Question

• The medications scheduled for your patient include Keflex 1.5 grams in 50 ml of a 5% Dextrose solution. According to the pharmacy, this preparation should be administered in 30 minutes. You would set your IV pump at __________mL/hour.

Answer 1

Scheduled medication Keflex = 1.5 gm in 50 ml dextrose

Means 1.5 X 100 mg in 50 ml

150 gm in 50 ml

The medication is to be administered for 30 min.

Hence IV pump should be in ml/hr = 50 ml/30 min=1.666 ml/min= 100 ml/hr

Hence for the desired dosing the pump set should be at 100 ml/hr.