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II. Oral Liquid 6. Chloramphenicol 125 mg p.o. qid. How many ml of the drug must be administered if the stock is 250mg/5ml? 7
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6.Given

Order:Chloremphenicol

Dose:125mg

Route:oral

Frequency:4 times a day

Available:250mg/ml

When 250mg=5ml

Then 125mg=??ml

Cross multiply and divide

=125×5÷250

=625÷250

=2.5

Ans:2.5ml

7.Given

Order:Phenytoin

Dose:0.1g(1000×0.1=100mg)

Route:oral

Frequency: three times a day

Available:125mg/5ml

When 125mg=5ml

Then 100mg=??ml

Cross multiply and divide

=100×5÷125

=500÷125

=4

Ans:4ml

8.Given

Order:Mycostatin

Dose:200,000 units

Frequency:Twice a day

Available:500,000units/5ml

When 500,000units=5ml

Then 200,000 units=??ml

Cross multiply and divide

=200,000×5÷500,000

=1,000,000÷500,000

=2

Ans:2ml

9.Given

Order:Paracetamol

Dose:1 tsp (5ml)

Frequency:4 hourly

Available:125mg/5ml

As the ordered dose is 1tsp ,that is 5ml ,which means 125 mg

The client is receiving 125mg per dose

Ans:125mg

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