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What is the quantity of tablets on the following label? Used with permission of Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc
 
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The client is prescribed thiothixene hydrochloride 4 mg IM twice a day. The concentration of the medication is 5 mg/1 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to this client? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
 
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Answer to Question 1

100 tablets
100
100 capsules

Answer to Question 2

0.8 mL

Global Rationale: mL/dose = 1 mL/5 mg x 4 mg/1 dose. Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators. The client will receive 0.8 mL of medication.



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