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A patient requires 375 mg of liquid medication. on hand is a suspension that has 125 mg per 5 ml. how many ml will be administered

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Answer: 15 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up equation as desired (which is the prescribed order) over have (which is what concentration of the medication you have) and multiply by the ml.

375mg/125mg X 5 mL= 15mL

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