Posted: December 28th, 2017

– Mr. Ahmed has just been admitted to your floor with onset of disruptive behavior due to unknown cause. He is prescribed haloperidol 2.5 mg intramuscularly now. The pharmacy dispenses haloperidol for injection in the form of 5 mg/mL. How much medication do you draw up to give to Mr. Ahmed?

– Mr. Ahmed has just been admitted to your floor with onset of disruptive
behavior due to unknown cause. He is prescribed haloperidol 2.5 mg
intramuscularly now. The pharmacy dispenses haloperidol for injection in the form
of 5 mg/mL. How much medication do you draw up to give to Mr. Ahmed?
a) 2 mL. b) 5 mL.
C) 0.5 mL. d)12.5mL.