Question

pine hills community health center 80 2nd street, pine hills, pa 29522 (555) 555 - 3821 patient name eric gilbert address phone rx prednisone 12.5 mg bid refills: 0 physicians signature martin harris, m.d printed name martin harris date 4/1/20xx physicians dea # ab1234567 - 02 drag values from the answer bank to calculate the amount of medication to dispense to the patient per dose. 1 1/2 1/4 12.5 2 25 50 tablets = mg / mg × tablets

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the prescribed dose and tablet strength

The prescription is for prednisone 12.5 mg bid (twice - a - day). The tablets available are 25 mg each.

Step2: Set up the proportion for calculation

Let $x$ be the number of tablets per dose. We know that the ratio of the prescribed dose to the tablet strength should give us the number of tablets. So $x=\frac{12.5}{25}$.

Step3: Calculate the number of tablets

$x = \frac{12.5}{25}= \frac{1}{2}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$