In: Nursing
Choose the correct answer for each question below
Questions 10 – 15 relate to the following prescription:
-Prescription: #3302 Mickey’s Pharmacy Dr. Bond
-Linda Carson
-Novolexin 500 mg.
-Directions: Give two tablets every 12 hours for 14 days
-No food for 1 hour before taking medication
-Expiry: Jul/2015
-Qty: 56 0 Refills
10. What is the name of the medication?
a) Novoplexor
b) Novoflex
c) Novoplex
d) Novolexin
11. The dose of each tablet is:
a)1000mg
B)500mg
C)100mg
D)200mg
12. “Expires: Jul/2015” means the medication should not be taken after this date:
a)true
B)false
13. How many tablets have been dispensed?
a)26
B)35
C)56
D)60
14. Linda Carson should take:
a) 2 tablets before every meal
b) One tablet 1 hour before breakfast and before going to bed
c) Two tablets every day
d) Two tablets before breakfast and two tablets one hour after supper
15. Linda may have this prescription refilled how many times?
a) There are no refills on this prescription
b) There is 1 refill on this prescription
c) There are 2 refills on this prescription
d) There are 3 refills on this prescription
10.answer:(d)Novolexin.
Explanation: Novolexin is give to the patient who has bacterial infection and it belongs to cephalosporin antibiotics.this drug is given fir any upper respiratory infection,urinary tract infection and some other skin infection.side effects are vommiting, diarrhoea and dyspepsia
11.answer:(B)500 mg.
Explanation: Novolexin is given in the dosages of 500 mg for 14 days.
12.Answer:True.
Explanation:when the drug manufacturing date expired,we cannot consume those drugs because it produces various side effects to the body after intake of expire drug.so always check the expiry date of every drug buying in pharmacy.
13.Answer:(c)56
Explanation: doctor prescribed Novolexin for 14 days ,it has 56 quantity .
14.Answer:(c)two tablets everyday.
Explanation: doctor prescribed to the patient should take two tablets for each day.
15.Answer:(a)There are no refills on this prescription.