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6 Days Supply Calculations Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: Before calculating days supply, the dispensed quantity and the amount used per day must be expressed in the same units.

A
True
B
False

True or false

1 point

True or false: Directions to take one tablet every four to six hours as needed permit a maximum of four tablets per day.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A cream prescription states how often to apply it but gives no amount per application. What is the appropriate next step before calculating an exact days supply?

A
Calculate the days supply from the tube size alone.
B
Clarify the amount used per application or obtain an appropriate estimate before calculating.
C
Assume that every application uses one gram.

Fill in the blank

1 point

A liquid is labeled 100 mg per 2 mL. The prescribed dose is 250 mg. The volume for one dose is mL.

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1 point

A prescription is for $2$ capsules per dose, three times daily. If $30$ capsules are dispensed, how many days supply is this?

A
3 days
B
4 days
C
5 days
D
6 days

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1 point

A liquid contains $250\text{ mg}$ per $5\text{ mL}$ . The patient takes $375\text{ mg}$ twice daily, and $150\text{ mL}$ is dispensed. How many days supply is dispensed?

A
5 days
B
10 days
C
15 days
D
20 days

Written response

1 point

A patient applies $1\text{ g}$ of ointment twice daily. A $30\text{ g}$ tube is dispensed. How many days supply is this? Enter your answer in days.

Fill in the blank

1 point

An inhaler contains $200$ usable actuations. Directions are $2$ puffs every $6$ hours as needed. Using the maximum permitted use, daily use is puffs, so the inhaler lasts days.

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1 point

Select all sound practices for estimating an inhaler's days supply.

A
Use the labeled number of usable actuations in that specific inhaler.
B
Use the inhaler's weight instead of its labeled actuations.
C
Divide total actuations by the number of puffs used per day.
D
Check the product labeling for device-specific instructions such as discard directions.

Written response

1 point

A patient has $48$ tablets and takes $2$ tablets daily for $4$ days, then $1$ tablet daily. For how many days will the quantity last? Enter your answer in days.

Choose one

1 point

After reconstitution, a medicine has a final volume of $90\text{ mL}$ . The patient takes $5\text{ mL}$ twice daily. Ignoring any shorter stability limit, how many days supply does the volume represent?

A
9 days
B
12 days
C
18 days
D
45 days

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1 point

Select all statements that correctly describe determining daily use for a days-supply calculation.

A
For scheduled tablets, multiply units per dose by doses per day to find daily use.
B
For as-needed directions, always calculate using the minimum permitted frequency.
C
When maximum daily use is needed for as-needed directions, use the maximum frequency allowed.
D
For a liquid labeled in mg per mL, divide the dispensed milliliters by the prescribed milligrams without converting the dose.

Choose one

1 point

Which quantity should be used as the dispensed amount when calculating an inhaler's days supply?

A
The inhaler's weight is the primary quantity to divide by daily puff use.
B
Use the inhaler's labeled number of usable actuations.
C
Count the number of inhaler containers instead of their actuations.
D
Assume every inhaler has the same number of actuations.

Open ended

1 point

A prescription changes its daily dose over the course of treatment. Explain how to calculate how long the dispensed quantity lasts, and describe how to handle fractional results when reporting days supply.

True or false

1 point

True or false: If a topical prescription specifies the tube size and how often to apply the medicine, but not the amount used per application, its exact days supply can still be calculated from the tube size alone.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A prescription directs a patient to take $2$ tablets three times daily. If $96$ tablets are dispensed, how many days supply is this?

A
12 days
B
16 days
C
32 days
D
48 days

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1 point

A liquid is labeled $200\,\mathrm{mg}$ per $5\,\mathrm{mL}$ . A patient takes $400\,\mathrm{mg}$ twice daily, and $100\,\mathrm{mL}$ is dispensed. What is the days supply?

A
5 days
B
10 days
C
20 days
D
25 days

Written response

1 point

A patient has $60$ tablets and is directed to take $2$ tablets daily for $10$ days, then $1$ tablet daily thereafter. For how many days will the quantity last?

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1 point

A liquid prescription uses $250\,\mathrm{mL}$ per day, and the dispensed quantity is $2\,\mathrm{L}$ . What is the days supply?

A
0.008 days
B
2 days
C
8 days
D
500 days

Written response

1 point

Directions read: take $1$ to $2$ tablets every $6$ hours as needed. If $48$ tablets are dispensed, how many days supply is calculated using the maximum permitted daily use?