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question 16 (2.5 points)
a patient is prescribed percocet 2 tablets by mouth every 6 hours. how many mg of oxycodone and acetaminophen will the patient receive in one day if each tablet contains oxycodone 5 mg and acetaminophen 325 mg?
○ 40 mg oxycodone; 2600 mg acetaminophen
○ 20 mg oxycodone; 1950 mg acetaminophen
○ 30 mg oxycodone; 1300 mg acetaminophen
○ 30 mg oxycodone; 1950 mg acetaminophen

question 17 (2.5 points)
a patient is prescribed prozac 40 mg by mouth twice a day. how many tablets should the patient receive for the entire day if the medication available is 20 mg/tablet?
○ 1 tablet

Explanation:

Question 16

Step1: Calculate doses per 6 hours

For oxycodone: \(2 \text{ tablets} \times 5 \text{ mg/tablet} = 10 \text{ mg}\)
For acetaminophen: \(2 \text{ tablets} \times 325 \text{ mg/tablet} = 650 \text{ mg}\)

Step2: Find number of 6 - hour intervals in a day

A day has 24 hours, so \( \frac{24}{6}=4\) intervals.

Step3: Calculate daily doses

Oxycodone: \(10 \text{ mg/interval} \times 4 \text{ intervals} = 40 \text{ mg}\)
Acetaminophen: \(650 \text{ mg/interval} \times 4 \text{ intervals} = 2600 \text{ mg}\)

Step1: Calculate total daily mg of Prozac

Prescribed: \(40 \text{ mg} \times 2 = 80 \text{ mg/day}\)

Step2: Calculate number of tablets

Each tablet is 20 mg, so \( \frac{80 \text{ mg}}{20 \text{ mg/tablet}} = 4 \text{ tablets}\) (Note: The original option "1 tablet" seems incorrect; correct calculation gives 4 tablets. If we assume a typo and follow the problem: if "twice a day" with 40 mg total per dose? No, re - check: 40 mg twice a day is 80 mg. 20 mg per tablet: \(80\div20 = 4\). But if the options were miswritten, but based on calculation, it's 4. However, if we take the given options (assuming maybe a mistake in problem, but following calculation):

Wait, maybe the problem was "40 mg total per day"? No, "twice a day" means two doses. So 40 mg per dose, twice a day: 80 mg. 20 mg per tablet: 4 tablets. But the given option has "1 tablet" which is wrong. But if we proceed with calculation:

Answer:

40 mg oxycodone; 2600 mg acetaminophen

Question 17