Calculate the amount you will prepare for each dose. A prescriber orders 400 mg IV erythromycin. It is available in a vial of powdered erythromycin. The label states "constitute to 100 mg/mL with 4.8 mL of sterile water for injection." How many milliliters should be given?
What will be an ideal response?
4 mL
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