Question

Hi need help with the following four problems. please show how answer was achieved

1. Your pharmacy receives the prescription below for potassium chloride solution. Rx KCl 20% Solution KC 20 mEq po qday Dispense: qs for 30 days a. What volume (ml) of KCl 20% solution should be dispensed for this prescription? 2. A patient's parent presents to your pharmacy needing to purchase Ibuprofen pediatric suspension for her 8-year-old son who is running a fever related to testing positive for influenza. The pediatric dose for ibuprofen is 5 - 10-mg/kg 9 8 hours for fever and the patient's body weight is 77-lbs. a. Calculate the milligram dose for this patient. b. What volume of ibuprofen 100-mg/5-mL should be administered per dose?

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Answer 1

1.each ml of kcl concentrate contain 2meq of kcl.here 20 meq per day..Ie 10 ml/day.in a month total 30×10 ml=300ml

2.weight of child= 77lbs ie 35 kg.so 5-10 mg/kg 8 hrly is the dose.so the dose is 35(5-10)mg/kg ie 175-350 mg/kg/per dose..The daily dose is 525-1050 mg per day.

2b.5ml is 100mg .So per dose is 8.75 ml to 17.5 ml per dose

3.total parts is 5.400 ml divided to 5..Ie 1 part is 80 ml.so maalox 160 ml.lidocaine 80 ml and diphenhydramine 160 ml

4.a.glycopyrolate concentration is 0.2 mg/ml.in 90 ml solution.90×0.2=18 mg of glycopyrolate.i