Leonard presents with symptoms of hyperlipidemia and is prescribed simvastatin.Simvastatin is available as 20-mg tablets.If the duration of the treatment is 7 weeks and the daily dosage is 40 mg,calculate the total number of tablets required for the duration of the treatment.

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Calculate the number of tablets required per day by dividing the daily dose by the dose per tablet (40 mg / 20mg/tablet = 2 tablets). Multiply the number of weeks by the number of days per week to identify the total number of days (7 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 7 = 49 days). To calculate the total number of tablets, multiply the total number of days by the number of tablets per day (49 days F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 2 tablets/day = 98 tablets).

Leonard Presents with Symptoms of Hyperlipidemia and Is Prescribed Simvastatin