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. The hospital pharmacy delivers meds to the floor once per day, in the early morning. According to the package insert, how many Alprazolam tablets will be needed for this patient today if the first dose is given at 0800?

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The patient is to receive one quarter of a tablet three times daily. If the first dose is given in the morning, three doses will be needed today. The 2 mg tablets are scored for division into fourths, so the patient will receive a total of three-quarters of a tablet today.

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