The order reads Protonix 8mghr IV over 60 minutes On hand yo

The order reads Protonix 8mg/hr IV over 60 minutes. On hand you have a 40mg granuie packet to be mixed in 50 cc NS. Your IV tubing delivers 10gtts/min. How much will you set the pump to deliver cc/hr

Solution

1) 40mg/50ml = 4mg/5ml = 8mg/10ml. Set the pump at 10ml/hr. Remember 1ml = 1cc.
40mg/50ml = 8mg/Xml ...

Solve for Xml

(8 mg / 1 hr) * ( 50 cc / 40 mg)
= 400 ml / 40 hr = 10 ml / hr

and you get 10ml