A patient diagnosed with Paget disease has been prescribed pamidronate 90 mg over 3 days. Medication instructions state to mix 30 mg of the drug in 500 mL NS and administer over 4 hours. This administration should be repeated for 3 days for a total of 90 mg of drug. At what IV rate, in mL/hr, should the nurse run this infusion? Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
125 mL/hr
Pamidronate (Aredia) is among the primary treatments for severe Paget disease for inhibiting bone reabsorption. Pamidronate is given as an intravenous infusion for three successive days. The nurse would determine the rate to deliver the medication by dividing the total amount of fluid by 4 hours or 500 mL/4 hr = 125 mL/hr.
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