Question

Ordered benedryl syrup 50mg po qid. available 4 g in a 8 oz. bottle. how many mls will you give?

Answer 1

The person who administers the drug will deliver:

• 2.956 ml or approximately, 3mls of the drug.

How is dosage administration calculated?

Dosage administration is calculated by the formula:

D/H  × Q = X

Where;

D = Amount of the drug ordered by the physician

H =  Dosage strength or the supply currently available

Q = Unit being measured

X = The unknown dosage

Now, or the figures are converted to ml

50 mg = 0.05 ml

4 g = 4ml

8 oz = 236.56 ml

Plugging these into the formula, the unknown quantity, X will be

= 0.05 ml/ 4m × 236.56 ml

= 2.956 ml.

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