Question: An Adult Patient Has Been Prescribed Meropenem, As An Intravenous Infusion, For The Treatment Of Hospital-acquired Septicaemia At A Dose Of 1 Gram Every 8 Hours. Consider The Following Information: Vial Size = Meropenem 1-gram Vial Displacement Value For 1-gram Vial = 0.9 ML Administration: Reconstitute With Water For Injection (using Appropriate Displacement…

An adult patient has been prescribed Meropenem, as an intravenous infusion, for the treatment of hospital-acquired septicaemia at a dose of 1 gram every 8 hours. Consider the following information: Vial size = Meropenem 1-gram vial Displacement value for 1-gram vial = 0.9 mL Administration: Reconstitute with water for injection (using appropriate displacement values) to give 20mg in 1ml: IV injection, give over at least 5 minutes, dilute if required with glucose 5% or sodium chloride 0.9% and give immediately. IV infusion, dilute as above and give over 15-30 minutes. b) What volume (in millilitres) of water for injection do you need to add in order to reconstitute a single meropenem 1-gram vial? (3 marks)