Final answer:
To fulfill an order for 0.1 mg of Sandostatin with a supply of 100 mcg/mL, you would administer 1 mL. The calculation involves converting milligrams to micrograms and then determining the volume needed to provide the correct dose.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question involves a calculation for medication dosage which is a math-related problem, often encountered in the health and medical fields. In this case, a student needs to calculate how much Sandostatin to administer when they have an order for 0.1 mg and the supply is in the form of 100 mcg/ml. First, we need to convert milligrams to micrograms since the medication supply is measured in micrograms (mcg). There are 1,000 micrograms in a milligram, so 0.1 mg is equivalent to 100 mcg.
Since the supply is 100 mcg/mL, we need 1 mL to obtain the 100 mcg dose. Therefore, you will administer 1 mL of Sandostatin to fulfils the 0.1 mg order.
As an illustrative example, let's consider a prescription for Synthroid. If a dosage of 0.225 mg is prescribed and the available tablets contain 75 µg each, one would calculate the number of tablets by converting the milligram dosage to micrograms (225 mcg) and then dividing by the microgram content per tablet (75 µg), resultantly needing 3 tablets per day.