Overview
Chapter 11
Reading Medication Labels
Gray Morris: Calculate with Confidence, 1st Canadian Edition
Multiple Choice
1. If a medication label reads “Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) 5 mg tablets, Searle,” the medication’s generic name is
a. Ambien.
b. Searle.
c. zolpidem tartrate.
d. tablets.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page 163
2. A medication label reads “Isoptin SR (verapamil hydrochloride) 240 mg caplets.” The form is
a. tablets.
b. sustained-release caplets.
c. 240 mg.
d. verapamil hydrochloride.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page 167
1. Use the label to identify the information requested. Do not use any capital letters in your answer; separate your answers with a comma and a space.
The generic name is ________________ and the trade name is ______________.
ANS: allopurinol, apo-allopurinol
PTS: 1 REF: Page 163
2. Use the label to identify the information requested. Separate the answers with a comma and a space.
The dosage strength is _________ mg per tablet and there are _______ tablets in a bottle.
ANS: 100, 100
PTS: 1 REF: Page 166
3. The trade name is ________________ and the generic name is _________________.
ANS: sulfasalazine, salazopyrin
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4. For a patient to take 2 g of salazopyrin PO daily, the nurse would administer: __________ tablet(s)
ANS: 4
PTS: 1 REF: Page 166
5. The trade name is: ____________________ and each tablet contains ___________ mg.
ANS: apo-metoprolol, 100
PTS: 1 REF: Page 165 | Page 166
6. The total amount of tablets in the container is: _______ and the SR stands for _________________:
ANS: 100, sustained release
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7. The generic name is: _______________
ANS: ranitidine
PTS: 1 REF: Pages 163–165
8. The strength is ________ mg/mL and the total amount is _________ mL.
ANS: 25, 2
PTS: 1 REF: Page 166 | Pages 170–171
9. The form is: _______________.
ANS: liquid
PTS: 1 REF: Page 167
10. The medication form is: ________________ and DS is the abbreviation for: ___________________.
ANS: tablet, double strength
PTS: 1 REF: Page 167
11. The lowest temperature at which the medication can be stored is: ___° C and the highest temperature at which the medication can be stored is: _____° C.
ANS: 15, 30
PTS: 1 REF: Page 173
12. Use the label to identify the information requested. If more than one answer is necessary, separate your answers with a comma followed by a space.
The trade name is: _________________.
ANS: Kaletra
PTS: 1 REF: Page 167 | Page 173
13. Use the label to identify the information requested. If more than one answer is necessary, separate your answers with a comma followed by a space; do not use any capital letters; do not include units of measure in your answer.
The strength of lopinavir is: _______ mg/mL and ritonavir is: _______ mg/mL.
ANS: 80, 20
PTS: 1 REF: Page 166
14. Use the label to identify the information requested. If more than one answer is necessary, separate your answers with a comma followed by a space; do not use any capital letters.
The form of this medication is: _______________ and special instructions include to: _______________.
ANS: solution, refrigerate
PTS: 1 REF: Page 167 | Page 174
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