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PHAR1006 Written Calculation OSCE 2024 - Practice Tests

Practice Test 1

1. A pharmacist is asked to assist in determining the correct dose of epoetin alfa injection for a
76-year old male patient who weighs 75kg. The patient’s initial haemoglobin is 9.2 g/dl. The
reference (Australian Medicines Handbook) states the starting adult dose of epoetin alfa for
anaemia of chronic renal failure is “50 to 200 units/kg administered IV/SC three times each
week”.

Calculate the total volume (in mL) to be administered during the first week of treatment if
the patient is to start at minimum starting dose and epoetin alfa is available as a 10,000
units/mL injection. Round your final answer to three decimal places.

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2. Calculate the oral dose of methotrexate (in mg) suitable for a 5 year old child (weight 21kg
and height 1.3m) if the oral dose of methotrexate is 15mg/m2. Provide your final answer as a
whole number.

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3. How many drops would be prescribed in each dose of a liquid medicine if 15mL contained 60
doses and the dispensing dropper calibrates 28 drops/mL? Provide your final answer as a
whole number.

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PHAR1006 Written Calculation OSCE 2024 - Practice Tests

Practice Test 2

1. If a 5mL vial contains 300 units of abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) and 0.1 mL is injected into
each of six sites during a procedure, how many units of drug would remain in the vial?
Provide your answer as a whole number.

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2. An intravenous infusion contains 10mL of a 1:5000 solution of isoproterenol hydrochloride


and 400mL of 5% dextrose injection. If the medication needs to be administered at 5 µg per
minute, how long will it take to complete the infusion. Provide your answer as a whole
number in minutes.

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3. Medication order calls for 400mg of clindamycin to be added to 600mL of Dextrose 5%


water for IV infusion over 90 minutes. Clindamycin is available as an injection containing
600mg/4mL. Calculate the required rate of flow in millilitres per minute. Round your final
answer to one decimal place.

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PHAR1006 Written Calculation OSCE 2024 - Practice Tests

Practice Test 3

1. You receive a prescription for benzylpenicillin suspension as below

Rx:
Supply 40mL of Benzylpenicillin 15,000 units/mL

You have benzylpenicillin available in a vial containing 20,00,000 units of the dry powder in
the pharmacy. The directions on the vial are to add 42 mL of sterile water for injection to
obtain a concentration of 45,000 units per millilitre. How many millilitres of the
reconstituted solution should be withdrawn to prepare the prescription? Round your final
answer to one decimal place.

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2. A patient (height 1.75 m, weight 75 kg) is being treated for breast cancer with doxorubicin
60 mg/m2 on day 1 of each 21-day cycle. What dose of doxorubicin (in mg) is administered
on day 1 of the cycle? Round your final answer to one decimal place.

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3. 20mL of 10% calcium gluconate injection and 45mL of multivitamin infusion are added to
500mL of a 5% dextrose injection. The infusion is to be administered over 4 hours. If the
delivery set calibrates 96 drops/4mL, at what rate (drops/minute) should the flow be
adjusted. Provide your answer as a whole number.

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