Midazolam syrup 2 mg/mL needs to be repackaged into oral syringes, each containing 5 mL. If there is a 120 mL bottle, how many syringes can be filled?

Rationale

Answer: C

To determine the number of oral syringes that can be prepared, divide the total volume of syrup (120 mL) by the volume of each syringe (10 mg). This calculation provides the total quantity of syringes that can be filled with the given amount of syrup.

A (5) YOUR ANSWER

If 120 mL of syrup can fill only 5 syringes, each syringe would contain 24 mL of syrup, which is not accurate given the requirement of 10 mg per syringe. This choice does not align with the calculation based on the provided information.

B (12) YOUR ANSWER

Dividing 120 mL of syrup by 10 mg per syringe yields 12, indicating that 12 syringes can indeed be filled. This choice correctly corresponds to the calculation based on the volume of the syrup and the desired dosage per syringe.

C (24) CORRECT

While 24 seems like a reasonable number at first glance, it does not match the calculation based on the volume of syrup available and the dosage per syringe. The correct number of syringes that can be filled is 12, not 24.

D (60) YOUR ANSWER

Dividing 120 mL of syrup by 10 mg per syringe results in 12, not 60. This choice significantly overestimates the number of syringes that can be prepared and does not align with the calculation based on the given parameters.

Conclusion

The correct answer is C, as dividing the total volume of syrup by the volume required per syringe yields the accurate number of syringes that can be filled. In this scenario, 120 mL of midazolam syrup at 2 mg/mL concentration can be repackaged into 12 oral syringes, each containing 10 mg of the medication.

Midazolam syrup 2 mg/mL needs to be repackaged into oral syringes, each containing 5 mL. If there is a 120 mL bottle, how many syringes can be filled?

Answer: C

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