Question

A physician writes a prescription for amoxicillin 20 mg for 110 pound female how many milligrams of drug per day with a patient be receiving

Answer 1

The patient will be receiving approximately 997.9064 milligrams of amoxicillin per day.

To calculate the amount of amoxicillin the patient will be receiving per day, we need to convert the patient's weight from pounds to kilograms, as dosages are often given in milligrams per kilogram.

1 pound is approximately 0.453592 kilograms.

`\[\text{Weight in kilograms} = 110 \text{ pounds} * 0.453592 \, \text{kg/pound}.\]`

`\[ \text{Weight in kilograms} \approx 49.89532 \, \text{kg}.\]`

Now, to find the daily dosage:

`\[ \text{Daily dosage} = \text{Prescribed dosage} * \text{Weight in kilograms}.\]`

`\[ \text{Daily dosage} = 20 \, \text{mg} * 49.89532 \, \text{kg}.\]`

`\[ \text{Daily dosage} \approx 997.9064 \, \text{mg}.\]`

Therefore, the patient will be receiving approximately 997.9064 milligrams of amoxicillin per day.