1) If you have 2.5g of hydrocortisone POWDER, how many grams of a 0.05% ointment can be compounded?

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Chapter9: Parenteral Medication Labels And Dosage Calculation
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1) If you have 2.5g of hydrocortisone POWDER, how many grams of a 0.05% ointment can be compounded?

 

2) How many mL of a 0.45% saline solution can be made with 6750 mg of sodium chloride?

 

3) Your pharmacy receives an order to compound 120 g of a 1.25% cream. How many mg of drug are required to compound this order?

 

4) Is it possible to make 1200 mL of a 30% dextrose solution with only 75 g of dextrose?

 

5) You are asked to compound a 15% zinc oxide cream. How many grams of this cream can you make using 30,000mg of zinc oxide?

 

6) Using 45g of acetic acid, how many mL of a 20% acetic acid solution can be made?

 

7) Calculate the percent strength of a solution when 8 g of drug is dissolved in 400 mL of solution.

 

8) Calculate the percent strength of a solution when 2.5 g of drug is dissolved in 750 mL of solution.

 

9) Calculate the percent strength of a solution when 5000 mg of drug is dissolved in 500 mL of solution.

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