The physician orders megestrol acetate 500 milligrams per day. The megestrol acetate label reads, oral suspension 40 milligrams per milliliter. Give _______________1/40=x/500 500/40 Give 12.5This answer seems wrong to me. We are doing Parenteral dosages.
Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP 17 Articles; 5,259 Posts Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery. Mar 18, 2009 The easiest way to check yourself by multiplying 12.5 (the number of mls in your answer) by 40 (the number of mg per ml). If they add up to 500, then you're good.
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Mar 18, 2009 the physician orders megestrol acetate 500 milligrams per day. the megestrol acetate label reads, oral suspension 40 milligrams per milliliter. give _______________yes, your answer is correct. i do the math differently. 500 mg (dose desired)/40 mg (dose on hand) x 1 ml (amount the dose on hand comes in) = 12.5 ml, which i would round off to 13 ml in the real world.by the way, i looked at your other post of problems and never saw anything like them, so can't help you like 'em.
