Question

12. You need to administer 50 mg of oral Prednisone; on hand you have 20-mg

tablets. How many tablets do you need?
13. The physician has ordered 375 mg of an oral antibiotic for a young child. The
liquid suspension contains 75 mg/mL.
How much medication should you administer?

Answer 1

12. To administer 50 mg of oral prednisone using 20-mg tablets, you would need to give 2 and a half tablets.

13. To administer 375 mg of an oral antibiotic using a liquid suspension that contains 75 mg/ml, you would need to administer 5 ml of the suspension.

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