PN 126 Dosage Calculations Take Home Exam #2 Name: Follow the guidelines in your

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PN 126 Dosage Calculations Take Home Exam #2 Name: Follow the guidelines in your syllabus when writing your answers Questions 1-4 refer to the label for Zithromax. The order is for Zithromax 400 mg lM daily for 2 days. (246) Store at or below 86 F (30°C NDC 0069-3150-83 DOSAGE AND USE See accompanylno prescribing Inform E Zithromax Constitute to 100 m L" with azithromycin for injection 4.8 mL af Sterile Wa For Injection Musl be further dlluted before use. For appropriate diluents and storage For infusion only recommendations, referto prescribing Information. STERILE "Each mL conta omycln dlhydrate equlvalent to equlvalent to 100 mg of azithromycin, 76.9 m of citric a and sodlum hydroxide for pH ment. of azlthromyclin MADE IN IRELAND Distributed by Rx only X O Pfizer Labs Dilsion of PfizerInc, NY, NY 100 1. How much and what type of diluent must you add? (2 points) 2. What is the resulting concentration? (2 points) 3. What is the resulting total volume of the reconstituted solution? (2 points 4. Order: Mandol 750 mg IM every 8 hours. The instructions on the 1 gram vial state: reconstitute with 3 mL of sterile water for injection. The resulting solution is 285 mg/mL. How many mL will you administer for 1 dose? (2 points) 5. A patient is discharged home on a prednisone taper regimen. The physician's order is for Prednisone daily starting with 40 mg for 2 days and then tapering the Prednisone every other day by 5 mg. How many days will the patient take the Prednisone? (5 points)

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1.4.8ml of sterile water is used as diluent

2.The resulting concentration is 100mg/ml

3. the resulting total volume of reconstituted solution is 4.8ml

4. since each ml consists of 285mg to admister 750 mg per dose 2.6ml has to be administered.

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