Question

HELP PLEASE

The physician has ordered your patient to take
doxycycline 100 mg BID for 7 days. She would like the patient to have a
dose before leaving the office. The medication label on the Doxycycline
in your office reads “Doxycycline 50 mg/capsule. How many pills would
you give the pt?

Answer 1

14 (or 2 immediately)

Explanation:

patient needs 100mg for 7 days

our pills are 50mg per pill, which x2 equal 100

patient needs 14 pills

Answer 2

Well wouldnt she take two pills since two pills is 100g?