Oral Medication Dose Calculations

A doctor prescribes 500 mg of a medication to be taken twice a day. If the medication is available in 250 mg tablets, how many tablets should the patient take per dose?

• 1 tablet

• 2 tablets

• 3 tablets

• 4 tablets

A patient needs to take 1500 mg of a medication daily, divided into three equal doses. How much medication should the patient take per dose?

• 250 mg

• 400 mg

• 500 mg

• 600 mg

A medication is prescribed at a dose of 10 mg/kg. If a patient weighs 70 kg, what is the total dose required?

• 500 mg

• 600 mg

• 700 mg

• 800 mg

A liquid medication is prescribed at 5 mL per dose. If the concentration of the medication is 100 mg/mL, how many milligrams of medication does the patient receive per dose?

• 200 mg

• 300 mg

• 400 mg

• 500 mg

A patient is prescribed 0.5 g of a medication. If the medication is available in 250 mg tablets, how many tablets should the patient take?

• 1 tablet

• 2 tablets

• 3 tablets

• 4 tablets