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 150 ml bottle
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Amoxicillin 15 mg/kg tid x 10/7
Patient weight: 55 lbs
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
Convert weight to kg
40lb divide by 2.2 = 18.2 kg
25 mg x 18.2 kg = 455 mg/day
455 mg/day / 2 = 227.5 mg
250 mg/5 ml = 227.5 mg/x = 4.55 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
30 mls dispensed
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
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Cefprozil 12 mg/kg q12h x 10/7
Patient weight: 38 lbs
4.1 mls
what is the ml required for a single dose?
Clarithromycin 15mg/kg/day q12h x 10/7
Patient weight: 50 lb
50 lb divide 2.2 = 22.7 kg
15 mg x 22.7 kg = 340.5 mg/day
340.5 mg/day divide 2 = 170.25 mg per dose
250 mg/5 ml = 170.25 mg/xml = 3.4 ml per 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
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Clarithromycin 9 mg/kg bid x 10/7
Patient weight: 34 lbs
5.6 mls
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day qid x 5/7
Patient weight: 42 lb
Convert weight to kg
42 lb divide by 2.2 = 19.1 kg
50 mg x 19.1 kg = 955 mg/day
955 divide by 4 = 239 mg per dose
4.78 ml per dose = round to 4.8 mls
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
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Amoxicillin 30 mg/kg bid x 5/7
Patient weight: 12 kg
7.2 mls
What is ml required for a single dose?
Clavulin 250
30 mg/kg/day q12h x 7/7
Patient weight: 50 lb
50 lb divide by 2.2 = 22.7 kg
30 mg x 22.7 kg = 681 mg/day
681 mg divide by 2 = 340.5 mg per dose
250 mg/5 ml = 6.81 = 6.8 ml per dose
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 x70 bottles)
What is the ml required for a single dose?
Cephalexin 35 mg/kg qid x 5/7
Patient weight: 15 kg
10.5 mls
what is the ml required for a single dose?
Azithromycin 12mg/kg/day
Patient weight: 18 kg
12 mg x 18 kg = 216 mg per day
200 mg/5 ml = 216 mg/xml = 5.4 ml per single dose