Question

Doctor's Order: Synthroid 75 mcg po daily; Available: Synthroid 0.15 mg tab (scored). How many tab will you administer?

a) 1 tablet
b) .5 tablet
c) 2 tablets
d) 1.5 tablets

Answer 1

To calculate the number of tablets needed for the daily dosage of Synthroid 75 mcg, convert the dosage to the same unit as the available tablets. Divide the daily dosage by the strength of the tablet to obtain the number of tablets needed. In this case, the answer is 0.5 tablets.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of tablets needed for the daily dosage of Synthroid 75 mcg, we need to convert the dosage to the same unit as the available tablets. Both the daily dosage and the tablet strength need to be in the same unit (mcg or mg). Since 1 mg is equal to 1000 mcg, we can convert the daily dosage to mg by dividing 75 mcg by 1000, which gives us 0.075 mg. Now, we can calculate the number of tablets needed by dividing the daily dosage by the strength of the tablet. Using the available Synthroid 0.15 mg tablets, we divide 0.075 mg by 0.15 mg, which equals 0.5 tablets. Therefore, you would administer 0.5 tablet for the doctor's order.