Exam 11: Drug Calculations

Order: chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 12.5 mg, IM (deep), STAT Available: chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 25 mg/1 mL How many mL will be given? ___________ mL

Order: aminocaproic acid 4 g in 250 mL D₅W to infuse over 1 hour Available: aminocaproic acid 250 mg/1 mL How many mL of aminocaproic acid will be mixed in 250 mL of D₅W? ___________ mL

Order: Augmentin 500 mg, PO, q8h Available: amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate 250-125 mg tablet How many tablet(s) will be given per dose? ___________ tablets

Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500 mg, PO, B)i.d. Available: Amoxil 400 mg/5 mL How many mL will be given per dose? _________ mL

Order: 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's (LR) solution to be administered over 6 hours Available: 1 L LR Macrodrip set labeled 10 gtt/mL A) How many mL of LR will be infused in 1 hour? __________ mL B) How many drops per minute (gtt/min) will the patient receive? __________ drops per minute

Order: levetiracetam (Keppra), PO, 20 mg/kg/day, divided B)i.d. Available: Keppra 100 mg/mL Patient weight: 20 kg How many mL will the patient receive per dose? __________ mL

Order: loxapine (Loxitane) 75 mg, IM, daily Available: loxapine (Loxitane) 50 mg/1 mL How many milliliters (mL) will the patient receive per day? __________ mL

Order: erythromycin 350 mg, PO, q8h. Available: erythromycin estolate 250 mg/5 mL How many mL will be given per dose? ____________ mL

Order: allopurinol (Zyloprim) 150 mg, PO, q.i.d. Available: allopurinol (Zyloprim) 100 mg tablet, scored A) How many tablet(s) will be given per dose? _____________ tablets B) How many mg will the patient receive per day? ___________ mg

Order: prochlorperazine (Compazine) 7.5 mg, IM (deep), q.i.d., PRN Available: prochlorperazine (Compazine) 12.5 mg/1 mL How many mL will be given per dose? _____________ mL

Order: digoxin (Lanoxin), PO, 62.5 mcg, daily Available: Lanoxin 0.125-mg tablets How many mg will the patient receive per day? __________ mg

Order: Mycostatin U 500,000, PO, q.i.d. (swish and swallow) Available: Mycostatin 100,000 units per mL How many mL will be given per dose? _________ mL

Order: trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (Artane) 6 mg, PO, twice daily Available: trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (Artane) 2 mg tablets How many tablet(s) will the patient receive on a daily basis? ______________

Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 250 mg, PO, q8h Available: 250 mg per 5 mL A) How many mL will the patient receive per dose? ________ mL B) How many mg will the patient receive per day? ___________ mg C) How many mL will the patient receive per day? ___________ mL

Order: cefadroxil 0.4 g, PO, q12h Available: cefadroxil 250 mg/5 mL How many mL will be given per dose? ____________ mL

Order: Serzone (nefazodone hydrochloride), PO: Day 1, 200 mg in two divided doses; Day 8, 400 mg in two divided doses. Available: nefazodone hydrochloride 100 mg tablet A) How many tablets will the patient receive on Day 1? ___________ tablets B) How many tablets will the patient receive per dose when ordered 100 mg in two divided doses? ______________ tablet B)i.d.? ____________ tablets C) How many tablets will the patient receive per dose when increased to 200 mg,

Order: cefuroxime axetil (Ceftin) 200 mg, PO, B)i.d. Available: Ceftin 250 mg/5 mL How many mL will the patient receive per dose? ___________ mL

Order: Norvir 600 mg, PO, A) How many milliliters (mL) will the patient receive per dose? ___________ mL B) How many milligrams (mg) will the patient receive per day? ___________ mg B)i.d. Available: Norvir 80 mg/1 mL

Order: doxycycline hyclate 100 mg, PO, first day q12h; then 100 mg, PO, daily Available: doxycycline hyclate 100 mg tablets A) How many tablet(s) will the patient receive the first day? __________ tablets B) How many tablet(s) will the patient receive daily after the first day? _________ tablet

Order: methenamine hippurate 1000 mg, PO, B)i.d. Available: methenamine hippurate 1000 mg tablet How many tablet(s) will be given per dose? ___________ tablet