Question

MD writes an order for 150 mg by mouth every 6 hours for 24 hours. pharmacy dispenses you with 75 mg per 3 ml. how many ml will you administer daily?

Answer 1

24ml

Explanation:

First, calculate the amount needed in mg for each day.

The rate given for each dose is 150mg every 6 hours. Since there are 24 hours in a day, divide the number of hours in a day by how often to give the medication to get the number of doses each day.

24 hours ÷ 6 hours = 4 doses daily

The total mg each day is the number of doses daily multiplied by the amount in each dose.

4 doses daily X 150 mg = 600mg daily

Calculate how many mg of medication are in 1 ml given by the pharmacy.

75mg ÷ 3ml = 25mg/ml

Divide the mg of medication daily by the concentration the pharmacy dispenses.

600 mg daily ÷ 25mg/ml = 24ml

You will administer 24ml daily.

Check by doing these steps backwards:

24ml per day gives 600 mg of medication because there are 25mg per 1 ml. 24ml X 25mg = 600mg

Each day you need to administer 150mg X (24h ÷ 6h) of medication.

150mg X 4 = 600mg, which is the correct amount.