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Albuterol Prescription Dispensing

by Kevin
(usa)

Rx: Albuterol 2mg/5mL Disp: 120 mL Sig: 1.5 tsp po bid. How many milligrams of albuterol will be taken per day?

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Answer
by: Michelle

1.5 tsp BID is 1.5 teaspoon twice a day=3 tsp a day

3 teaspoons=15 mL (1 tsp=5 mL)

So the patient will be taking 15 mL a day.

The drug you have is 2 mg/5 mL

so:

2 mg/5 mL= x mg/15 mL --> 5x=30 x=6 mg a day
Albuterol Prescription Dispensing
by: Fitore

And if the problem was asking for days supply, you would divide 120ml/15ml=8 day supply
correction
by: Anonymous

The question is asking for MG not ML, so it should be 7.5 mg
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by: Anonymous

what is the correct answer?
Answer
by: Anonymous

Solution is 2mg/5ml,dose is 15ml day. Divide 15 by 5 = 3 3 times 2 =6. Answer 6mg day
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by: Anonymous

you dont take albuterol by the tsp or po. you inhale it as an aerosol via svn/mdi/dpi

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