Ordered: Ceclor 0.375g po bid. On hand: Ceclor Oral Suspension 187 mg per 5 ml. How much medication will you administer?
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To determine the amount of medication to be administered, we need to calculate the conversion between the prescribed dose and the available concentration.
Step 1: Convert the prescribed dose from grams to milligrams
Ceclor 0.375g = 375mg
Step 2: Calculate the concentration of the oral suspension in milligrams per milliliter (mg/ml)
Given: Ceclor Oral Suspension 187 mg per 5 ml
To find the concentration per 1 ml, we divide 187 mg by (5 ml/1 ml):
Concentration = 187 mg / (5 ml/1 ml) = 187 mg/5 ml = 37.4 mg/ml
Step 3: Calculate the amount of medication to be administered
To find the amount of medication to be administered, we divide the prescribed dose by the concentration:
Amount of medication = prescribed dose / concentration
Amount of medication = 375 mg / 37.4 mg/ml
So, the amount of medication to be administered is approximately 10.05 ml of the Ceclor oral suspension.
To determine how much medication to administer, we can use a basic calculation.
Step 1: Convert the ordered dosage to milligrams (mg).
The ordered dosage is Ceclor 0.375g (grams) po bid.
Since 1 gram equals 1000 milligrams, we can convert the dosage by multiplying 0.375g by 1000:
0.375g * 1000 = 375mg
Step 2: Determine the dosage strength of the available medication.
The available medication is Ceclor Oral Suspension with a concentration of 187mg per 5ml.
Step 3: Calculate the amount of medication to administer.
Since the oral suspension has a concentration of 187mg per 5ml, we can set up a proportion to find the amount to administer.
Let "x" be the ml to be administered.
187mg = x ml
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5 ml
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply:
5 * 187 = 187x
935 = 187x
Divide both sides by 187 to isolate "x":
935 / 187 = x
5 ml = x
Therefore, you would administer 5 ml of the Ceclor Oral Suspension to provide the ordered dosage of Ceclor 0.375g po bid.