Question

A patient needs a total dose of 50 grams of albumin. The pharmacy has 50 m

bottles of 25% Albumin in stock. How many bottles should the pharmacy
technician prepare to provide the required dose?

Answer 1

4,000 bottles.

Explanation:

Given that the patient needs a total dose of 50 grams of albumin, and the pharmacy has bottles of 50 milligrams with 25% albumin, to determine how many bottles the patient should purchase the following calculation must be performed:

1 g = 1000 mg

50 g = 50,000 mg

50 x 0.25 = 12.5

50,000 / 12.5 = X

4,000 = X

Therefore, the patient must purchase 4,000 bottles to obtain the required dosage.