Refer to the information on the medication package provided. If a vial of
the medication is reconstituted using 26 mL of an appropriate diluent,
1. What is the resulting dosage strength?
2. After how many hours must a vial of reconstituted medication be discarded
after initial entry?
3. What is the usual amount of medication that an adult should receive every 8
to 12 hours?
1. 1g/5mL=1 g per 5 mL
2. 4 hours
3. 1 gram
Order: Eskalith 300 mg PO
How many capsules should be administered?
1. Identify the manufacturer's name.
2. Identify the dosage strength of the
medication
3. Identify the generic name of the
medication.
4. Identify the form of the medication.
5. Identify the trade name of the
medication.
6. Total amount in the container
Order: Glucotrol 10 mg PO
How many tablets should be administered?
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2.
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6.
Identify the manufacturer's name.
Identify the dosage strength of the medication
Identify the generic name of the medication.
Identify the form of the medication.
Identify the trade name of the medication.
Total amount in the container
Order: DiaBeta 5 mg PO
How many tablets should be administered?
1. Identify the manufacturer's
name.
2. Identify the dosage strength of
the medication
3. Identify the generic name of the
medication.
4. Identify the form of the
medication.
5. Identify the trade name of the
medication.
6. Total amount in the container
Order: Methadone 2.5 mg PO
How many tablets should be administered?
1. Identify the manufacturer's name.
2. Identify the dosage strength of the
medication
3. Identify the generic name of the
medication.
4. Identify the form of the medication.
5. Identify the trade name of the
medication.
6. Total amount in the container
Order: Procardia 10 mg PO
 How many capsules should be administered?
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2.
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4.
5.
6.
Identify the manufacturer's name.
Identify the dosage strength of the medication
Identify the generic name of the medication.
Identify the form of the medication.
Identify the trade name of the medication.
Total amount in the container
The provider ordered a single dose of Antiminth Oral Suspension 11 mg
per kg PO for a client who weighs 175 lb. The drug label states:
Antiminth (pyrantel pamoate) Oral Suspension 50 mg per mL. Use
dimensional analysis to calculate the correct amount of medication to be
administered for the dose.
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Starting factor = weight
Answer unit
Equivalents equation
Conversion equation
Use dimensional analysis to calculate the correct amount to be
administered per dose.
 Order: Ancobon 75 mg per kg per day PO in divided doses every 6
hours for a patient who weighs 54 kg.
 Available Supply: Ancobon (flucytosine) 500 mg per capsule
Remember to divide by the number of
does per day.
A client who weighs 132 lb is to receive Nydrazid 5 mg per kg per day
PO. The drug label states: Nydrazid (isoniazid) 300 mg per tab. Use
dimensional analysis to calculate the correct number of tablets to be
administered per dose.
The provider has ordered azathioprine 1 mg per kg per day in three
divided doses to be administered orally to a client who weighs 152
lb. The label of the available supply reads: azathioprine 50 mg per
tablet. Use dimensional analysis to calculate the number of tablets to

be administered per dose.
Remember to divide by the number of
does per day.
Read Label
1. Identify the
manufacturer's name.
2. Identify the dosage
strength of the
medication
3. Identify the generic
name of the medication.
4. Identify the form of the
medication.
5. Identify the trade name
of the medication.
6. Total amount in the
container
Refer to the information on the medication package provided. The
medication available was reconstituted and stored properly. How many
mL of the medication should be administered?
Order: Depo-Provera 400 mg IM
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2.
3.
4.
Starting factor = order
Answer unit
Equivalents equation
Conversion equation
Read label
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6.
Identify the manufacturer's name.
Identify the dosage strength of the medication
Identify the generic name of the medication.
Identify the form of the medication.
Identify the trade name of the medication.
Total amount in the container