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Using the Drug Calculator

Drug mixtures for intravenous (IV) drug infusions combine information on drug dose, rate, amount, volume, concentration, and standardized rate. The Drug Calculator helps you to manage infusions by calculating one of these values at a time.

Term

Definition

Units

 

 

 

Dose

total quantity of drug to be delivered to the

amount units per time or per kg/

 

patient over time

time, if the drug is weight-dependent

Rate

volume of the mixture to be delivered to the

ml/hour

 

patient over time

 

Amount

amount of drug to be added to diluent to

ng, mcg*, mg, g, mUnit, Unit, where

 

make up a mixture

g stands for gram

Volume

quantity of mixture of diluent and drug

ml

 

 

 

Concentration

ratio of the amount of drug to the solution

amount units per ml

 

volume

 

Standardized

1ml volume of the mixture to be delivered to

ml/hr

Rate

the patient per hour

 

 

 

 

*Be aware that your hospital may use either ‘∝g’ or ‘mcg’ as an abbreviation for microgram. These abbreviations are equivalent.

WARNING Before you administer any drug, always check that the correct calculation units and patient category are selected. Consult your pharmacy if you have questions.

Decisions on the choice and dosage of drugs administered to patients must always be made by the physician in charge. The Drug Calculator performs calculations based on the values input during use, it does not check the plausibility of the calculations performed.

Accessing the Drug Calculator

To access the Drug Calculator, select Main Setup -> Calculations ->

Drug Calculator, or select the Drug Calculator SmartKey, if configured.

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Philips MP60/70/80/90, MP20/30, MP40/50 manual Using the Drug Calculator, Accessing the Drug Calculator

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