34. Midazolam syrup 2 mg/mL needs to be repackaged into oral syringes each containing 10 mg. How many oral syringes can be prepared using 120 mL of this syrup?
Answer: C
24 oral syringes can be prepared using 120 mL of Midazolam syrup.
To determine how many oral syringes can be prepared, we first calculate the total amount of Midazolam in 120 mL of syrup. Since the syrup concentration is 2 mg/mL, the total amount of Midazolam is 240 mg. Each oral syringe contains 10 mg, so dividing 240 mg by 10 mg/syringe gives us 24 syringes.
A) 5
This option is incorrect because preparing only 5 oral syringes would require only 50 mg of Midazolam (5 syringes x 10 mg each), which is significantly less than the total available from 120 mL of syrup.
B) 12
This option is also incorrect. If 12 oral syringes were prepared, it would require 120 mg of Midazolam (12 syringes x 10 mg each), which is still lower than the 240 mg available from the 120 mL of syrup.
C) 24
This is the correct option. With 240 mg of Midazolam available in 120 mL of syrup, and each syringe containing 10 mg, the calculation confirms that 24 syringes (240 mg ÷ 10 mg/syringe) can be prepared.
D) 60
This option is incorrect. If 60 oral syringes were prepared, it would require 600 mg of Midazolam (60 syringes x 10 mg each), which far exceeds the 240 mg present in 120 mL of syrup.
Conclusion
The calculation confirms that 24 oral syringes can indeed be prepared from 120 mL of Midazolam syrup. This is derived from the total amount of Midazolam available and the dosage per syringe, which confirms that options A, B, and D do not meet the requirements based on the available syrup. Thus, option C is the only valid choice.