Calculate Dosage from Concentration 001
Channel: Professor Heath's Chemistry Channel
Date: 03/02/2014

A penicillin derivative is used to treat infections with an adult 24 hour dosage of 35 mg/kg of body mass. This is to be given in three injections daily. This antibiotic is prepared by the pharmacy in solution form with a concentration of 130 mg/5.0 mL. What volume (mL) should be given in each injection to an adult with a mass of 12.5 kg?