The prescriber orders methylprednisolone 30 mg IM BID for 5 days. The pharmacy supplies the medication with the following label. How many milliliters will the nurse administer at each dose? Hint: remember to round to the nearest hundredth for all parenteral doses under 1 mL and to the tenth for all doses over 1 mL For IM, intrasynovial and soft tissue injection only. NOT for IV use. DOSAGE AND USE: See accompanying prescribing information. Shake well immediately before using. Distributed by Pharmacia & Iniohn Co NDC 0009-3475-01 1 mL Single-Dose Vial Depo-Medrol® (methylprednisolone acetate injectable suspension, USP) 90 n

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The prescriber orders methylprednisolone 30 mg IM BID for 5 days. The pharmacy supplies the medication with the following label.
How many milliliters will the nurse administer at each dose? Hint: remember to round to the nearest hundredth for all parenteral doses under 1 mL and to the
tenth for all doses over 1 mL
For IM, intrasynovial and
soft tissue injection only.
NOT for IV use.
DOSAGE AND USE: See
accompanying prescribing
information. Shake well
immediately before using.
Distributed by
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co
Division of Pfizer Inc
New York, NY 10017
NDC 0009-3475-01
1 mL Single-Dose Vial
Depo-Medrol
(methylprednisolone
acetate injectable
suspension, USP)
80 mg/mL
Rx only
Transcribed Image Text:The prescriber orders methylprednisolone 30 mg IM BID for 5 days. The pharmacy supplies the medication with the following label. How many milliliters will the nurse administer at each dose? Hint: remember to round to the nearest hundredth for all parenteral doses under 1 mL and to the tenth for all doses over 1 mL For IM, intrasynovial and soft tissue injection only. NOT for IV use. DOSAGE AND USE: See accompanying prescribing information. Shake well immediately before using. Distributed by Pharmacia & Upjohn Co Division of Pfizer Inc New York, NY 10017 NDC 0009-3475-01 1 mL Single-Dose Vial Depo-Medrol (methylprednisolone acetate injectable suspension, USP) 80 mg/mL Rx only
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