A nurse is preparing to give 600mg every 6 hours. Available is 1 gram. Add 2 mL of saline for IM injections. After reconstitution you get a total of 2.5 mL. How many mg in each mL?

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A nurse is preparing to give 600mg every 6 hours. Available is 1 gram. Add 2 mL of saline for IM injections. After reconstitution you get a total of 2.5 mL. How many mg in each mL? 

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