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

Exercise 89

Use the identified drug labels and package inserts to answer the following questions:
Refer to Label D and amiodarone HCl package insert information. If the order is for 360 mg over 6 hours, what is the mL/hour when using an infusion pump?
Amiodarone package insert information
IV (adults): Add 900 mg of Amiodarone to 500 mL of D5W. Infuse 150 mg over 10 minutes followed by 360 mg over the next 6 hours and then 540 mg over the next 18 hours. Continuous infusion at 0.5 mg/minute until oral therapy is begun.
Label D