Ordered: SoluMedrol 100 mg IM q8h
Available: Vial 1 ml in size labeled 125 mg SoluMedrol/3 ml
How many ml will you administer?
What size syringe is best to administer this dose?
Ratio-proportion method:
100 mg : x = 125 mg : 3 ml
125 x = 300
x = 300 ¸ 125
x = 2.4 ml
You would need to use a 3 ml syringe. A 5 ml syringe would not give
you the decimal point.
