Ontario Registered Pharmacy Technician (RphT) Practice Exam

How much medication should be dispensed for the following order: Prednisone 5mg, I qid X 4 days, I tid X 2 days, I bid X 1 day, then stop.

1. 16

2. 20

3. 24

4. 26

The correct answer is: 24

The correct amount of medication to be dispensed for this order is 24 tablets. This is because the patient will take one tablet four times a day for four days, followed by three tablets a day for two days, and finally two tablets a day for one day, for a total of 24 tablets. Option A, 16 tablets, is incorrect because it does not account for the two days of three tablets. Option B, 20 tablets, is incorrect because it only accounts for one day of taking two tablets, but not the remaining days. Option D, 26 tablets, is incorrect because it includes an extra day of taking two tablets, when the patient is instructed to stop after one day of taking two tablets. Therefore, option C, 24 tablets, is the correct amount of medication to be dispensed for this order.