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A physician orders 83 milligrams of a drug. It is available in 20.75-milligrams tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

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Since each tablet contains 20.75 miligrams of the drug, we have:


(83)/(20.75)=4

therefore, the nurse should administer 4 tablets

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