Assignment 5

1) A prescription for a young child reads:

2.5mL three times a day for 4/7

What volume of drug should the pharmacist dispense?

2) A scored tablet containing 100mg of drug X is available. A prescription for drug X reads:

50mg three times a day for 10 days

How many tablets should the pharmacist dispense?

3) A patient requires 15mg of morphine sulfate by subcutaneous injection every 4hours for 16hours.
Morphine sulfate injection is available as 20 mg/mL. What volume of injection should be given on
each dosing occasion? What is the total quantity of morphine sulfate given over the 16hours?

4) A prescription for drug X reads:

240mg four times a day. Send 100mL of mixture

Drug X is available as a mixture containing 120 mg/5 mL. Calculate for how many days the mixture
will last, assuming that the mixture is taken according to the dosage regimen.

5) A prescription for drug Z reads:

62.5mg three times a day for 5 days

Drug Z is available as a suspension containing 250 mg/5 mL. Calculate the volume of each dose and
calculate the volume of suspension that should be supplied to the patient.