Suspension, oral

The physician orders oxacillin sodium 125 mg FO oral suspension. The drug is labeled as 250 mg/5 mL.The 5 mL is the amount (quantity or Q) that contains 250 mg of the drug. 

Therefore 2.5 mL contains the desired dose of 125 mg of oxacillin oral suspension. 

The primary health care provider prescribed sulfasalazine oral suspension 500 mg every 8 hours. The nurse has sulfasalazine oral suspension 250 mg 5 mL on hand. What dosage would the nurse give ... 

The primary care provider orders 500 mg of Augmentin oral suspension. Read the label below to answer die following questions ... 

Vancomycin. The nurse can administer vancomycin orally or by intermittent IV infusion. This drug is not administered IM. Unused portions of reconstituted oral suspensions and parenteral solutions are stable for 14 days when refrigerated after reconstitution. 

The primary health care provider prescribes linezolid 400 mg PO. The drug is available as an oral suspension in a strength of 100 mg 5 mL The nurse administers... 

To prevent gastric upset, the nurse gives oral anticonvulsants with food or soon after eating. Oral suspensions are shaken well before measuring. If the... 

Mycophenolate mofetil is available in 250 mg capsules and 500 mg tablets, an oral suspension (100 mg/mlL, in cherry syrup), and an injectable.11 Usual doses of mycophenolate mofetil range from 1000 to 3000 mg/day in two to four divided doses. The conversion between oral and IV mycophenolate mofetil is 1 1. Enteric-coated mycophenolic acid is available in 180 and 360 mg tablets. For conversion between mycophenolate mofetil and enteric-coated MPA, 1000 mg mycophenolate mofetil is equivalent to 720 mg enteric-coated MPA.26,29 The recommended starting dose of enteric-coated mycophenolic acid is 720 mg given twice daily.11 It appears that conversion of mycophenolate mofetil to enteric-coated mycophenolic acid is safe, but more studies are needed to determine the exact role of enteric-coated MPA in the immunosuppressive armamentarium. Mycophenolic acid trough concentrations can be monitored, but they are not recommended routinely. 

Orally administered suspensions containing a wide class of active ingredients (e.g., antibiotics, antacids, radiopaque agents) are of major commercial importance. The solids content of an oral suspension may vary considerably. For example, antibiotic preparations may contain 125-500 mg solid drug per 5 mL or a teaspoonful dose, while a drop concentrate may provide the same amount of drug in only 1-2 mL. Antacid or radiopaque suspensions also contain relatively high amounts of suspended material for oral administration. The suspending vehicle can, for example, be a syrup, sorbitol solution, or gum-thickened water with added... 

S. Abdel-Rahman, D. Blowey, R. Kauffmann, and G. Kearns, Comparative bioavailability of loracarbef chewable tablet vs. oral suspension in children, Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J., 17(12), 1171 (1998). 

For assaying oxytetracycline content in injections, tablets, capsules, ointments, and oral suspensions, the United States Pharmacopoeia 28 [1] uses a liquid chromatography method described in the assay under oxytetracycline. For oxytetracycline and Nystatin capsules and for oral suspension, United States Pharmacopoeia 28 [1] uses a microbiological method listed under antibiotics-microbial assays <81>. 

United States Pharmacopoeia 28 [1] describes a microbiological method under antibiotics-microbial assays for the analysis of OTC and nystatin capsules, OTC and nystatin for oral suspension, OTC HC1 and hydrocortisone ointment, and OTC HC1 and polymyxin B sulfate ointment. The methods are relative rather than absolute, which are based on the determination of the level of oxytetracycline by a microbiological response to a series of standard oxytetracycline concentrations by a... 

Zegerid is a combination product containing omeprazole 20 or 40 mg with sodium bicarbonate in immediate-release oral capsules and powder for oral suspension. It should be taken on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before a meal. Zegerid offers an alternative to the delayed-release capsules or the IV formulation in adult patients with nasogastric tubes. 

A medication order for theophylline oral suspension for a patient to be taken in doses of one teaspoonful three times a day for five days, and then one teaspoonful two times a day for two days. How many milliliters of the suspension should be dispensed to provide the quantity for the prescribed dosage regimen ... 

A patient has been instructed to take 15 mL of Vistaril (hydroxyzine pamoate) oral suspension every six hours for four doses daily. How many days will two 6 fluidounce bottles of the suspension last ... 

How many milliliters of methenamine mandelate oral suspension containing 250 mg and 500 mg per 5 mL should be used in preparing a liter of a suspension containing 60 mg of methenamine mandelate per mL ... 

How many milliliters of griseofulvin oral suspension containing 100 mg and 125 mg per mL should be used in preparing 100 mL of a suspension containing 12% of griseofulvin ... 

A physician order calls for a theophylline oral suspension to contain 100 mg of theophylline in 5 mL of aqueous vehicle. The pharmacist has on hand a 5% aqueous suspension of theophylline. How many mL of aqueous vehicle should be added to the preparation on hand in preparing the prescribed suspension ... 

An antibiotic for oral suspension, following reconstitution of the dry powder, contains in each 5 mL, 250 mg of the drug in package sizes to prepare 100 mL, 150 mL, or 200 mL of suspension. Which package size should be dispensed for a 20-kg child prescribed to take 50 mg/kg/day total, q.i.d. in divided doses, for a period of 10 days ... 

The height of a child is 98 cm and the weight is 80 lb. The usual adult dose of Mycostatin is 500,000 units five times daily for 14 days. How many fluid ounces of Mycostatin oral suspension (100,000 units/mL) should be dispensed for the child when the surface area estimation is performed by using the nomogram ... 

Vistaril (hydroxyzine pamoate) oral suspension contains 25 mg of hydroxyzine in each 5-mL dose. How many mg of hydroxyzine would be contained in a 120-mL container of the syrup ... 

If Keflex oral suspension contains 3 g of cephalexin in 120 mL, how many milligrams of cephalexin are contained in each teaspoonful dose ... 

Dissolution testing has become an important component of the assessment of the quality of solid oral dosage forms and oral suspensions. The basic procedures for these oral dosage forms have been extended to transdermal delivery systems as well. The release rate for modified-release oral dosage forms adds a level of sophistication to the concept of dissolution testing, setting acceptance criteria at multiple time points. 

Q89 Paracetamol suppositories may have been preferred to oral suspension because ... 

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