Question

An oral liquid concentrate of sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft) contains 20 mg/mL of the drug. How many grams of sertraline hydrochloride are in each 60-mL container of the concentrate?

Answer 1

1.2 grams.

Explanation:

We have been given that an oral concentrate of sertraline hydro-chloride (Zoloft) contains 20 mg/mL of the drug.

First of all, we will find number of mg in 60 mL container of the concentrate as:

`\frac{\text{20 mg}}{\text{ml}}* \text{60 ml}`

`\text{20 mg}* 60`

`\text{1200 mg}`

We know 1 gram equals 1000 mg.

`\text{1200 mg}* \frac{\text{1 gram}}{\text{1000 mg}}`

`1.2*\text{1 gram}`

`1.2\text{ grams}`

Therefore, 1.2 grams of sertraline hydrochloride are in each 60-mL container of the concentrate.