Your patient is to receive amoxicillin oral suspension 500 mg q8h. Your medication cart has amoxicillin 125 mg in 5 ml. What is s without the name of the medication ? Show all work

Answer 1

To determine the desired amount of medication (s) without the name, we can use the following equation:

Desired amount = (Dose prescribed × Volume per dose) / Strength of medication

Given information:
Dose prescribed = 500 mg
Volume per dose = 5 ml
Strength of medication = 125 mg/5 ml

Plugging the values into the equation:

s = (500 mg × 5 ml) / (125 mg/5 ml)

Now, divide:

s = (500 mg × 5 ml) / (125 mg/5 ml)
s = (2500 mg * ml) / (125 mg * ml/5 ml)
s = 2500 / (125/5)
s = 2500 / 25
s = 100

Therefore, the desired amount of medication (s) without the name is 100.