To compound a custom solution, you are asked to add 10mg of drug to a 500ml bag of 5% dextrose injection. the drug is available in pre mixed bottles of 0.5% solution. how many ml should you add
.5% means .005 of each ml is the GRAMS of drug
.005 * x gm / ml = 10 mg
5 mg /ml * x = 10 mg
x = 2 ml