Question

Sarah has been given the following physician order: Give antibiotic 1 gram orally now. The drug that is available is a 250mg per capsule antibiotic. How many capsules should the patient receive?

a.0.125
b.0.25
c.2
d.4

Answer 1

To administer 1 gram of an antibiotic from 250mg capsules, Sarah should receive 4 capsules.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires the calculation of the number of antibiotic capsules that should be administered based on the physician's order and the dosage available per capsule. Sarah has been ordered to take 1 gram of an antibiotic, and the available drug comes in 250mg capsules. To find out how many capsules are needed, we divide the total dosage needed in milligrams by the amount available per capsule.

First, we convert 1 gram to milligrams: 1 gram = 1000 mg. Then we divide this by the strength of each capsule:

1000 mg ÷ 250 mg/capsule = 4 capsules

Therefore, Sarah should receive 4 capsules of the antibiotic.