Order: Ery-Ped (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) oral suspension 20 ...

[ashley]

Order: Ery-Ped (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) oral suspension 20 mg/kg/daily PO, in four equally divided doses. The label on the bottle reads, 400 mg/5 mL, and the child weighs 65 lb.
 
  Calculate the number of milliliters that you should administer. 1. 3.25 mL
  2. 1.2 mL
  3. 8.9 mL
  4. 1.8 mL

Question 2

Prepare a 50 mg dose from a label reading 250 mg/5 mL.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[mcinincha279]

Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale 1:

Answer to Question 2

1 mL

[ashley]

TYSM

[jordangronback]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it