Weekly Dose Calculation
3. Calculate how many tablets for the weekly dose for each of the prescriptions below:
Order: Ibuprofen 200 mg po tid for 7 days
How many total tablets will the patient take over 7 days?
Give:
3
Order: alprazolam 2 mg take 1 tab po bid for 7 days
How many total tablets will the patient take over 7 days?
Give:
Order: Tramadol Hydrochloride 10 mg take 1 tab po qid ac for 7 days
How many total tablets will the patient take over 7 days?
Give:

Respuesta :

Weekly doses are estimated by calculating the tablets from a dose of a single day. The number of tablets of Ibuprofen, alprazolam, and Tramadol Hydrochloride is taken weekly as 21, 14, and 28 respectively.

What is bid, tid, and qid?

Bid, tid, and qid are the medical dosage prescription terms that denote the number of times the tablets are taken in a day. Bid means twice a day, tid means thrice a day and qid mean four times a day.

  • Number of 200 mg Ibuprofen for 7 days:

7 × 3 = 21 tablets

  • Number of 2 mg alprazolam for 7 days:

7 × 2 = 14 tablets

  • Number of 10 mg Tramadol Hydrochloride for 7 days:

7 × 4 = 28 tablets

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