Questions: The provider has ordered 50 mcg / day PO divided into 2 doses. You have available 0.025 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer per dose?

Solution Steps

To solve this problem, we need to follow these steps:

1. Convert the total daily dose from micrograms (mcg) to milligrams (mg).
2. Determine the dose per administration by dividing the total daily dose by the number of doses per day.
3. Calculate the number of tablets needed per dose by dividing the dose per administration by the strength of each tablet.

The total daily dose is given as \(50 \, \mathrm{mcg}\). To convert this to milligrams (mg), we use the conversion factor \(1 \, \mathrm{mg} = 1000 \, \mathrm{mcg}\).

\[ \text{Total daily dose in mg} = \frac{50 \, \mathrm{mcg}}{1000} = 0.050 \, \mathrm{mg} \]

The total daily dose is divided into 2 doses. Therefore, the dose per administration is:

\[ \text{Dose per administration} = \frac{0.050 \, \mathrm{mg}}{2} = 0.025 \, \mathrm{mg} \]

Each tablet has a strength of \(0.025 \, \mathrm{mg}\). To find the number of tablets needed per dose, we divide the dose per administration by the strength of each tablet:

\[ \text{Tablets per dose} = \frac{0.025 \, \mathrm{mg}}{0.025 \, \mathrm{mg}} = 1.0 \]

Final Answer