Question

pine hills community health center 80 2nd street, pine hills, pa 29522 (555) 555 - 3821 patient name eric gilbert address phone r prednisone 12.5 mg bid refills 0 physicians signature martin harris, m.d. printed name martin harris date 4/19/20xx physicians dea ab 1234567 - 012 prednisone tablets usp 25 mg 100 tablets drag values from the answer bank to calculate the amount of medication to dispense to the patient per dose 1 1/2 1/4 125 2 25 50 blank tablets = blank mg / blank mg × blank tablets

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the required and available doses

The prescribed dose per administration (per dose) is 12.5 mg, and each tablet contains 25 mg of prednisone.

Step2: Set up the formula for the number of tablets

The formula to find the number of tablets per dose is \(\text{Number of tablets} = \frac{\text{Prescribed dose (mg)}}{\text{Strength per tablet (mg)}} \times \text{Tablet conversion factor (if any)}\). Here, the prescribed dose is 12.5 mg, the strength per tablet is 25 mg, and the tablet conversion factor (for 1 tablet) is 1. So we have \(\text{Number of tablets} = \frac{12.5}{25} \times 1\).

Step3: Calculate the number of tablets

\(\frac{12.5}{25}= 0.5=\frac{1}{2}\). So \(\frac{12.5}{25}\times1=\frac{1}{2}\).

Answer:

The number of tablets per dose is \(\frac{1}{2}\) (or 0.5). So filling in the blanks: \(\frac{1}{2}\) tablets \(=\frac{12.5\space mg}{25\space mg}\times1\) tablets.