A patient with a lower respiratory tract infection is started on oxacillin 325mg intramuscular ( IM). Question
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A patient with a lower respiratory tract infection is started on oxacillin 325mg intramuscular ( IM) every 8 hrs times a total of 10 doses. the pharmacy supplies a vial of dry powder labelled oxacillin for injection 1gram/ vial. Vial is a multidose container. How many FULL DOSES are in this vial? READ ACCOMPANYING intramuscularly every 4 to 6 hours. See insert for Usual Dosage: Adults – 250 mg to 500 mg contains 250 mg oxacillin. for Injection, USP. Each 1.5 mL of solution For Intramuscular use add 5.7 ml Sterile Water Manufactured for: Rx only NDC 55150-127-15 AuroMedics Pharma LLC 6 Wheeling Road OXACILLIN FOR Dayton, NJ 08810 Manufactured by: INJECTION, USP Aurobindo Pharma Limited Hyderabad-500090, India 1 gram/vial M.L.No.: 57/RR/AP/2003/F/R Sterile Batch: Buffered – For Intramuscular or Intravenous use This vial contains:Oxacillin sodium monohydrate Expiry: equivalent to 1 gram oxacilin. The sodium content is 57.30 mg (25 mEq] per gram oxacillin. The P1413202 product is buffered with 20 mg sterile disodium hydrogen phosphate per gram oxacillin.
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A patient with a lower respiratory tract infection is started on oxacillin 325mg intramuscular ( IM)
