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PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 Time left: 0:59:46 & Yousnightly Debras Question 1 of 50 Pediazole is a suspension medication that contains 200 mg erythromycin and 600 mg sulfisoxazole per 5 mL. The physician orders Pediazole 4 mL p.o. every 12 hours. How many mg of sulfisoxazole is this client receiving in 24-hour period? OA) 160 mg OB) 960 mg C) 320 mg OD) 480 Next MacBook Pro

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1.Solution:

5ml of pediazole contains 200mg erythromycin and 600mg sulfoxazole.

Physician order it 4ml everybody hours, thus for 24 hr 8ml pediazole is needed.

We know that 5ml of pediazole contains 600mg sulfaxozole.

Now what amount of sulfoxazole does 8ml pediazole have.

It will be 600×8/5=960mg

Thus 960mg of sulfoxazole patient is receiving in 24 hours.

25.True statement is : Iv route is used for severe infections.

Iv route is preffered than IM due to injection site reactions associated with I'M route.

27. Amount of drug required to obtain desired effect in majority vote clients:Effective dose.

Smallest amount of drug necessary to achieve therapeutic effect : Potency.

Larger than usual dose, given for first dose of newly prescribed medication:Loading dose.

Largest amount that can be given safely without causing adverse reaction:Therepeutic Index.

Amount of medication that will cause death: Lethal dose.