Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Exercise 38

You have a standard 3-g vial of Ticar on hand and have been ordered to give a 36-year-old patient Ticar* 500 mg IM for a mild urinary tract infection. The package insert is not available, and you are not certain how to reconstitute the medication and calculate the dose. Search the Internet to find a package insert or other reliable source for reconstitution directions. What is the appropriate amount and solution? What is the amount to administer?