Coumadin
Take 5mg on even days, take 2.5 mg on odd days
Disp: 30 days supply
6. If the stock supply is only 5mg tablets, how many tablets will be required to fill the prescription? tablets
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Coumadin
Take 5mg on even days, take 2.5 mg on odd days
Disp: 30 days supply
6. If the stock supply is only 5mg tablets, how many tablets will be required to fill the prescription? tablets
So you want 15 tablets for 1/2 the month (30/2 = 15 days) and another 15/2 day supply so that is 15 + 7.5. You dispense
15 + 8 = 23 tablets unless you want to cut one of the tablets into two. I don't know if you are allowed to cut tablets or not. If so then you want 22.5 tablets.
How many Coumadin 5 mg tablets should be taken on odd days with the following prescription: Coumadin 5 mg po on even days and 2.5 mg po on odd days?
To determine the number of tablets required to fill the prescription, we need to calculate how many even and odd days are in a 30-day supply.
Since we have a 30-day supply, let's first determine how many even and odd days are in that time frame.
Divide 30 by 2 to find the number of even days:
30 ÷ 2 = 15 even days
Now subtract the number of even days from the total number of days to find the number of odd days:
30 - 15 = 15 odd days
According to the instructions, we need to take 5mg on even days and 2.5mg on odd days.
To calculate the number of tablets required for the even days, divide the total dosage (5mg) by the strength of the tablets (5mg):
5mg ÷ 5mg = 1 tablet per even day
So, for the 15 even days, we would need 15 tablets.
Next, calculate the number of tablets required for the odd days:
2.5mg ÷ 5mg = 0.5 tablet per odd day
Since we can't have half a tablet, we'll need to round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, we'll need 1 tablet every other day.
Since there are 15 odd days in a 30-day supply, we would need 15 tablets for the odd days.
Now, let's add the number of tablets required for even and odd days:
15 tablets (even days) + 15 tablets (odd days) = 30 tablets
Therefore, to fill the prescription, you would need 30 tablets of Coumadin.