60. Midazolam syrup 2 mg/mL needs to be repackaged into oral syringes, each containing 5 mL. If there is a 120 mL bottle, how many syringes can be filled?
Answer: C
24 syringes can be filled.
To determine how many syringes can be filled with the midazolam syrup, we divide the total volume of the syrup by the volume of each syringe. With a 120 mL bottle and each syringe containing 5 mL, we can fill 24 syringes.
A) 5
This option is incorrect because if only 5 syringes were filled, that would require only 25 mL of the syrup (5 mL per syringe), which is significantly less than the total available volume of 120 mL.
B) 12
This option is also incorrect. Filling 12 syringes would require a total of 60 mL (12 syringes x 5 mL each), which is still below the total volume of 120 mL but does not utilize the full amount available.
C) 24
This option is correct. By calculating the total number of syringes that can be filled, we find that 120 mL divided by 5 mL per syringe equals 24 syringes, which efficiently uses the entire volume of the syrup.
D) 60
This option is incorrect. If 60 syringes were filled, that would require a total of 300 mL (60 syringes x 5 mL each), which exceeds the available volume of 120 mL.
Conclusion
The calculation shows that 24 syringes can be filled with the midazolam syrup, making option C the definitive answer. All other options either underutilize the available syrup or exceed the total volume, confirming that they are incorrect.