PharmacyCalculations-UniversityofKentucky.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Concentration and Dilution cont. (Problem Set #4) An order calls for 5 million units of aqueous penicillin. How many milliliters are needed if the concentration is 500,000 units/ml? How many milliliters are needed fro 15 million units of penicillin if the concentration is 1 million units per milliliter? Pediatric chloramphenicol comes in a 100mg/ml concentration. How many mg are present in 5 ml of solution? How many milliliters of a 250mg/ml chloramphenicol solution are needed for a 4 g dose? Concentration and Dilution cont. (Problem Set #4) Oxacillin come in a 500mg/1.5ml solution. How many milliliters will be required for a 1.5 g dose? How many grams of ampicillin are in 6 ml of a 500mg/1.5ml solution? How many milliliters contain 3 g of cephalothin if the concentration of the solution is 1g/4.5 ml? How many grams of magnesium sulfate are in 2 ml of a 50% magnesium sulfate solution? How many milliliters of a 50% dextrose solution are needed for a 10 g dextrose dose? How many grams of dextrose are in 50 ml NS solution? Concentration and Dilution cont. (Problem Set #4) Solutions: 10 ml 15 ml 500 mg 16 ml 4.5 ml 2 g 13.5 ml 1 g 20 ml zero Intravenous (IV) flow (drip) rate calculations Using flow rates you can calculate the volume of fluid or amount of drug a patient will be receiving over a certain period of time. Calculation of IV flow (drip) rates is necessary to ensure that patients are receiving the amount of medication the physician ordered. At UKCMC pharmacy technicians perform drip rounds to verify drip rate doses for patient safety, enhance patient care, and minimize drug waste. Intravenous (IV) flow (drip) rate calculations cont. Example: An order is written for 25,000 units of heparin in 250 ml of D5W to infuse at 1000units/hr, what is the correct rate of the infusion (in ml/hr)? 1. Concentration of IV = 4. IV rate = 2. Concentrati