OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

DRUG COMPUTATION A.Y. 2022-2023

PHARMACOLOGY VIA ZAPANTA

ML & CC’ s 4. The physicians orders Digoxin (Lanoxin) 5 mg .

1 mL 1 cc The pharmacy sends 15mg/5ml. How many ml the
1 cc 15-16 minims nurse should administer.
1 cc 15-16 drops (gtt)so a. 1.7
1 mL 15-16 (gtt) b. 1.6
CC’ s & Household Measures c. 1.5
5 cc 1 teaspoon d. 2
15 cc 1 tablespoon = 5𝑚𝑔
15
x5
30 cc 1 ounce ; 2 tablespoon = 1.66
240 cc 8 ounces ; 1 cup = Round off to the nearest tenths
METRIC CONVERSIONS
1 kg 1000 g 5. Order: Infuse 250ml of NS over the next 120
1g 1000 mg minutes What is the flow rate:
1 mg 1000 mcg a. 125 ml/hr.
LARGER TO SMALLER Move decimal places to b. 100 ml/hr
the right c. 25 ml/hr.
SMALLER TO LARGER Move decimal places to d. 63 ml/hr.
the left - Convert first the 120 minutes to hrs Min to hrs
→ King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk (divided by 60
→ Fluid are usually written in cc’s to standardize the =120 /60 = 2 hrs
abbreviation- you may see mL’s written but this BASIC FORMULA
abbreviation is being eliminated = 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠
𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
= mL per hour
= 250 𝑚𝐿
2 ℎ𝑟𝑠

BASIC 𝐷
Xv = 125 mL/ Hour
𝐻
FORMULA RATIO AND PROPORTION
𝑥 𝑚𝐿
D Desired 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 (ℎ)
= 1 ℎ𝑟
H Dose on Hand; Stock Dose = cross multiply
V Vehicle Table/ Liquid = 2x= 250 (tas itranspose)
250
X= 2
1. Order: Cephalexin 375 mg P.O. TID.
= 125 mL/hr
Stock: Cephalexin 250 mg/5 ml.
The amount to give would be:
375 𝑚𝑔
250 𝑚𝑔
x5 = 7.5 ml

2. Order: Diabenese 0.1 gram p.o. daily.

Stock: Diabenese 100 mg / tablet.
a. 1 tab
b. 1 tab
c. 2 tabs
d. 10 tabs
- Covert g to mg
.1gx 1000 = 100 mg

= 100
100 𝑚𝑔
𝑚𝑔

= 1 tab

3. Dilantin 125 is available as 125mg/5ml.

Physician order: Dilantin125 , 0.3g PO. How
many should the nurse administer
= Covert .3 g to mg
= .3 x 1000 = 300 mg
= 𝟏𝟐𝟓
𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒈
𝒎𝒈
x 5 mL
= I cancel same units
= 12 mL

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