How many grams of sodium chloride should be used in compounding
the following prescription:
Rx
Phenacaine HCl 1%
Chlorobutanol 0.5%
Sodium Chloride qs
Purified water ad 60 mL
Make isotonic solution
Sig. one drop in each eye.
MW of Phenacaine HCl = 353, i factor = 1.8
MW of chlorobutanol = 177, i factor = 1.0
MW of sodium chloride = 58.5, i factor = 1.8
0.9% sodium chloride solution is isotonic with body
fluids