Question

A primary care provider has prescribed 250 mg PO Q6H of a medication for a client. The label reads 50 mg/ml. How many ml should the client receive in a 24 hour period?

Answer 1

To calculate the number of ml the client should receive in a 24-hour period, multiply the dosage per dose by the number of doses in a day. Then, divide the total dosage in mg by the concentration of the medication to convert to ml.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of ml that the client should receive in a 24-hour period, we need to determine the total dosage of the medication per day and then convert it from mg to ml.

Given that the prescribed dosage is 250 mg every 6 hours, we can calculate the total dosage per day by multiplying 250 mg by the number of doses in a day (24 ÷ 6 = 4 doses). So the total dosage per day is 250 mg × 4 = 1000 mg.

To convert from mg to ml, we need to use the concentration of the medication, which is 50 mg/ml. So to find the number of ml, we divide the total dosage in mg (1000 mg) by the concentration (50 mg/ml): 1000 mg ÷ 50 mg/ml = 20 ml.

Therefore, the client should receive 20 ml of the medication in a 24-hour period.