Order: Pepcid (famotidine) 20 mg IVPB q.12h. The label on the 4 mL vial reads 10 mg/mL. The manufacturer recommends adding the famotidine to 50 mL of D5W and infusing the medication over 60 minutes
At how many microdrops per minute will you set the IVPB solution to infuse? 1. 52 mcgtt/min
2. 20 mcgtt/min
3. 125 mcgtt/min
4. 50 mcgtt/min
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Global Rationale: 52 mL/h = 52 mcgtt/min.
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