You are to administer Zyvox. The label reads that there are 20 tablets in the bottle and each tablet is 600 mg. If your MD order reads to give 0.6 g, how many tablets will you give?

An 85-year old man was recently admitted to a nursing facility. Diseases listed in his medical record on admission were depression with anxiety symptoms, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and osteoarthritis. Medications taken orally by the patient included the following: Sertraline (base, pKa = 9.5) Diazepam (base, pKa = 3.0 Amiodarone (base, PKa = 7.4) Theophylline (acid, pKa = 8.8) Ibuprofen (acid, pKa = 4.8) Shortly after administration, which of the following drugs was most likely concentrated inside the gastric cells? Explain.

The nurse is preparing to administer valproic acid to a child. The order reads: “Give valproic acid, 15 mg/kg/day PO in three divided doses.” The child weighs 33 pounds. How many milligrams will the child receive with each dose?

A 160lb patient disagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia is to receive verapamil 5mg IV over 2 minutes. The drug is available in 4mL vials containing 2.5mg/mL. How many mL will you administer?