Question

A patient is to receive enalapril (vasotec) 5 mg iv every 6 hours. each dose is given over 5 minutes. the medication is available in an injectable form, 1.25 mg/ml. identify how many milliliters of medication will the nurse draw up for each dose. _______

Answer 1

Answer: 4 ml

In this case, the injectable form of enalapril is available as 1.25 mg in 1ml solution.

The patient should be given 5 mg in total for 6 hours.
So, in 1.25 mg of Enalapril is available in 1ml.
Therefore, in 5mg of Enalapril will make (1/1.25) X 5 = 4ml