A patient is to receive ticarcillin (Ticar) 3 g by intravenous piggyback. The solution you have is ticarcillin 200 mg/mL. How many milliliters of this solution will you add to the piggyback bag to make a dose of 3 g?
a. 3 mL
b. 5 mL
c. 10 mL
d. 15 mL
Question 2
A patient who has been prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) 250 mg orally every 8 hours asks if a higher dose of the drug just once a day can be taken instead. What is your best response?
a. Taking this drug every 8 hours helps keep the blood level of the drug high enough to affect the bacteria.
b. Giving the drug at regular intervals over a 24-hour period helps prevent side effects.
c. Let me contact your prescriber and ask whether the drug can be given once a day.
d. When given once a day, the dose is higher so allergic reactions are more common.
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