Lesson 21 Assignment: Dosage Calculations
- How much Promethazine w/Codeine Syrup should be dispensed, according to the prescription? Show your calculations.
- What quantity should be dispensed when 50 mg of amitryptyline has been prescribed two times per day for 2 weeks, if the medication shown below is all that is available?
- How many days should the prescription below last?
- What quantity should be dispensed for the prescription shown below?
- How many doses are provided in the prescription below?
- An 18-month-old and weighing 32 pounds needs streptomycin sulfate. This drug is administered to adults as 1 gm in a daily IM injection. What is the appropriate dosage for the infant? Use Fried’s Rule.
- An 18-month-old and weighing 32 pounds needs streptomycin sulfate. This drug is administered to adults as 1 gm in a daily IM injection. What is the appropriate dosage for the infant? Use Young’s Rule.
- An 18-month-old and weighing 32 pounds needs streptomycin sulfate. This drug is administered to adults as 1 gm in a daily IM injection. What is the appropriate dosage for the infant? Use Clark’s Rule.
- An 18-month-old and weighing 32 pounds needs streptomycin sulfate. It is recommended to administer 15 mg/kg/day (maximum of 1 g) to the child.
- Prepare 150 g of triamcinolone 0.05% cream. In stock you have 454 g each of triamcinolone 0.025% cream and triamcinolone 0.1% cream. How many grams each of 0.025% cream and 0.1% creame are needed to prepare this prescription?
- How much fluorouracil powder is in 5% Efudex® cream 50 g?
- How much oxiconazole nitrate powder is required to prepare the following order?
- 15 g of sodium chloride is diluted in 1 L of sterile water for injection (SWFI). What is the final percent strength (w/v)?
- How much stock solution of hydrogen peroxide 10% solution will you need to make 300 mL of hydrogen peroxide 3% solution?
- 500 mg of Vibramycin IV® is diluted in 500 mL LR to be administered over 4 hours. How much drug will be administered per hour?
