a patient presents a prescription to the pharmacy:take 1/4 oz of Motrin suspension 4 times a day for 5 days...
1.if the stock bottle contains 6 oz how many doses are in a bottle?
2.how many doses will the patient take in five days?
6oz/bottle ÷ (1/4 oz/dose) = 24 doses/bottle
4 doses/day * 5 days = 20 doses
To answer these questions, we need to calculate the number of doses in the stock bottle and the number of doses the patient will take in five days.
1. To calculate the number of doses in a bottle, we need to find how many 1/4 oz doses we can make from a 6 oz bottle.
First, let's convert the 1/4 oz dose to ounces. Since there are 4 oz in a 1/4 oz dose, we can calculate the number of doses in a 6 oz bottle using the following formula:
Number of doses = (Total volume of the bottle) / (Volume per dose)
Number of doses = 6 oz / 1/4 oz
Now we can simplify this equation by multiplying the numerator (6 oz) by the reciprocal of the denominator (1/4 oz):
Number of doses = 6 oz * 4 oz/1 oz
Number of doses = 24 doses
Therefore, there are 24 doses in a 6 oz bottle of Motrin suspension.
2. To calculate the number of doses the patient will take in five days, we need to multiply the number of doses per day by the number of days.
Since the patient needs to take 1/4 oz of Motrin suspension 4 times a day for 5 days, the number of doses per day is 4 times.
Number of doses in five days = (Number of doses per day) * (Number of days)
Number of doses in five days = 4 doses/day * 5 days
Number of doses in five days = 20 doses
Therefore, the patient will take 20 doses of Motrin suspension in five days.
To answer your questions step-by-step:
1. To determine the number of doses in a 6 oz stock bottle, you need to first find out how much medication is in each dose. The prescription states to take 1/4 oz of Motrin suspension 4 times a day. So, to calculate the amount per dose, you divide 1/4 oz by 4 doses per day:
(1/4 oz) / 4 doses = 1/4 oz * 1/4 = 1/16 oz per dose
Next, you divide the total volume (6 oz) by the amount per dose (1/16 oz) to find the number of doses in the bottle:
6 oz / (1/16 oz) = 6 oz * 16 = 96 doses
Therefore, there are 96 doses in a 6 oz bottle.
2. Now let's calculate the number of doses the patient will take in five days. The prescription instructs the patient to take 1/4 oz of Motrin suspension 4 times a day for 5 days. To find the total number of doses, multiply the number of doses per day (4) by the number of days (5):
4 doses/day * 5 days = 20 doses
Thus, the patient will take 20 doses in five days.