The physician orders 400,000 units of a medication to be given subcutaneously. Available: 250,000 units/mL.
Amount of drug to be drawn is

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To calculate the amount of drug to be drawn, we need to use a proportion.

250,000 units/mL = x units/0.4 mL

Cross-multiplying, we get:

250,000 x 0.4 = x units

Therefore, x = 100,000 units

Since we need 400,000 units, we will need to draw:

100,000 units/0.4 mL = 250,000 units/mL

400,000 units/250,000 units/mL = 1.6 mL

Therefore, the amount of drug to be drawn is 1.6 cc.

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