Order: Claforan (cefotaxime sodium) 750 mg IM q.8h. The directions on the package insert state: "For IM or IV administration reconstitution of the 1g vial with 3 mL yields 300 mg/mL." How many milliliters will you administer?
1. 2.5 mL
2. 0.4 mL
3. 4 mL
4. .025 mL
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