Question

20 milligrams of the drug lincomycin is to be given for each kilogram of a person's weight the drug is be mixed with 250 cc of a normal saline solution, and the mixture is to be administered intravenously over a 1 hour period. weight 196 lb determine the dosage of the drug given

at what rate per minute should the 250 cc solution be adminstered

Answer 1

20mg/kg is the dosage. 196/2.2 is 89.09 kg of patient. 89.09*20=1,781.8 mg of medication based on pt weight. Rate is 250cc per min. 250/60min is 4.16 cc per min