Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer methadone 2.5 mg PO every 8 h. Available is methadone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per day? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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Correct Answer:
1.5
Rationale:
💙The order is 2.5 mg PO every 8 hours → total daily dose = 7.5 mg/day.
💙Available: 5 mg per tablet.
💙Calculation: 7.5÷5=1.57.5 ÷ 5 = 1.57.5÷5=1.5 tablets daily.
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PHR 110 Pharmacology- Drug calculation Quiz 3
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- Subcategory: General Exams
- Domain: 🚑Pharmacology
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