Question

A primary health care provider's prescription reads: tobramycin sulfate, 7.5 mg intramuscularly twice daily. The medication label states 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters:_______.

Answer 1

0.75 milliliters

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the prescription

Desired dose = 7.5 mg

As the medication label states 10 mg/ml. SO,

Available = 10 mg /ml

Hence in order to determine the millilitres following formula is followed :

`(desired)/(available) * ml` = ml per dose

`(7.5)/(10) *1 = 0.75`
`ml`

A primary health care provider's prescription reads: tobramycin sulfate, 7.5 mg intramuscularly twice daily. The medication label states 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters 0.75 ml.

Answer 2

0.75milliliters

Step-by-step explanation:

For one millilitres 10mg is been administered.

Therefore the recommended milliliters of 7.5mg is equal to

(7.5mg X 1 milliliters)/10mg =0.75 milliliters.

That's quite small but it's the recommended quantity.