Reconstituted Antibiotics (mg provided)
Clarithromycin 270 mg bid x 10/7
What would the sig read?
What would the dispense quantity?
Give
Give 5.4 mls twice a day for 10 days
Dispense quantity: 210 mls
250 mg/5 ml = 270 mg/xml
xml = 5.4 mls
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Amoxicillin 15 mg/kg tid x 10/7
Patient weight: 55 lbs
7.5 ml
55 lbs / 2.2 = 25 kg x 15 mg = 375 mg
250 mg/5 ml = 375 mg/xml
xml = 7.5 ml
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg/day bid x 10/7
Patient weight: 40 lb
4.5 ml
40 lb/2.2 = 18.181818182 kg x 25 mg =
454.54545455/2 =227.27272727
250 mg/5ml = 227.27272727/xml
xml = 4.5 ml
Consider the following prescription:
Azithromycin 400 mg stat, then 200 mg qd days 2-5
What would the sig read?
What is the dispense quantity?
Give 10 ml immediately, then give 5 ml daily for days 2-5
200 mg/5 ml = 400 mg/xml
xml = 10 ml stat dose
200 mg/5 ml = 100 mg/5 ml = xml = 5 ml
What is the days supply?
Peridex 0.12% oral rinse
10 ml x 30 seconds tid ud
M: 475 mls
15 days
Amoxicillin 104 mg tid x 10/7
What would the sig read?
What is the dispense quantity?
Give 4.2 mls three times a day for 10 days
Dispense 150 ml bottle
125 mg/5 ml = 104 mg/xml
xml = 4.16 round to nearest tenth place = 4.2 ml
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Cefprozil 12 mg/kg q12h x 10/7
Patient weight: 38 lbs
4.1 mls
38 lbs/2.2 = 17.272727273 x 12 mg = 207.27272727 mg
250 mg/5 ml = 207.27272727 mg/xml
xml = 4.1 ml
what is the ml required for a single dose?
Clarithromycin 15mg/kg/day q12h x 10/7
Patient weight: 50 lb
50 lb/2.2 kg = 22.727272727 x 15 mg = 340.90909091/2 = 170.45454545
250 mg/5 ml = 170.45454545/xml
xml = 3.4 ml = single dose
Given the following prescription:
Azithromycin 100 mg stat, then 50 mg qd days 3-5
What would the sig read?
What is the dispense quantity?
Give 5 ml immediately, then give 2.5 ml daily for days 3-5
dispense 12.5 mls
What is the days supply?
Odan-Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash
Swish with 15 ml q6-8h for 30 seconds, then spit
M: 250 mls
4 days
15 ml x 4 times per day = 60 mls
250 ml/60 ml = 4 days
Cefprozil 255 mg bid x 6/7
What would the sig read?
What would the dispense quantity?
Give 5.1 mls twice a day for 6 days
Dispense 75 ml bottle
250 mg/5 ml = 255 mg/xml
xml = 5.1 ml
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Clarithromycin 9 mg/kg bid x 10/7
Patient weight: 34 lbs
2.8 mls
34 lbs/2.2 = 15.454545455 x 9 mg = 130.09090909
250 mg/5 ml = 130.09090909/xml
xml = 2.8 ml
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day qid x 5/7
Patient weight: 42 lb
42 lb/ 2.2 = 19.090909091 x 50 mg =954.54545455/4 = 238.63636364
250 mg/5 ml = 238.63636364/xml
xml = 4.8 mls = single dose
Consider the following prescription:
Azithromycin 200 mg stat, then 100 mg qd x 4/7
What would the sig read?
What is the dispense quantity?
Give 5 mls immediately then give 2.5 mls daily for 4 days
total = 15 mls
What is the dispense quantity?
Nystatin 100,000 units/ml suspension
Swish and swallow 4 ml qid x 2/52
224 mls
Diflucan 40 mg qd x 5/7
What would the sig read?
What would the dispense quantity?
Give 4 mls daily for 5 days
Dispense quantity 35 mls
50 mg/5 ml = 40 mg/xml
xml = 4 mls
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Amoxicillin 30 mg/kg bid x 5/7
Patient weight: 12 kg
7.2 mls
30 mg x 12 kg = 360 mg
250 mg/5 ml = 360 mg/xml
xml = 7.2 ml
What is ml required for a single dose?
Clavulin 250
30 mg/kg/day q12h x 7/7
Patient weight: 50 lb
50 lb/ 2.2 = 22.727272727 x 30 mg =681.81818182 /2 =340.90909091
250 mg/5 ml = 340.90909091/xml
xml = 6.8 ml
Consider the following prescription:
Azithromycin 500 mg stat, then 250 mg qd x 4/7
What would the sig read?
What is the dispense quantity?
Give 12.5 ml immediately, then give 6.25 mls daily for 4 days
total = 37.5 ml
What is the dispense quantity?
Nystatin 100,000 units/ml suspension
Swish and swallow 500,000 units tid x 10/7
150 mls
Clavulin 180 mg tid x 10/7
What would the sig read?
What would the dispense quantity?
Give 4.5 ml three times a day for 10 days
Dispense quantity 140 ml (2 bottles of 70 mls each)
200 mg/5 ml = 180 mg/xml
xml = 4.5 ml
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Cephalexin 35 mg/kg qid x 5/7
Patient weight: 15 kg
10.5 mls
35 mg x 15 kg = 525 mg
250 mg/5 ml = 525 mg/xml
xml = 10.5 ml
what is the ml required for a single dose?
Azithromycin 12mg/kg/day
Patient weight: 18 kg
12 mg x 18 kg = 216 mg
200 mg/5 ml = 216 mg/xml
xml = 5.4 mls = single dose