The physician orders an intramuscular injection of meperidine (Demerol) 50 mg for pain relief. On hand is a 30-mL, multiple-dose vial of Demerol that contains 50 mg/mL. The medical assistant would administer

On hand you have Codeine 30mg tablets. The physician orders Codeine 60mg. How many tab should you give?

The physician has written an order for meperidine 60 mg and atropine gr 1/150, IM. The meperidine on hand is 100 mg/ml and atropine is 0.4 mg/mL. The two are compatible so you plan to draw up both in the same syringe.  How many mL’s of atropine will you administer? When drawing up the above medication, meperidine and atropine, for administration, what is the combined amount of medications ( mLs) to be drawn up in the syringe?

A physician orders diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IM q4 h. The available stock is 25 mg/2 mL. Calculate the amount to dispense.

a 175 lb paitent is to undergo surgery and will be given an intervenous anesthetic. The safe dosage of anesthetic is up to 12.0 mg/kg of body weight. Determine the maximum dose ( in mg) of anesthetic that should be used.

Medication order: Vibramycin 100 mg by mouth now Using the following drug label, how many mL will you administer? __ mL Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

The nurse receives a prescription for midazolam 3mg, IM STAT. The medication is available as midazolam 10mg/2mL. What size needle would be used (gauge and length)?

What volume of medication should be administered for the order? What volume of diluent should be added to the vial? dispensing without prescription. CAUTION: Federal law prohibits For IM or IV Use SODIUM, USP 500 mg AMPICILLIN STERILE AMPICILLIN EQUIVALENT TO NDC 0015-7403-20 NSN 6505-00-946-4700 For IM use, add 1.8 mL diluent (read accompanying circular). Resulting solution contains 250 mg ampicillin per ml. Use solution within 1 hour. This vial contains ampicillin sodium equivalent to 500 mg ampicillin. Usual Dosage: Adults-250 to 500 mg IM q. 6h. READ ACCOMPANYING CIRCULAR for detailed indications, IM or IV dosage and precautions. APOTHECON A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Princeton, NJ 08540 USA Cont: Exp. Date: 740320DRL-2 1 Available medication: Order: ampicillin 125 mg IM stat Drug Calculations

The order states to administer 0.24 g of a medication that is available from the pharmacy as 80 mg per 7.5 mL. How many mL will you administer for one dose?

What is the importance of calculating the radiopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical dosage in radiology? List the base units in the Metric System and English Units. Mention the metric prefixes with their meanings and abbreviations. List Common Length Unit Conversions