Question

question 4 (mandatory) (2 points) a physician orders amoxicillin 500mg by mouth every 8 hours for a patient to treat bronchitis. the pharmacy has available 250 mg tablets. how many tablets will you dispense for a 10 - day supply?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate tablets per dose

The patient needs 500mg per dose and each tablet is 250mg. So, the number of tablets per dose is $\frac{500}{250}$.
$\frac{500}{250}=2$

Step2: Calculate tablets per day

The dose is given every 8 hours. There are 24 hours in a day, so the number of doses per day is $\frac{24}{8}=3$. Since there are 2 tablets per dose, the number of tablets per day is $2\times3 = 6$.

Step3: Calculate tablets for 10 - day supply

If there are 6 tablets per day, for a 10 - day supply, the number of tablets is $6\times10$.
$6\times10 = 60$

Answer:

60