Question

11. A patient presents a prescription to the pharmacy that states: Take ½ oz of Motrin suspension 3 times a day for 7 days.

a. If the stock bottle contains 6 oz, how many doses are in the bottle?

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b. How many doses will the patient take in 7 days?

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c. A stock bottle contains 2.5 L of solution. How many 2 oz bottles can be filled using the stock solution?

Answer 1

a. Doses = 6/(1/2) = 6 * 2/1 = 12.

b. 1/2 * 3 * 7 = 21/2 = 10.5 oz. 1n seven days.
Doses = 10.5/ 0.5 = 21.

c. 2.5L * 1.oz/ 0.03L = 83.33 oz.
83.33oz * 1bottle/2.oz = 83.33 * 1/2 = ___Bottles.

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