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Drug Calculation Assignment Guide

This document provides instructions and examples for reconstituting dry powder medications without explicit instructions. It shows how to calculate the amount of liquid to add to a vial and the amount to administer based on the dose ordered, the total amount in the vial, and the concentrations. The examples demonstrate reconstituting various medications from vials of different volumes containing different amounts of drug to prepare specific doses.

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Drug Calculation Assignment Guide

This document provides instructions and examples for reconstituting dry powder medications without explicit instructions. It shows how to calculate the amount of liquid to add to a vial and the amount to administer based on the dose ordered, the total amount in the vial, and the concentrations. The examples demonstrate reconstituting various medications from vials of different volumes containing different amounts of drug to prepare specific doses.

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HEAL 105 DRUG CALCULATION

Name

Date

Course

Professor

HEAL-105 DRUG CALCULATIONS

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Assignment # 8 (graded): Student Name:
RECONSTITUTING DRY POWDERS WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS

1. A 10 ml vial contains 80 mg. Order is 40 mg.


40 mg mL mL
× =
1 80 mg 2

40 mg 2 mL
× =1 mL
1 80 mg

Add: 2mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 4mg/1mL

2. A 5 mL vial contains 6 gr. Order is 2 gr.


2 gr mL mL
× =
1 6 gr 3
2 gr 3 mL
× =1 mL
1 6 gr

Add: 3mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 2gr/1mL

3. A 10 mL vial contains 30 mg. Order is 1/5 gr.


60 mg
∗mL
1 gr 1 gr 2 mL
× =
5 30 mg 5
60 mg
∗5 mL
1 gr 1 gr
× =2 ml
5 30 mg

Add: 5mL

Give: 2mL

Label: 1/5gr/2mL

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Assignment # 8 cont. Student Name:

4. Order is 2000 mg. A 2 mL vial contains 5 g of chloramphenicol.


mL
∗1 g
2000 mg 5 g 2 mL
× =
1 1 000 mg 5

2 mL
∗1 g
2000 mg 5g
× =0.8 mL
1 1000 mg

Add: 2mL

Give: 0.8mL

Label: 2000mg/0.8mL

5. A 10 mL vial contains 0.5 g. Prepare 0.125 g.


0.125 g mL mL
× =
1 0. 5 g 4

0.125 g 4 mL
× =1 mL
1 0.5 g

Add: 4mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 0.125g/1mL

6. A 20 mL vial contains 500 mg. The order is 75 mg. How much liquid will you add to create
a dosage (GIVE) of 1.5 mL?
75 mg [x ]mL
× =1.5 mL
1 500 m g

x = 10mL

7. The order is 2,000 U of potassium penicillin. The 10 mL vial contains 8,000 U. You
added 8 mL of liquid to get a dosage of 2 mL. What should you write on the label for
the next shift?
Label = order/dosage

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= 2,000U/2mL

8. The order is 1000 mg of cephalondine. A 10 mL vial contains 4 g.


mL
∗1 g
1000 mg 4 g mL
× =
1 1000 mg 4

4 mL
∗1 g
1000 mg 4g
× =1 mL
1 1000 mg

Add: 4mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 1000mg/1mL

9. A 10 mL vial contains 20 mg. Order is 1/5 gr.


1 gr
∗60 mg
5 mL 3 mL
× =
1 gr 20 m g 5

1 gr
∗60 mg
5 5 mL
× =3 mL
1 gr 20 mg

Add: 5mL

Give: 3mL

Label: 1/5gr/3ml

10. A 10 mL vial is labeled 5,000,000 U. Order is 1,000,000 U.


1,000,000U mL mL
× =
1 5,000,000 U 5

1,000,000U 5 mL
× =1 mL
1 5,000,000 U

Add: 5mL

Give: 1mL

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Label: 1,000,000U/1mL

Assignment # 8 cont. Student Name:

11. A 2 mL vial of drug contains 10 mg. The order is 4 mg.


4 mg mL 2 mL
× =
1 10 mg 5
4 mg 2 mL
× =0.8 mL
1 10 mg
Add: 2mL
Give: 0.8mL
Label: 4mg/0.8mL

12. A 5 mL vial contains 2 g. Order is 15 gr.


15 gr
∗1 g
1 mL mL
× =
1 5 gr 2g 2
15 gr
∗1 g
1 2 mL
× =1 mL
15 gr 2g

Add: 2mL

Give: 1mL

Label: 15gr/1mL

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