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A patient has been prescribed 200 micrograms of misoprostol to be taken 4 times a day orally for the prevention of gastric ulcers. the drug is available in 100 microgram tablets. how many tablets should
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A patient has been prescribed 200 micrograms of misoprostol to be taken 4 times a day orally for the prevention of gastric ulcers. the drug is available in 100 microgram tablets. how many tablets should the nurse administer to the patient each time

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The nurse should give the patient two tablet of misoprostol each time.

Since a tablet consist of 100mcg misoprostol, 200mcg would be 200mcg/100mcg= 2 tablet.
Taken 4 times a day mean that the patient should take the drug every: 24hours/4= 6 hours.
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