Pharmacist Jeni needs to fill the prescription:   Rx        Lactic acid             Salicylic acid  aa.          1.5 g             Flexible collodion qs ad 15 mL             Signa: Apply one drop to wart twice a day.             Label: Wart remover. For external use only.    Lactic acid is available as a liquid containing 85 g of the acid in 100 g of solution (specific gravity of 1.21). Calculate the quantity of this solution, in milliliters, needed to fill the prescription?

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Pharmacist Jeni needs to fill the prescription:

 

Rx        Lactic acid

            Salicylic acid  aa.          1.5 g

            Flexible collodion qs ad 15 mL

           

Signa: Apply one drop to wart twice a day.

            Label: Wart remover. For external use only.

 

 Lactic acid is available as a liquid containing 85 g of the acid in 100 g of solution (specific gravity of 1.21). Calculate the quantity of this solution, in milliliters, needed to fill the prescription?

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