Question

NEC 60-40.22 BACITRACIN SV FOR INIECTION USP 50,000 Units, Powder 360 lots ml Recome with elect Discard after I weck chladen of 500 Serial #: 54932-10 Expires: 12/2021 R estitute with 9.ml NS Choco 5.000 ml Manufactured by: Me Narun & PCF3407 US o n Gene Lall forcational purposes only Figure 9-6 13. The physician has ordered 100,000 units of bacitracin, diluted in 1000 ml of saline, for irrigatie abdominal cavity. How many vials of bacitracin will be needed? Use the medication label Dictus Figure 9-6 to determine your answer. 14. In which drug form is bacitracin manufactured? 15. What must be done to prepare bacitracin for use? 16. How will the bacitracin/saline solution be introduced into the abdominal cavity? What supplies necessary

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Answer 1

13)50,000 units,powder in 1 vial

So for 10,000 units, ,number of vial needed= 1/ 50000 ×10000= 2 Vials

14)Bacitracin is manufactured in the form of sterile powder in vial each containing 50,000units of drugs.It is also available in topical ointment form.

15)Bacitracin should be diluted with required amount of saline as per the dose.10,000 unit of bacitracin should be diluted with 1000ml of saline for use .

16)It should be dissolved in sodium chloride saline for injection containing 2% procaine hydrochloride and administered intramuscularly (IM) in 2 or 3 divided dosed over 24 hours based on weight of patient.