A patient being hospitalized for an unrelated illness is showing signs of mild, but increasing, anxiety. The physician has prescribed Alprazolam 0.5 mg tid. Alprazolam 2 mg tablets are available, and the package insert is shown here. According to the package insert, what should you administer to the patient for the first dose?

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The prescribed dose is 0.5 mg, and 2 mg scored tablets are available; 0.5 mg is one-fourth of 2 mg, and the tablets are scored in fourths, so you would administer one quarter of a tablet to the patient.

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