A Patient Is Hospitalized for Treatment of Community-Associated Pneumonia

Short Answer

A patient is hospitalized for treatment of community-associated pneumonia. The physician orders 500 mg azithromycin in 250 mL D5W over 90 minutes. The hospital pharmacy has prepared a 250 mL bag of D5W with an azithromycin concentration of 2 mg/mL. Calculate the manual flow rate with 20 gtt/mL tubing: _______________. (Round to the nearest whole number)