Question

A primary health care provider's prescription reads: tobramycin sulfate, 7.5 mg intramuscularly twice daily. The medication label states 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters:_______.

Answer 1

Answer:

0.75 milliliters

Explanation:

According to the prescription

Desired dose = 7.5 mg

As the medication label states 10 mg/ml. SO,

Available = 10 mg /ml

Hence in order to determine the millilitres following formula is followed :

$\frac{desired}{available} * ml$ = ml per dose

$\frac{7.5}{10} *1 = 0.75$ $ml$

A primary health care provider's prescription reads: tobramycin sulfate, 7.5 mg intramuscularly twice daily. The medication label states 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters 0.75 ml.

Answer 2

Answer:

0.75milliliters

Explanation:

For one millilitres 10mg is been administered.

Therefore the recommended milliliters of 7.5mg is equal to

(7.5mg X 1 milliliters)/10mg =0.75 milliliters.

That's quite small but it's the recommended quantity.