The hospital pharmacy receives an order for morphine sulfate 1/4gr IM stat.  The concentration of hand is 10mg/mL,  How many mL is needed for the dose?

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The hospital pharmacy receives an order for morphine sulfate 1/4gr IM stat.  The concentration of hand is 10mg/mL,  How many mL is needed for the dose?

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Morphine Sulfate: 

A prescription drug called morphine sulphate is used to treat the signs and symptoms of both acute pain and chronic, severe pain. You can take morphine sulphate by itself or in combination with other drugs.

Opioid analgesics are a class of medications that includes morphine sulphate.

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