A pharmacist receives the following prescription but does not have hydrocortisone powder on hand. However the pharmacist does have an injection containing 100 mg of hydrocortisone per mL of injection (100mg/mL). A search of literature indicates that the injection has specific gravity of 1.5 . hydrocortisone: 1.5% Cold cream qs: 30g a) how many grams of hydrocortisone are needed to fill the prescription? b) how many ml of the hydrocortisone injection would provide the correct amount of hydrocortisone? c) how many grams of cold cream are required
A pharmacist receives the following prescription but does not have hydrocortisone powder on hand. However the pharmacist does have an injection containing 100 mg of hydrocortisone per mL of injection (100mg/mL). A search of literature indicates that the injection has specific gravity of 1.5 . hydrocortisone: 1.5% Cold cream qs: 30g a) how many grams of hydrocortisone are needed to fill the prescription? b) how many ml of the hydrocortisone injection would provide the correct amount of hydrocortisone? c) how many grams of cold cream are required
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A pharmacist receives the following prescription but does not have hydrocortisone powder on hand. However the pharmacist does have an injection containing 100 mg of hydrocortisone per mL of injection (100mg/mL). A search of literature indicates that the injection has specific gravity of 1.5 .
hydrocortisone: 1.5%
Cold cream qs: 30g
a) how many grams of hydrocortisone are needed to fill the prescription?
b) how many ml of the hydrocortisone injection would provide the correct amount of hydrocortisone?
c) how many grams of cold cream are required
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