Question

If, in the previous problem, the medication is administered as a suspension containing 125 mg clarithromycin/5 mL, what volume should be administered for each single dose?

Answer 1

To administer a single dose of 250 mg of clarithromycin from a suspension containing 125 mg/5 mL, you would need to give 10 mL of the suspension.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a medication is administered as a suspension containing 125 mg clarithromycin/5 mL, to find out what volume should be administered for each single dose, we need to know the required dose of clarithromycin. Let's assume the needed dose is 250 mg. Since the suspension contains 125 mg per 5 mL, we can set up a proportion to solve for the necessary volume.

125 mg of clarithromycin is to 5 mL of suspension as 250 mg of clarithromycin is to X mL of suspension. Therefore, the equation is 125/5 = 250/X. Solving for X gives us X = (250*5)/125, which simplifies to X = 10 mL. So, you would administer 10 mL of the suspension for a single dose of 250 mg clarithromycin.