ASSIGNMENT NO.

2: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS & PHARMACEUTICAL MEASUREMENT

INSTRUCTIONS:

SOLVE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION & THE CANCELLATION OF
THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. BOX AND HIGHLIGHT YOUR FINAL ANSWER. LABEL YOUR FINAL
ANSWER. OBSERVE THE CORRECT WAY OF COMPUTING. ROUND-OFF YOUR FINAL ANSWER INTO 2
DECIMAL PLACES.

1. If a physician prescribed 4 grams of aspirin to be taken by a patient daily, about how many 5
grain tablets should the patient take each day? (5 pts.)

5 gr
4g =
1 x

15.43 gr 61.72 gr
4gx =
1g

(4g) (x) (61.72) (1)

=
4g 4g

x = 15 tablets

2. If a child accidentally swallowed 3 fluidounces of Feosol elixir containing 2/3 gr of ferrous

sulphate per 5 mL, how many milligrams of ferrous sulphate did the child ingest? (5pts.)
 2/3 gr
X
5 ml =
2 fl. oz

29.57 ml
3 fl. oz x = 88.71 ml 65 mg
1 fl. oz 11.38 gr x
1 gr

0.6667 gr (X)
= X = 768.95 mg
5 ml 88.71 ml

(x) (5 ml)
(0.6667 gr) (88.71 ml) =
5 ml 5 ml

X = 11.83 gr

3. One milligram of Streptomycin sulphate contains the antibiotic activity of 650 mcg of
streptomycin base. How many grams of streptomycin sulphate would be the equivalent of 1 g of
streptomycin base? (5 pts.)

4. If one fluidounce of a cough syrup contains 10 gr of sodium citrate, how many milligrams are
contained in 5 mL? (5 pts.)

5. A pharmacist received a prescription calling for 30 capsules, each to contain 1/200 gr of

nitroglycerin. How many 0.4 mg of nitroglycerin tablets would supply the amount required? (5
pts.)