Question
Posted on: July 7 2016Ammonium nitrate needed preparation of out of trade
A magistal preparation is prescribed for flushing a bladder probe: Ammonium nitrate 45g, mint spiritus 3%, purified water up to 300g. Ammonium nitrate is out of trade. Ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium acetate and ammonium sulfate are still available. Can an alternative be found for this preparation and in which dosage?
Answer
The comparison point is the pH of the solution
For ammonium nitrate = 5.43; for ammonium acetate = 7; for ammonium sulfate 5.5
So.....................
The amount of simply converting on the basis of molecular masses. I hope the converted quantity dissolves in the amount of water available.