Question

An order is represented for 10 mg medication. On hand are vials containing 20 mg/mL. How many milliliters must you dispense to the patient?

Answer 1

Answer: 0,5 mililiters

Explanation:

The dose of the medication must be equal to 10mg, and we know that the vials contain 20mg/ml

This means that in each milliliter of the solution, we have 20mg of the medication, but we only want to give 10mg, so we must use half of a milliliter.

you can also calculate this by:

Amount needed/amount of the medicament in volume

10mg/(20mg/ml) = (1/2) ml = 0.5ml

Answer 2

`\large \boxed{\text{0.50 mL}}`

Explanation:

1 mL = 20 mg

`\text{Volume} = \text{10 mg} * \frac{\text{1 mL}}{\text{20 mg}} = \text{0.50 mL}\\\\\text{You must dispense $\large \boxed{\textbf{0.50 mL}}$ to the patient.}`