Calculating Folic Acid Dosage in a Syringe

How many ml of folic acid 5mg/ml must be drawn up into a syringe to equal 3mg?

Folic acid is 5mg/ml, so for every 1 mg is 1/5 ml. Therefore, 3 mg is 3/5 ml = 0.6 ml. Folic acid is generally used to treat or prevent folic acid deficiency by providing folic acid medication. It is needed by the body to manufacture red blood cells, a B-complex vitamin that is necessary for RBC production. A deficiency of folic acid causes certain types of anemia (low red blood cell count).

How to make a syringe solution?

In the solution for the folic acid 5mg/ml, it contributes 1/5 ml in 1mg. Fill one ml of the syringe to the top of the plunger by filling a 3 mL syringe with medicine until the top of the plunger is at 2.8 ml.

For every 1 mg of folic acid, 1/5 ml must be drawn up into a syringe. Therefore, to equal 3mg, 0.6 ml must be drawn up into a syringe.

How do you calculate the amount of folic acid in a syringe for a 3mg dose?

To calculate the amount of folic acid in a syringe for a 3mg dose, you can use the formula where folic acid is 5mg/ml. For every 1 mg of folic acid, 1/5 ml must be drawn up into a syringe. Therefore, for a 3mg dose, 0.6 ml of folic acid must be drawn up into the syringe.