Test your titration math skills here

[[Fe...]]

Word problem:

 

Billy is titrating off of a .75mg dose of clonazepam. His "Dr." has prescribed him .5mg tabs. In 2 weeks he will be pouring off .25mg of of  clonazepam suspension to obtain the desired dose of .5mg. . To save pills Billy wants to dissolve only .5mg of clonazepam rather than .75 in his daily titration. How much liquid does Billy use to dissolve .5mg clonazepam so he is reducing be the same amount when dissolving .75mgs in 100 mls liquid?

[[Fe...]]

.75 / 100  =  .0075mg per ml

 

 

.5mg tab  / .0075mg per ml = 66.6 mls

 

so .5mg dissolved in 67 mls liquid will give close to .0075 mg per ml.

 

 

Can anyone confirm this?

[[Fl...]]

First, Billy might be tapering too fast if he's going to reduce from .75 to .5 in two weeks. 

 

It would be easier to use two .5 tables and add 100 ml of liquid.

 

That gives him a ratio of 1:100 or for every one ml of liquid he will have .01 mg of K.

 

This would give him two doses of .5. Draw up the first dose into a syringe and consume, then the next dose would be a simple drinking of the jar of liquid for a dose of .5.

[[Fe...]]

Thanks Flip but it was a theoretical question for fun.

 

I was just wondering if I had done my math right. 

[[sp...]]

Reduce the water by whatever amount Billy wants, and reduce the titration amount proportionally.

 

If you care about having the exact same concentration, then, yes your math is right.

[[pa...]]

Glad I didn't have to do the tritration for my hubby.. with stress then, and my brain still fried.. it was like reading algrebra..  and I'm in second grade! :D :laugh: