How many grams of silver nitrate are needed to compound the…

How many grams of silver nitrate are needed to compound the following prescription? (E value for proparacaine hydrochloride is 0.18, i factor is 1.8 and MW is 331; E value for pilocarpine nitrate is 0.24, i factor is 1.8 and MW is 245; E value for silver nitrate is 0.34, i factor is 1.8 and MW is 170; for sodium chloride, the i factor is 1.8 and MW is 58.5)      RX:     Proparacaine hydrochloride      0.25%                 Pilocarpine hydrochloride        1:50                  Silver nitrate                       qs                 Purified water                      ad     45 mL                 Make isoton. Sol.                 Sig. Use as directed

Jenny is a 33 year old female weighing 128 lb and measuring…

Jenny is a 33 year old female weighing 128 lb and measuring 5’6” in height who has been prescribed methotrexate for cancer as follows:                                    RX: Methotrexate 250 mg/m2 IV D1, 8, 15                                           Treatment Cycle: 21 d The pharmacist adds the calculated dose of methotrexate to a 250 mL bag of NS. What rate of flow in gtt/min should the pharmacist instruct the nurse to set the infusion if methotrexate should be delivered at 60 mg/hr and the infusion set delivers 15 gtt/mL?