500 mg vial of powdered acyclovir is available
By adding 10ml of diluent ,it yield 50mg acyclovir in 1ml.
To give a dosage of 0.4g = 400 mg acyclovir ,how many ml has to be withdrawn from the vial .
50mg of acyclovir is available in 1ml
1mg of acyclovir will be available in 1/ 50 ml
Then 400 mg of acyclovir will be available in 1/50 ×400 ml
= 8ml of diluent has to be withdrawn from the vial after reconstituting the drug as directed .
A 500 mg vail of powdered Zovirax (Acyclovir) is available. Directions for reconstitution state: Add 10...
The prescriber orders acyclovir (Zovirax) 250 mg. The nurse has on hand a vial of acyclovir (Zovirax) in powdered form labeled 1000 mg. The nurse reconstitutes the drug as directed, adding 20 mL of diluent to yield a strength of 50 mg in 1 mL. In preparing to administer the drug, how many mL should the nurse withdraw from the vial?1 6. milliliter(s)
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NOTE: This is a sample dosage exam. Please show all your work on the exam! Credit will not be given if work is not shown. 1. Order states to give 500,000 units of Penicillin G. The Penicillin G is available in a vial o powdered drug containing 5,000,000 units. Directions accompanying the drug state: Add 18.2 mL of diluent to yield 250,000 units in 1 mL. How many mL...
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to run IV at a rate te ed isingan 11. D5 in 0.9% NaCl (5% Dextrose in O9% Sodium Chloride) has been prescribe an of 26 mL/30 min for infusion pump that delivers ml/hr. How will you set the pump? ANSWER Sour patient with renal insuffiency. The IV will be administered 12. The physician has ordered Ampicillin 1,000 mg IM BID, AIg vial of powdered Ampicillin is available Directions for reconstitution state: Add 3.4 mL...
Please help answer these questions: Directions for reconstitution of ampicillin sodium for injection: "For IM use add 3.5 mL sterile water for injection. Resulting solution contains 250 mg ampicillin sodium per mL. The vial contains ampicillin sodium equivalent to 1 gram. Usual adult dosage of ampicillin is 250 mg–500 mg IM every 6 hours." How much diluent is added to the vial to prepare the medication for IM use? Directions for reconstitution of ampicillin sodium for injection: "For IM use...
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Please help 1. Directions for reconstitution of mezlocillin of IV injection: "For IV use reconstitute with 30mL sterile water for injection. Each 30 mL of reconstituted solution will contain 3 grams of mezlocillin." The client is to receive 1.5 grams of mezlocillin IV every 6 hours. How many milliliters would the nurse administer to the client? 2. Directions for reconstitution of ampicillin sodium for injection: "For IM use add 3.5 mL sterile water for injection. Resulting solution contains 250 mg...
14. A 19. vial of Clafocan has no instructions for reconstitution on the label, but comes with the insert printed below Preparation: Claforan for IM or IV administration should be reconstituted as follows: Strength Amount of Diluent (ml) Concentration (mg/mL) IM 500 mg vial 2 230 1 g vial 3 300 2 g vial 5 330 TV 500 mg vial 10 50 1 vial 10 95 2 g vial 10 180 For an order of 0.45 g Clafocan, IM, (a)...