1.116 ALLIED HEALTH A prescription for amoxicillin comes in an oral suspension that is 250 mg/5.0 mL. A patient is prescribed 500 mg every 6 h. How many milliliters of amoxicillin should the patient take per dose? How many teaspoons? How many teaspoons per day?
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The suspension is 250 mg/5.0 mL, which means that each milliliter contains 50 mg of amoxicillin (250 mg ÷ 5 mL = 50 mg/mL). Therefore, to get 500 mg of amoxicillin, the patient needs to take 10 mL of the suspension (500 mg ÷ 50 mg/mL = 10 mL). Show more…
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