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jonab (offline) Joined: Jul 2015 Location: Posts: 1	Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:07 pm Hi all! I have a drug calculation problem, that I'm having a mind blank with. We have an answer sheet (so I know the correct answer), but I'm having trouble coming up with a formula to use for this question. Any help is appreciated. Jack is ordered 8mL of paracetamol and stock available is 120 mg/5mL. How many mg of paracetamol will Jack receive per dose?

EmmaM (offline) Joined: Nov 2014 Location: Posts: 6	Jul 25, 2015, 10:35 pm You need to work out how many mg are in each ml Divide 5mg into 120ml to do this 5mg (120ml = 24mg per ml then times mls required by the amount of mg per ml 8ml x 24mg = 192mg

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