Questions Answers Convert the following: (a) 0.05 g to mg (b) 0.025 Litre to mls (c) 1575 micrograms to mg (d) 750 mg to grams 2 A patient is prescribed 0.25 mg of digoxin orally once daily. How many tablets should you give? (Stock = digoxin 250 microgram tablets) 3 A patient is prescribed insulin 22 units subcutaneously. How many mls should you give? (Stock = 10 ml vial of 100 units in 1 ml) 4 You draw up 10 ml of 2 % lidocaine in a syringe. How many mg of lidocaine is there in 10 ml? 5 You have a stock vial of diclofenac (75 mg in 3 ml) and need to draw up a dose of 50 mg for your patient. How many mls should you draw up to give this dose? 6 A patient weighing 60 kg is prescribed intravenous dopamine 4 micrograms/kg/minute. with a may Calculate the infusion rate in mls/hour. (Stock = dopamine 200 mg in 50 mL glucose 5%) What is the total daily dose in mg, when drug B is prescribed to an adult weighing 75 kg at dose of 40 micrograms/kg/day in 3 divided doses