5th March 2024

A 23-year-old female is on the acute psychiatric ward for troubling symptoms in the community associated with diagnosed bipolar disorder.

A 23-year-old female is on the acute psychiatric ward for troubling symptoms in the community associated with diagnosed bipolar disorder. She is currently in a state of mania, and it is decided she should be given a dose of 10mg dose of IM aripiprazole to control this. It is currently available in a 1:500 solution. 

Please prescribe the correct volume of solution for the aripiprazole injection.