Question

a patient is prescribed clorazepate 7.5 mg by mouth four times a day. how many capsules should the patient receive for the entire day if the medication available is 3.75 mg/capsule?

4 capsules

6 capsules

8 capsules

12 capsules

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate daily dosage in mg

The patient takes 7.5 mg four times a day. So daily dosage is $7.5 \, \text{mg} \times 4 = 30 \, \text{mg}$.

Step2: Calculate number of capsules

Each capsule is 3.75 mg. Number of capsules = $\frac{\text{Daily dosage (mg)}}{\text{mg per capsule}} = \frac{30}{3.75} = 8$. Wait, no, wait, let's recalculate. Wait, 7.5 mg per dose, 4 times a day. So per dose, how many capsules? 7.5 mg per dose, each capsule 3.75 mg, so per dose: $7.5 \div 3.75 = 2$ capsules per dose. Then four times a day: $2 \times 4 = 8$? Wait, but the options have 8. Wait, maybe I made a mistake earlier. Wait, 7.5 mg per dose, 3.75 mg per capsule. So per dose: 7.5 / 3.75 = 2 capsules. Four times a day: 2 *4=8. So the correct answer is 8 capsules. Wait, but the initial selected option was 6, which is wrong. Let's do it again.

Wait, step1: daily total mg: 7.5 mg 4 =30 mg. Step2: capsules: 30 mg / 3.75 mg per capsule = 8. Yes, because 3.75 8=30. So the correct number is 8.

Answer:

8 capsules (Option: 8 capsules)