Question

Ordered: Synthroid 0.15 mg PO daily Used with permission of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation. How many tablets do you give? \( 1 / 2 \) tablet \( 1 \frac{1}{1 / 2} \) tablets 2 tablets

Answer 1

To provide the prescribed 0.15 mg dose of Synthroid, assuming the tablets available are 0.075 mg each, the patient should be given 2 tablets.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many tablets of Synthroid (levothyroxine) you should give for a dose of 0.15 mg, you must know the strength of each tablet available.

Assuming the strength of the tablets available is the common dosage strength of 0.075 mg (75 µg) per tablet, you would need to determine how many of these tablets equal the prescribed dose of 0.15 mg.

The calculation is as follows: 0.15 mg divided by 0.075 mg per tablet equals 2 tablets.

Therefore, you would give 2 tablets to the patient to meet the prescribed 0.15 mg dose.