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A prescription indicates that 1.25 grams of a given drug should be taken Twice a day. If the drug is available in 500 milligram tablets, how many tablets does it Will the patient take every 12 hours?
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A prescription indicates that 1.25 grams of a given drug should be taken

Twice a day. If the drug is available in 500 milligram tablets, how many tablets does it Will the patient take every 12 hours?

User Roland Rabien
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Ans=5 tablets.
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Convert grams to milligrams: 1.25g*1000=1250mg
1250mg/500mg*1 tab=2.5 tabs
How many tablets will the patient take every 12 hours: 24 hours/12 hours = 2
Therefore, every 12 hours the patient will take: 2.5*2= 5 tablets.
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