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Practice Sets ors to Try These for Practice, Exercises, and Cumulative Review s are found in Appendix A. Ask your instructor for the answers to the Additional Exercises. Try These for Practice Test your comprehension after reading the chapter. 1. An IV bag contains 600 mg of a drug in 200 mL of NS, and it must infuse over 2 hours. Find the flow rate in mL/h and the dosage rate in mg/min. Sm 2. Order: Alimta 500 mg/m² IV on day 1 of a 21-day cycle infuse in 10 min. Read the label in Figure 11.9. The directions on the package insert of this antineoplastic drug state: "reconstitute the vial with 20 mL NS and further dilute with NS for a total volume of 100 mL.” The patient has BSA of 1 mº. Find the (a) pump setting in mL/h. (b) dosage rate in mg/min. WX 2005 AMX Vie C60032501 VU23 ALIMTA pemetrexed for injection Caution: Cytotoxic Agent Each vial contains pemetrexed disodium equivalent to 500 mg pemetrexed, 500 mg of mannitol Hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide may have been added to adjust pH Storage: Store powder at 25°C (77°F), excursions permitted to 15-30°C (59-86°F) (see USP Controlled Room Temperature). See accompanying literature for storage of reconstituted and infusion solutions Marketed by: Lilly USA, LLC Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA ETOE 2922000EDT (TO) 500 mg For intravenous use only.

Answer 1

1. An IV bag contains 600 mg of Drug in 200 ml.

It must infuse for over 2 hours.

200 ml in 2 hours

200 ml = 2h = 100ml/h

600 mg in 120 minutes

600mg - 120 min = 5mg/min

Answer - 100ml per hour and 5 mg per minute.