Question

A physician prescribes a ministration 100 mg of a drug. The drug label states that there are 150 mg per milliliter in a multi dose vial that contains 5mL. what is the available amount of the drug, according to the standard formula?

a. 150 mg
b. 5 mL
c. 2.5 mL
d. 1 mL

Answer 1

The available amount of the drug, according to the standard formula, is 750 mg.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the available amount of the drug, we need to determine how many milligrams (mg) of the drug are in the 5mL multi-dose vial.

According to the drug label, there are 150 mg per milliliter (mg/mL) in the vial.

Therefore, the available amount of the drug is 150 mg/mL x 5 mL = 750 mg.