A patient is prescribed to take Sulphadiazine 300 mg po every day. The medication on hand contains 600 mg/5mL. How much will be given?

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A patient is prescribed to take Sulphadiazine 300 mg po every day. The medication on hand contains 600 mg/5mL.  How much will be given?

perl · Answer

Question. What does po stand for?

vshiroky · Answer

by mouth

perl · Answer

IF there is 600 mg/ 5 mL , then halving top and bottom we get
300 mg / 2.5 mL. 
So you can administer 2.5 mL of the solution

vshiroky · Answer

Every answer I found said 25, but I got 2.5

perl · Answer

what are the choices given

vshiroky · Answer

It doesn't give options

perl · Answer

2.5 mL sounds right :)

perl · Answer

When you say 'every answer I found says 25' , are you refering to a website? Can you post that.

vshiroky · Answer

I was referring to a website but I closed it down already lol