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The North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) is not given very often, it takes
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These new standards are then broken down into several

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NAPLEX Practice Questions

1. Your patient weighs 140 lbs. He requires 80 units/kg heparin bolus, followed by 18
units/kg/hour infusion. What is the correct bolus dose and infusion rate?

1. 11,000 unit bolus; 2,500 units/hr 

2. 6,000 unit bolus; 2,000 units/hr
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3. 5,000 unit bolus; 550 units/hr

4. 5,000 unit bolus; 1,100 units/hr
5. 2,500 unit bolus; 1,100 units/hr

2. The nurse adds 20 mEq of KCl (2 mEq/mL) to a 110 mL bag of D5W and delegates you
to infuse the piggyback over 1 hour. What is the infusion rate in drops/min if the drug is
administered using an infusion set that delivers 15 drops/mL?

1. 15 gtt/min
2. 28 gtt/min
3. 30 gtt/min
4. 33 gtt/min
5. 60 gtt/min

3. Which statement regarding phase II clinical trials is TRUE?

I. Phase II determines drug pharmacokinetics

II. Phase II determines dose range
III. Phase II determines LD50

1. I only
2. III only
3. I and II 
4. II and III 
5. I, II, and III

4. What is the osmolarity of 5% sodium bicarbonate in mOsm/L? (p198 pcalc/446 kap)

MW=84 mg      i=1.8

1. 1.07 mOsm/L
2. 10.7 mOsm/L
3. 107 mOsm/L
4. 1,071 mOsm/L 

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5. 10,714 mOsm/L

5. Which pairing is NOT an example of a contraindicated drug combination?

1. amiodarone (Cordarone) / ibutilide (Covert)

2. isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) / tadalafil (Cialis)
3. phenelzine (Nardil) / meperidine (Demerol)
4. methysergide (Sansert) / rizatriptan (Maxalt)
5. theophylline (Theo-Dur) / cimetidine (Tagamet)

Answers and Explanations

1. D: Convert 140 pounds to metric weight by dividing 140 by 2.2, and the patient weighs
approximately 63.6 kilograms. Therefore, his heparin bolus should be about 5,000 units and
the infusion rate about 1,100 units/hr.

2. C: 120 mL/ 60 min x 15 gtt/mL = 30 gtt/min

3. C: A phase I clinical trial is the first trial during which an experimental agent is given to
humans. The goals of a phase I trial include determining the safe dose range, adverse effects,
pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of the experimental drug. A phase II clinical trial determines
whether the drug works and should be further tested, its adverse effects, pharmacokinetics,
and therapeutic dose. A phase III clinical trial compares this new treatment to a standard
treatment. The LD50 (lethal dose 50%) is only performed in animal trials.

4. D: 1,071 mOsm/L 
5 mg x 1 mol x 1,000 mmol x 1.8 mOsm x 1,000 mL
100 mL 84 mg mol mmol L 
= 9,000,000 mOsm = 1,071 mOsm/L 8,400 L

5. E: Therapeutic concentrations of amiodarone and ibutilide prolong the Q-Tc interval on an

electrocardiogram, so do not administer them concomitantly. Do not administer nitrates with
phosphodiesterase inhibitors because they markedly increase hypotension. Do not
coadminister nonselective MAOIs with serotonergic drugs, due to the risk of serotonin
syndrome. Do not coadminister ergotamines with triptans, because they cause extreme
vasoconstriction. Inhibitors of CYP1A2 (and CYP3A4, to a lesser extent) may increase

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theophylline levels. Cimetidine with theophylline is not contraindicated, but consider safer
alternatives. Monitor your patient’s signs, symptoms, and blood levels for theophylline toxicity
.

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