How many mL of the liquid medication is needed? 0.6 grams of Drug Z per mL of solution.
Patient's weight is 30 Kg and the prescription is 10 mg per pound of patient's weight.
The patient's weight is 30 Kg, which is approximately 66.14 pounds (30 Kg x 2.20462 = 66.1387 lbs).
The prescription is 10 mg per pound of patient's weight, so the patient needs 661.4 mg of Drug Z (10 mg/lb x 66.14 lbs = 661.4 mg).
Since there are 0.6 grams of Drug Z per mL of solution, we can convert the needed dosage to grams:
661.4 mg x 0.001 g/mg = 0.6614 grams
To find out how many mL of the liquid medication is needed, we can divide the amount of Drug Z needed by the concentration of Drug Z in the solution:
0.6614 grams / 0.6 grams/mL = 1.10233 mL
Therefore, the patient needs approximately 1.1 mL of the liquid medication.