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What amount fluid will you need to reconstitute with mefoxin (cefoxitin) 1.75 grams?

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Dr. Mazen Kherallah answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

17.5 mL: Cefoxitin should be constituted to 1 gram/10 mL with Sterile Water for Injection, 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, or 5 percent Dextrose Injection for injection, maintains satisfactory potency for 6 hours at room temperature

Answered 6/12/2017

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