HEAL 105 DRUG CALCULATION

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HEAL-105 DRUG CALCULATIONS

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Assignment # 8 (graded): Student Name:
RECONSTITUTING DRY POWDERS WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS

1. A 10 ml vial contains 80 mg. Order is 40 mg.

40 mg mL mL
× =
1 80 mg 2

40 mg 2 mL
× =1 mL
1 80 mg

Add: 2mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 4mg/1mL

2. A 5 mL vial contains 6 gr. Order is 2 gr.

2 gr mL mL
× =
1 6 gr 3
2 gr 3 mL
× =1 mL
1 6 gr

Add: 3mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 2gr/1mL

3. A 10 mL vial contains 30 mg. Order is 1/5 gr.

60 mg
∗mL
1 gr 1 gr 2 mL
× =
5 30 mg 5
60 mg
∗5 mL
1 gr 1 gr
× =2 ml
5 30 mg

Add: 5mL

Give: 2mL

Label: 1/5gr/2mL

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Assignment # 8 cont. Student Name:

4. Order is 2000 mg. A 2 mL vial contains 5 g of chloramphenicol.

mL
∗1 g
2000 mg 5 g 2 mL
× =
1 1 000 mg 5

2 mL
∗1 g
2000 mg 5g
× =0.8 mL
1 1000 mg

Add: 2mL

Give: 0.8mL

Label: 2000mg/0.8mL

5. A 10 mL vial contains 0.5 g. Prepare 0.125 g.

0.125 g mL mL
× =
1 0. 5 g 4

0.125 g 4 mL
× =1 mL
1 0.5 g

Add: 4mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 0.125g/1mL

6. A 20 mL vial contains 500 mg. The order is 75 mg. How much liquid will you add to create
a dosage (GIVE) of 1.5 mL?
75 mg [x ]mL
× =1.5 mL
1 500 m g

x = 10mL

7. The order is 2,000 U of potassium penicillin. The 10 mL vial contains 8,000 U. You
added 8 mL of liquid to get a dosage of 2 mL. What should you write on the label for
the next shift?
Label = order/dosage

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 = 2,000U/2mL

8. The order is 1000 mg of cephalondine. A 10 mL vial contains 4 g.

mL
∗1 g
1000 mg 4 g mL
× =
1 1000 mg 4

4 mL
∗1 g
1000 mg 4g
× =1 mL
1 1000 mg

Add: 4mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 1000mg/1mL

9. A 10 mL vial contains 20 mg. Order is 1/5 gr.

1 gr
∗60 mg
5 mL 3 mL
× =
1 gr 20 m g 5

1 gr
∗60 mg
5 5 mL
× =3 mL
1 gr 20 mg

Add: 5mL

Give: 3mL

Label: 1/5gr/3ml

10. A 10 mL vial is labeled 5,000,000 U. Order is 1,000,000 U.

1,000,000U mL mL
× =
1 5,000,000 U 5

1,000,000U 5 mL
× =1 mL
1 5,000,000 U

Add: 5mL

Give: 1mL

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 Label: 1,000,000U/1mL

Assignment # 8 cont. Student Name:

11. A 2 mL vial of drug contains 10 mg. The order is 4 mg.

4 mg mL 2 mL
× =
1 10 mg 5
4 mg 2 mL
× =0.8 mL
1 10 mg
Add: 2mL
Give: 0.8mL
Label: 4mg/0.8mL

12. A 5 mL vial contains 2 g. Order is 15 gr.

15 gr
∗1 g
1 mL mL
× =
1 5 gr 2g 2
15 gr
∗1 g
1 2 mL
× =1 mL
15 gr 2g

Add: 2mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 15gr/1mL

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