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A patient is prescribed furosemide 40 mg by mouth twice a day. How many tablets should the patient receive for the entire day if the medication available is 80 mg/tablet?
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A patient is prescribed furosemide 40 mg by mouth twice a day. How many tablets should the patient receive for the entire day if the medication available is 80 mg/tablet?

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My answer is 1 tablet daily!

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If the patient is prescribed furosemide 40mg by mouth twice a day and 80mg is the only one available then you would use one tablet and cut it in half for one dose and use the other half for the other dose.

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