(b) How many grams are contained in the total prescription?
ANS: __________g
(19)
Per Capsule
M.D.R.
To Make Per
100.000 Capsules
Vitamin A
1.25 X MDR
4,000 USP units
_________kg
Vitamin D
1.25 X MDR
400 USP units
__________kg
Ascorbic Acid
2
X MDR
30 mg
__________kg
Thiamine
Mononitrate
3
X MDR
1 mg
__________g
Riboflavin
2 mg
__________g
Nicotinamide
20 mg
__________kg
Pantothenic Acid
5 mg
__________g
Pyridoxine HC1
300 mcg
__________g
Tocopherol
2 mg
__________ g
The vitamin A is supplied by oleovitamin A containing 50,000 units per gram.
The vitamin D is supplied by synthetic oleovitamin D containing 10,000 units per gram.
(MDR = Minimum Daily Requirement.) How much of each ingredient would be required
to make the 100,000 capsules? Place answers in the blanks above.
(20) How many grams of aspirin would be needed to make 500 aspirin
tablets if each tablet contains 325 mg of aspirin?
ANS: _____________grams
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