 8.5% iodine tincture should be used? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS1,720 mL of the 8.5% iodine tincture
2,065 mL of the 3% iodine tincture
A hospice pharmacist receives a prescription for 1% morphine sulfate oral
solution. She has a 120 mL bottle of morphine sulfate labeled 20 mg/5 mL
and a 240 mL bottle of morphine sulfate labeled 100 mg/5 mL. How much of
the 100 mg/5 mL product must be mixed with the contents of the 20 mg/5
mL morphine sulfate bottle to prepare the desired percentage strength? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS72 mL of 2% morphine sulfate
What is the osmolarity, in mOsmol/L, of normal saline (0.9% NaCl)? M.W. =
58.5. Round to the nearest whole number. - CORRECT-ANSWERS308
mOsmol/L
What is the mOsmol/L, of D5W? MW = 198. Round to the nearest tenth. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS252.5 mOsmol/L
How many mOsmol of CaCl2 (MW = 111) are represented in 150 mL of a
10% (w/v) calcium chloride solution? - CORRECT-ANSWERS405
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