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Ciprofloxacin (CIPRO) oral suspension contains 250 mg of ciprofloxacin per 5 mL. A physician prescribed 125 mg of ciprofloxac

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a, How many doses are needed?
Patient need q.i.d(4times a day) for 10 days
the patient needs 40 doses
125mg X 4 = 500mg doses per day needed
b, how many ml should be given per dose?
125mg/?dose X 5ml/250mg = 625 / 250 = 2.5ml
2.5ml should be given per dose
c, how many ml of ciprofloxacin oral suspension containing 250mg/ml should be dispensed?
patient need 4times a day dose for 10 days = 4X 10 =40times
2.5ml X 40 times = 100ml of ciprofloxacin oral suspension should be dispensed.

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