Question

A patient is ordered 25 mg/kg/day of a drug that comes in 250 mg tablets. The patient weighs 90 kg. The dose is to be divided into 3 daily doses and the patient is to take the medications for 15 days. How many tablets should be dispensed? DO NOT include units

Answer 1

135

Explanation:

Since the dose ordered is 25mg/kg/day, and the patients weight is 90kg, the daily dose is:

25mg/kg/day * 90kg = 2250mg/day divided by the 250mg cnained in each tablet, we get:

2250mg/day / 250mg/tablet = 9 tablets/day

For the total 15days of medical treatment, the amount of tablets will be:

9 tablets/day * 15 days = 135 tablets