A physician orders regular insulin 55 units qam and 35 units qpm for a person with diabetes. The vial of insulin contains 10 mL of 100-unit regular insulin.
a. How many vials of medication are needed for a month’s supply?
b. How many packages of insulin syringes (10 per package) are needed?
c. If NPH insulin 25 units qam are added to the order, how many vials of that medication are
needed for a month’s supply?
d. If both types of insulin are combined in one syringe, how many units should be in the syringe
every morning?