Question

9. M any chemotherapy drugs used in the treatment of cancer are extremely toxic and must be diluted prior to being given to patients. You have a bottle that contains 1.194 ml of Taxol, a drug that is used to treat ovarian and breast cancer, and a bottle that contains 132 ml of sterile saline. How much sterile saline do you need to add to the bottle containing the drug in order to achieve a l:64 dilution of the anti-cancer drug? SHOW ALL WORK WITH THE FINAL ANSWER ROUNDED UP TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES. (3 pts)

Answer 1

ou hav sterile saline 132 m] Reqired diluted amoun of dose t 1:64 ะ If 119Hml ot Taxol diluted in 132 m) NS .194 0004mm 13 2 ,'.in1m1 will be 0.009 ml of Taxol I 1 ml contains 404 m diluted medication then xml contain 0,015 ml ., " 0 079 0,015 .1 x 0.015 0.009 X 0-009 飞: 1.666 : 1.6T ml (Round up figure) .. 1.666 ml saline will be needed