Chapter 1, Problem 11SST

The order reads give Lidocaine 15mg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for sore throat. Pharmacy sends 30mg/3ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?

Your doctor is determining which drug would best treat your ailment - a drug with a low dissociation constant and a few significant side effects or a drug with a high dissociation constant and many mild side effects. There's no perfect choice, so they go with the first choice. What does this mean for you? A) You'll need a relatively low dose of the drug to be effective and chances of side effects are low B) You'll need a relatively high dose of the drug but the chances of side effects are low. C) You'll need a relatively high dose of the drug but the side effects are not expected to be harmful D) You'll need a relatively low dose of the drug but the risk of side effects is high.

Answer the following step by step a) If you have a vial of dexamethasone with 4 mg/ml, how much do you need for a 1-mg dose? b) If Cogentin is available as 0.5 mg/tablet, how many tablets do you need for a 1-mg dose?

The hospital pharmacy receives an order for morphine sulfate 1/4g IM stat.  The concentration on hand is 10mg per mL.  How many mL is needed for the dose?

A certan antihistamine is often prescribed for allergies. A typical dose for a 100 pound person is 22mg every 6 hours. Complete parts a) and b) below. a) following this dosage, how many 12.3mg chewable tablets would be taken in a week A 100 pound person could take____ tablets in a week. b) this antihistamine also comes in a liquid form with concentration of 12.3 mg/5 ml. Following the prescribed dosage, how much liquid antihistamine should a 100 pound person take a week?

A 40kg child has been prescribed an initial loading dose of warfarin 0.2mg/kg PO. Warfarin is available in 1mg, 2mg, 2.5mg, 3mg, 4mg, 5mg, 6mg, 7.5mg and 10mg scored tablets.  a) How many mg will the child receive, and which tablet strength would you use? b) On day 2, the INR comes back at 2.5 with a dosing protocol to reduce dose to 50% of the initial loading dose. How many mg would you administer, and which tablet strength would you use?

You have available lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5 mg tablets, and you need to administer 1 mg PO. How many tablet(s) will you administer? Fill in the blanks. Answer: tablet(s)

You are filling a prescription that reads: Amoxilillin 12.5 mg/5ml, Sig 1 tsp ti.d. Dispense 150 ml. How many milliliters should the patient take each day?

Locate the appropriate label for the following drug order here. Indicate the number of tablets, capsules, or mL that will be required to administer it. Assume that all tablets are scored and can be broken in half. cefaclor susp. 375 mg