Hi
Can someone please help me with the following drug calc. I am a bit stuck!!
Mrs. A was prescribed 800mg. of metronidazole tds. Pharmacy has supplied suspension with a dosage of 500mg/ml.
How much would you administer to this resident?
a) per dose- 800/500=1.6 (is this correct???)
b) in 24 hours- how do I calculate this one??? could someone please please help me out..
Thanks a million :)