


The patient can expect to get 20 doses out of this bottle of medication. Therefore, when you divide 100 by 5 you get 20. For each dose the patient will take 5 mL. The patient needs to take 350 mg twice a day. The label tells us that in 5 mL of this medication there are 350 mg. The total volume amount after reconstitution (meaning once the nurse has mixed the medication) is 100 mL. Based on the total volume amount (AFTER reconstitution), how many doses will this bottle of Fakelixir (mixturezole difakate) provide to the patient? The doctor orders a patient to take Fakelixir (mixturezole difakate) 350 mg PO BID. The medication label says to keep the medication refrigerated at 35-46′ F.ġ1. At room temperature in the patient’s medication compartment How should the nurse store this medication?Ī. This is an oral solution that is swallowed.ġ0. How should the patient take this medication? Therefore, if the nurse poured 10 mL in a medication cup, it would equal out to be 700 mg of Fakelixir (mixturezole difakate).ĩ. According to the medication label, 5 mL of Fakelixir (mixturezole difakate) equals 350 mg.

How much Fakelixir (mixturezole difakate) did the nurse pour into the medication cup? The nurse pours 10 mL of Fakelixir (mixturezole difakate) into a medication cup. Therefore, BEFORE reconstituting (hence adding the specified amount of water) the total volume would be 20 mL.Ĩ. The reconstitution instructions say to add 80 mL of water to the bottle and shake thoroughly. On the label it specifies that AFTER reconstitution the total volume is 100 mL. BEFORE reconstitution of this medication, what would the total volume amount be? The answer is FALSE: This medication should be discarded 14 days from preparation.ħ. True or False: This medication should be discarded 7 days from preparation. How is this medication supplied according to the medication label?Ħ. Dosage strength is the amount of drug that is in the specific dosage form supplied.ĥ. According to the medication label, what is the dosage strength of this medication? What is the trade name of this medication?Ĥ. However, a medication could have multiple brand/trade names (especially if different companies manufacture the medication once the patent expires).ģ. There is only ONE generic name for a medication. True or False: There is only one generic name for a medication but it could have multiple brand/trade names. What is the generic name of this medication?Ģ.
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