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PHCL 111 Assignment 6 (Dilution & Concentration)

This document provides instructions for solving 5 pharmaceutical calculation problems involving dilution and concentration. Students are asked to show their work, box their final answers, and round to 2 decimal places. The problems involve calculating new concentrations after dilution, determining the final concentration after adding an ingredient, and calculating the amount of one solution needed to achieve a target concentration when mixed with another solution.

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PHCL 111 Assignment 6 (Dilution & Concentration)

This document provides instructions for solving 5 pharmaceutical calculation problems involving dilution and concentration. Students are asked to show their work, box their final answers, and round to 2 decimal places. The problems involve calculating new concentrations after dilution, determining the final concentration after adding an ingredient, and calculating the amount of one solution needed to achieve a target concentration when mixed with another solution.

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OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

College of Pharmacy

PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS
(PHCL 111)

ASSIGNMENT NO. 6: DILUTION & CONCENTRATION

INSTRUCTIONS:

SOLVE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS.  SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION &
THE CANCELLATION OF THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT.  BOX AND HIGHLIGHT YOUR
FINAL ANSWER.  LABEL YOUR FINAL ANSWER.   OBSERVE THE CORRECT WAY OF
COMPUTING.  ROUND-OFF YOUR FINAL ANSWER TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES.

Name
Section

No. QUESTIONS
1 If 250 mL of a 1:800 (v/v) solution were diluted to 1000 mL, what would be the ratio
strength (v/v)?(5pts.)

Solution:

2 If a pharmacist added 12 g of azelaic acid to 50 g of an ointment containing 15% azelaic


acid, what would be the final concentration of azelaic acid in the ointment?(5 pts.)

Solution:
3 If 400 mL of a 20% w/v solution were diluted to 2 liters, what would be the
percentage strength (w/v)? (5 pts.)

Solution:
4 BACTROBAN ointment contains 2% mupirocin. How many grams of a polyethylene
glycol ointment base must be mixed with the contents of a 22-g tube of the
BACTROBAN ointment to prepare one having a concentration of 5mg/g? (5 pts.)

Solution:
5 How many grams of an8%w/w progesterone gel must be mixed with 1.45 g of a single-
use 4% w/w progesterone gel to achieve a gel of 5.5% w/w strength? (5 pts.)

Solution:

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