To conduct the dissections I will select a work area that is inaccessible to children and pets and that is well ventilated. I will not leave my work unattended, and I will not leave my work area while an activity is in progress.

I understand that if I don’t follow the instructions on how to take tests in D2L, I will be required to take all remaining tests on campus, in the Make Up center. 

I understand that in order to get a grade or C or better in this course I need to conduct a complete rat dissection on my own. 

I understand that I will need to visit Normandale campus during the 8th week of the semester to retrieve my lab kit.  

A 10-year-old child is prescribed intravenous ciprofloxacin at a dose of 200mL twice a day for a complex urinary tract infection. Each 100mL of ciprofloxacin contains 12.5mmol of sodium. The molecular weight of sodium is 23. How many milligrams of sodium will the patient receive each day?

A patient with type 2 diabetes is newly prescribed Levemir (insulin detemir) injection pens at a dose of 10 units per day. Prior to each dose the patient is required to prime the insulin pen by expelling a test dose of 2 units. If the patient follows the recommended injection protocol, how many days will a 300-unit insulin pen last for?

Your pharmacy participates in a ‘NHS Health Checks’ scheme run by your local authority. A 52-year-old female patient weighs 94kg and is 1.69m in height. What is her BMI? Give your answer in kg/m2 and to the nearest whole number.  

You are a GP practice pharmacist and are switching suitable patients from salbutamol pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDI) to a dry powder inhalers (DPI) for environmental reasons. The price of each inhaler is given below. Salbutamol pMDI             £1.50/200 dose inhaler Salbutamol DPI                £3.38/200 dose inhaler There are 500 salbutamol inhalers dispensed each month. What is the increased prescribing cost, in pounds, per month if all 500 salbutamol inhalers were switched from a pMDI to a DPI device? Give your exact answer.

A 10-year-old child (weight 24.8kg) is prescribed prednisolone 5mg tablets. A dose of 1 mg/kg daily is prescribed for seven days. Given prednisolone is available as 5mg tablets, how many prednisolone 5mg tablets should you dispense for this patient for the full treatment course?

You receive a prescription from the dermatology ward, which asks you to prepare 300g of Tar Pomade. Tar Pomade contains 6%w/v coal tar solution and 2%w/w salicylic acid in an emulsifying ointment base. How many grams of salicylic acid is required to make this preparation?