The physician orders 600 mg of Rocephin . oral suspension, to be given once per day....

The physician orders 600 mg of Rocephin . oral suspension, to be given once per day. The medications label indicates that is 125 mg per 5 ml. what amount of medication should the nurse pour to administer the correct dose? ______ml (numerical answers only. Place before the decimal and round to the nearest hundredth as appropriate

Expert Solution

The physcian orders 600 mg of rocephin (generic name is ceftriaxone) oral suspension once in a day.

The concentration is 125mg per 5ml.

125mg - 5ml

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600mg - ? ,

600×5÷125= 24ml. (Cross multiplicatipn)

So the answer is 24ml.

Note: Rocephin is a broad sprectrum antibiotic used in bacterial infections

Which include

Intra abdominal infections, acute bacterial otitis media( infection of middle ear) , pelvic inflammatory disease, joint infections, meningitis, surgical prophylaxis, skin infections, gonococcal infections etc.

Side effects include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, anaemia, rashes, anaphylaxis, thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzymes etc.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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