Q14 A concentrate for intravenous infusion of drug X is available as a 1-mL vial contain- ing 5 mg/mL. A 60-kg patient r
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Q14 A concentrate for intravenous infusion of drug X is available as a 1-mL vial contain- ing 5 mg/mL. A 60-kg patient requires a dose of 40 micrograms/kg. This dose has to be infused over 24 hours at a final concentration of 8 micrograms/mL. What volume of concentrate will provide the correct dose and what is the volume of the infusing solution? What is the rate of infusion per hour in micrograms and millilitres? Volume of concentrate mL Volume of infusion mL ml/hour micrograms/hour