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Bicillin CR is given IM. There are 600,000 units/mL in each syringe and the dose is 1.5 million units (1,500,000 units). What volume is to be administered

Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol

11th Edition

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Chapter10: Reconstitution Of Powdered Drugs

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.9P

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Question

Bicillin CR is given IM. There are 600,000 units/mL in each syringe and the dose is 1.5 million units (1,500,000 units). What volume is to be administered?

Expert Solution

Step 1

Antibiotics

These are either synthetic or semisynthetic agents that prevents or reduces the growth of microbes. They are classified based on mode of action and spectrum of action.

Mechanism of action

Mode of action depends on classification of antibiotics such as, inhibiting the cell wall synthesis, acting on phospholipid component in the cell membrane, etc.