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A pediatrician telephones a pharmacist asking that the concentration of an antibiotic suspension be changed. The...

A pediatrician telephones a pharmacist asking that the concentration of an antibiotic suspension be changed. The pediatrician wants the child-patient to take 200 mg of amoxicillin per teaspoonful dose. The label for amoxicillin powder for oral suspension indicates that the addition of 68 mL of purified water will result in a final volume of 100 mL with a concentration of 250 mg amoxicillin per 5 mL of suspension. How many milliliters of water should the pharmacist add to the amoxicillin powder to produce a concentration of 200 mg/teaspoonful?

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250 / 5 = 200 /100

50 = 2

50× 2

= 100 ml

We should add 100ml of purified water to get 200mg /teaspoonful concentration of amoxicillin power for oral suspension.

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