Given: Compute the amount of medication you will give to administer one dose of the following medication orders. Assume all tablets are scored, when necessary. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors.
-$\begin{array}{llcc}
\text {Order: }&\text {hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg p.o. b.i. d}\
\text {Supply: }&\text {hydrochlorothiazide 100 mg tablets}\
\text {Give: }&\underline {\quad\quad\quad\quad }\text {tab ( s )}\
\end{array}$

Question

Given: Compute the amount of medication you will give to administer one dose of the following medication orders. Assume all tablets are scored, when necessary. The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors.
-$\begin{array}{llcc}
\text {Order: }&\text {hydrochlorothiazide 50  mg p.o. b.i. d}\
\text {Supply: }&\text {hydrochlorothiazide  100 mg tablets}\
\text {Give: }&\underline {\quad\quad\quad\quad }\text {tab ( s )}\
\end{array}$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer is

\begin{array} { l } \frac { 50 \mathrm { mg } } { x } = \frac { 100 \mathrm { mg } } { 1 t a b } \100 \mathrm { x } = 50 \\frac { 100 x } { 100 } = \frac { 50 } { 100 } \\mathrm { x } = 0.5 \mathrm { tab }\end{array}

Given: Compute the Amount of Medication You Will Give to Administer