Medication question urgent ish....

[Eeneymush]

I've been given a question and i haven't the faintests, 'If a person is prescribed 20 mg of a liquid medication and the label says the liquid contains 5mg in 5 ml, w should you give?'

I would like to understand the question please, not just the answer if anyone can explain in simple terms...

Thanks

[Ellipsis]

5ml is a teaspoon. So you get 5mg in each teaspoon.

You want to give 20mg, so that's 20ml or four teaspoons.

[Kiki-frog]

I agree with Ellipsis. You need to give 4 times the 5ml dose to bring it up to 20mg

[ojread2]

use a proper teaspoon measure or medicine spoon

[woofgang]

Just so we know, what bit of it did you not understand? No intention to offend here but in case we have missed a problem that you have spotted.

[abstibus]

The pharmacy can give you a proper measuring cup if you are worried about giving the correct dosage.

[wildwood]

The prescription is for 20mg. The labels informs you that 5ml contains 5mg of the medicine, so you don't need special scales to weigh such a minute amount as 20mg, and you can take the total in a liquid form of 20ml in a medicine cup or 4 teaspoons as above.

[jomifl]

The question is ambiguous. If the person is prescribed 20mg of the medication then giving 20ml would be about 1000 times too much. If the prescription is for 20mg of the substance in solution then the above answers would be correct.

[murraymints]

you should consult pharmacist if in ANY doubts !!!

[factor-fiction]

I think he/she is training to be a pharmacist/nurse, murraymints

[Eeneymush]

Oh I see, simple as that,......................
the question asked appeared to suggest there might need to be some calculation involved, thanks so much for your brilliant answers, simple ,