A pharmacist prepares 80 mL of an isotonic solution of 1.1 %w/v Lidocaine HCl (E-value 0.2). To prepare the solution, he dissolves Lidocaine HCl in purified water to make an isotonic solution. Then he dilutes the Lidocaine HCl solution with 0.9%w/v sterile sodium chloride to complete the formulation. How many milliliters of purified water is needed to make the formulation by this method?

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A pharmacist prepares 80 mL of an isotonic solution of 1.1 %w/v Lidocaine HCl (E-value 0.2). To prepare the solution, he dissolves Lidocaine HCl in purified water to make an isotonic solution. Then he dilutes the Lidocaine HCl solution with 0.9%w/v sterile sodium chloride to complete the formulation. How many milliliters of purified water is needed to make the formulation by this method?

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