Chapter 14

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Phenobarbital \(60 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. at bedtime. Available: Scored phenobarbital tablets (can be broken in half) labeled \(30 \mathrm{mg}\) ______.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Baclofen \(20 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. t.i.d. Available: Scored baclofen tablets (can be broken in half) labeled \(10 \mathrm{mg}\).______.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Dexamethasone \(4 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. \(\mathrm{q} 6 \mathrm{~h}\). Available: Dexamethasone tablets labeled \(2 \mathrm{mg}\)______.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Synthroid \(0.05 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. daily. Available: Synthroid tablets labeled \(50 \mathrm{mcg}(0.05 \mathrm{mg})\)_____.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Cogentin \(2 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. b.i.d. Available: Cogentin tablets labeled \(1 \mathrm{mg}\)_____.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Zovirax \(400 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. b.i.d. for 7 days. Available: Zovirax capsules labeled \(200 \mathrm{mg}\)_____.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Carafate \(1,000 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. b.i.d. Available: Carafate tablets labeled \(1 \mathrm{~g}\):_____.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Retrovir \(0.2 \mathrm{~g}\) p.o. ti.d. Available: Retrovir capsules labeled \(100 \mathrm{mg}\) ______.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Lopressor \(100 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. b.i.d. Available: Lopressor tablets labeled \(50 \mathrm{mg}\)______.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Motrin \(0.6 \mathrm{~g}\) p.o. q6h p.r.n. for pain. Available: Motrin tablets labeled \(300 \mathrm{mg}\)______.

Read the medication labels where available, and calculate the number of tablets or capsules necessary to provide the dosage ordered. Include the label on your answer. Order: Nembutal \(100 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. at bedtime. Available: Nembutal capsules labeled \(50 \mathrm{mg}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Dilantin \(100 \mathrm{mg}\) by gastrostomy tube t.i.d. Available: Dilantin \(125 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(5 \mathrm{~mL}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Benadryl \(50 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. at bedtime. Available: Benadryl elixir \(12.5 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(5 \mathrm{~mL}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Meperidine hydrochloride \(50 \mathrm{mg}\) IM q4h p.r.n. for pain. Available: Meperidine \(75 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{mL}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Gentamicin \(90 \mathrm{mg}\) IV \(\mathrm{q} 8 \mathrm{~h}\). Available: Gentamicin \(40 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{mL}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Morphine \(15 \mathrm{mg}\) subcut q4h p.r.n. for pain. Available: Morphine labeled \(15 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{mL}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Morphine \(10 \mathrm{mg}\) subcut stat. (Express answer in hundredths.) Available: Morphine \(15 \mathrm{mg}\) per mL. _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Nystatin oral suspension 100,000 units swish and swallow q6h. _______. Available: Nystatin oral suspension labeled 100,000 units per \(\mathrm{mL}\)

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Heparin 7,500 units subcut daily. Express answer in hundredths. Available: Heparin 10,000 units per \(\mathrm{mL}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Luminal (phenobarbital) \(90 \mathrm{mg}\) IM stat. Available: Luminal \(130 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{ml}\) _______.

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Thorazine concentrate \(75 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. daily. Available: Thorazine concentrate labeled \(100 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{mL}\)

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Epivir \(0.3 \mathrm{~g}\) p.o. b.i.d. Available: Epivir oral solution labeled \(10 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{mL}\) ________

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Prozac \(40 \mathrm{mg}\) p.o. daily. Available: Prozac oral solution labeled \(20 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(5 \mathrm{~mL}\) ________

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Lactulose \(30 \mathrm{~g}\) p.o. t.i.d. Available: Lactulose oral solution labeled \(10 \mathrm{~g}\) per \(15 \mathrm{~mL}\) ________

Calculate the volume necessary (in milliliters) to provide the dosage ordered, using medication labels where available. Express your answer as a decimal fraction to the nearest tenth where indicated. Order: Celestone \(7 \mathrm{mg}\) IM stat. Available: Celestone labeled \(6 \mathrm{mg}\) per \(\mathrm{mL}\) ________