Containers and closures

Multiple Choice Questions from Containers and Closures in Dispensing Pharmacy

1: Containers of ear and nasal drops are often__________

a)    Hexagonal

b)   Pentagonal

c)    Tetragonal

d)   Trigonal

2: Collapsible metal or plastic tubes are acceptable because;

a)    Its narrow opening stops contamination of others parts of cream

b)   Wastage is reduced.

c)    Not liberate irritating substances.

d)   Both a & b

e)   All of the above.

3: The container of choice for liquid oral preparation is___________

a)    Wider mouthed bottles.

b)   Fluted bottles.

c)    Ribbed bottles.

d)   Metric medicines bottles.

4: A suitable buffer in preparation to prevent corrosion should be;

a)    Mixture of 0.1% of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 0.02% of sodium dihydrogen phosphate dehydrate.

b)   Mixture of 0.5 % of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 0.09% of sodium dihydrogen phosphate dehydrate.

c)    Mixture of 10.0% of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 0.5% of sodium dihydrogen phosphate dehydrate.

d)   None of above.

5: The desirable features for containers are;

a)    Elegant appearance

b)   Contents of container must not react with preparation.

c)    Non-rigid

d)   Both a & b

e)   Non of above

6: In general a container of 120ml capacity is needed for preparation of;

a)    50 gm

b)   120 gm

c)    100 gm

d)   150 gm

Answers of the MCQ’s

1: Containers of ear and nasal drops are often__________

a) Hexagonal

2: Collapsible metal or plastic tubes are acceptable because;

d) both a & b

3: The container of choice for liquid oral preparation is___________

  d) metric medicine bottles

4: A suitable buffer in preparation to prevent corrosion should be;

      a) Mixture of 0.1% of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 0.02% of sodium dihydrogen phosphate dehydrate

5: The desirable features for containers are;

d) both a & b

6: In general a container of 120ml capacity is needed for preparation of;

c) 100gm

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Further Reading:
FASTtrack: Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing


Pharmaceutical Capsules


Pharmaceutical Calculations


Pharmaceutical Dispensing : A Textbook for Students of Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing and A Reference Book for Pharmacists


Husa's pharmaceutical dispensing;: A textbook and reference manual on drug development, pharmaceutical compounding, and dispensing


Pharmaceutical Dispensing


Dispensing of Medication Formerly Husa's Pharmaceutical Dispensing