Drug content per day
10. Dose - general concepts 10.1) Oral liquid 10.1.1) Oral liquid
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A patient is taking an oral solution 1 mL QD for 3 days. The pharmacy provided 3 mL of a solution containing a total of 0.0324 g of drug content. Calculate the mg quantity of drug administered per day.
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lb equals 10.8 mg kg
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The volume of the total content is 3 mL, which contains 0.0324 g of the drug, or 32.4 mg of the drug.
Volume contained in each dose (1 mL) = 1 mL.
Number of dose per day (QD) = 1
Therefore, volume of solution administered per day = 1 × 1 mL = 1 mL.
Therefore, we can write:
`(3\quad mL)/(32.4\quad mg) = (1\quad mL)/x therefore x = 10.8\quad mg` Ans.