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A pharmacy technician reviews a prescrption that orders Sumycin suspension 250 milligrams (mg) by mouth every 6 hours. Sumycin suspension is available as 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the technician
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A pharmacy technician reviews a prescrption that orders Sumycin suspension 250 milligrams (mg) by mouth every 6 hours. Sumycin suspension is available as 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the technician dispense for a 6-day supply?

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Answer: 240 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert mg to mL

250 x 5/125 = 10 mL per 1 dose (every 6 hours)

4 doses per day * 6 days

10mL * 24 doses = 240 mL

User Yuanfei Zhu
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Answer:

60 m

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