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You receive an order for Amoxicillin 250 mg q8h for 7 days. Calculate how many mg the patient receives in daily? Question 3 options: 750 mg 5250 mg 500 mg 2000 mg

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Answer:

750 mg Amoxicillin daily

Step-by-step explanation:

The order is q8h which means every eight hours. There are 24 hours in one day, so we divide 24 hours by the 8-hour dose frequency to determine how many doses are administered daily.

24 / 8 = 3

Three (3) doses are given daily, each at a quantity of 250 mg.

So to find the daily dose, we multiply this 250 mg by the 3 doses daily to find to total amount of medication administered.

250 x 3 = 750

Therefore, the patient is to received 750 mg total amoxicillin daily for the duration of 7 days per provider order.

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