The medication is available in vials of 1 million units50ml


A patient is to receive 2 million units of penicillin G potassium per day, every 6 hours in IV piggyback doses. The medication is available in vials of 1 million units/50mL, and each dose needs to be mixed in 50mL of D5W. How many mL will the nurse draw up for each IV piggyback does?

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