Question

The physician orders gemcitabine 1,520 mg IV on days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle for a cancer patient. The pharmacy sends four vials of the medication and a package insert. How many mililiters will the nurse administer on day 1 ? Enter the numeral only (not the unit) in your answer

Answer 1

To determine the number of milliliters the nurse will administer on day 1, we need to consider the dosage ordered and the concentration of the medication in the vials.

The physician orders gemcitabine 1,520 mg IV on day 1. However, we need to know the concentration of the medication in the vials to convert this dosage into milliliters.

The package insert provided by the pharmacy should contain information about the concentration of the medication in each vial. It might specify the amount of gemcitabine (in milligrams) per milliliter of solution.

Once we know the concentration, we can calculate the number of milliliters by dividing the ordered dosage (1,520 mg) by the concentration (mg/mL) of the medication in the vials.

Without the information about the concentration of gemcitabine in the vials, we cannot determine the exact number of milliliters the nurse will administer on day 1. Please refer to the package insert or consult a healthcare professional for this information.