Strengths expressed as units, Insulin preparations

A 81 year old female, who weighs 50kg, has been prescribed heparin at the dose of 150 units/kg every 12 hours.

Calculate the total amount of heparin, in units, the patient will receive per day?

15000 units

A 70-year-old female, weighing 60 kg, has been prescribed heparin at a dose of 100 units/kg every 8 hours for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.

Due to mild renal impairment, her dose must be reduced by 15%.

Calculate the adjusted dose of heparin, in units, that the patient should receive per dose.

5100 units

A 24 year old diabetic patient injects Novomix 30 for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.

They inject 25 units in the morning and 35 units in the evening.

The patient inject themselves using a refillable cartridge pen.

Novomix is available as 3mL prefilled cartridges containing 100 units/mL.

Given that each cartridge must provide a whole dose to the patient, calculate the quantity of cartridges needed for a 2 month supply. (Assume 1 month = 28 days)

12 cartridges

A 72 year old diabetic patient injects Novorapid for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.

They inject 5 units with breakfast, 5 units with lunch and 10 units in the evening. The patient inject themselves using a refillable cartridge pen.

The patient has been prescribed 1 box of 5 x 3mL prefilled cartridges containing 100 units/mL. Novorapid cartridges

Given that each cartridge must provide a whole dose to the patient, calculate how many days this will last for the patient.

75 days