Question

The healthcare provider prescribes celtazidime (Fortax) 35 mg every 8 hours IM for an infant. The 500 mg vial is labeled with the instruction to add 5.3 ml diluent to provide a concentration of 100 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administered for each dose? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

The nurse should administer 0.35 ml of the reconstituted ceftazidime (Fortaz) for each prescribed dose of 35 mg for the infant.

Step-by-step explanation:

The prescribed medication is ceftazidime (Fortaz), and the required dose is 35 mg every 8 hours intramuscularly (IM) for an infant. The vial contains 500 mg and is to be reconstituted with 5.3 ml of diluent to yield a concentration of 100 mg/ml. To calculate how many milliliters should be administered per dose, we use a dose calculation formula:

Volume to administer = (Dose prescribed / Concentration after reconstitution)

In this case = (35 mg / 100 mg/ml)

Hence, the volume to administer is:

35 mg / 100 mg/ml = 0.35 ml

Therefore, the nurse should administer 0.35 ml of the reconstituted ceftazidime (Fortaz) for each dose to the infant.