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The pharmacy receives an order for 10mL of a medication with a concentration of 2mg/mL. Your pharmacy stocks the medication as 8mg/mL. How much of the drug and a diluent will you need for this special dilution?

There are 50mL of active ingredient in 1,000mL of a solution. What is the percentage strength of this solution? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

There are 6mL of active ingredient in 250mL of a solution. What is the percentage strength of this solution? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A physician has ordered a 500mL bag of D5NS to be infused at 80mL/hr. How many bags will be needed in a 24-hour period?

A physician has ordered a 50mL bag of IV fluid to be infused over 45 minutes. What is the IV flow rate in milliliters per hour? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

A prescriber ordered 1500mg in 250mL to be administered at 60mL/hr through macrodrip tubing with a. drop factor of 15gtts/mL. How many milligrams of the drug will be in each drop?

A prescriber ordered 500mg in 100mL to be administered at 10 mL/hr through macrodrip tubing with a. drop factor of 10 gtts/mL. How many milligrams of the drug will be in each drop?

Your pharmacy stocks a 0.2% liquid in a liquid solution. How is this percentage strength expressed as a ratio strength of a v/v solution?

Your pharmacy stocks a 5% liquid in a liquid solution. How is this percentage strength expressed as a ratio strength of a v/v solution?

The pharmacy receives an order for 500mL of a medication with a concentration of 12mg/mL. Your pharmacy stocks the medication as 50mg/mL. how much of the drug and a diluent will you need for this special dilution?