Question

The child is to be given amoxicillin oral suspension 250 mg q. 8 h. Pharmacy sends a bottle of medication labeled: Amoxicillin 50 mg/ml. How many teaspoons will the child be given per dose? Show all work
(Round to the nearest tenth if applicable)
The patient will receive
tsp

Answer 1

To determine the number of teaspoons the child will be given per dose, we need to calculate the amount of medication in milliliters that the child will receive per dose and then convert it to teaspoons.

Given that the amoxicillin oral suspension has a concentration of 50 mg/ml, we can calculate the amount of medication in milliliters per dose as follows:

250 mg / (50 mg/ml) = 5 ml

Now, to convert this amount from milliliters to teaspoons, we can use the conversion factor that 1 teaspoon is equivalent to 5 ml.

So, the child will be given:

5 ml * (1 tsp / 5 ml) = 1 tsp

Therefore, the child will be given 1 teaspoon of the amoxicillin oral suspension per dose.