Help please!!!! My professors did not go over this in class!
Order: Septra (trimethoprim 80mg and sulfamethoxazole 400mg) IV, q12.
Available: Septra (trimethoprim 160mg and sulfamethoxazole 800mg/10ml).
Set and solution: Volumetric pump regulator and125 ml of D5W
Instruction: Dilute Septra 80/400mg in 125ml of D5W and infuse in 90 minutes
I know my drug calculation is 5ml. I want to find how many ml/hr the patient will receive.