The patient receives armour thyroid 60 mg bid for hashmito’s thyroiditis. On the med cart you find armour thyroid 30mg/tab. You are asked to figure out the patients total daily dose. What is the concentration? Show all work
To figure out the concentration, we need to determine how many tablets of the 30mg strength are needed to meet the prescribed dose of 60mg.
Since the patient is taking 60mg twice a day (bid), they require a total of 120mg/day.
To calculate the concentration, divide the total daily dose by the strength of each tablet:
Concentration = Total daily dose / Tablet strength
Concentration = 120mg / 30mg per tablet
Concentration = 4 tablets per day
Therefore, the concentration is 4 tablets per day.
To determine the patient's total daily dose of Armour Thyroid, we need to calculate the concentration of the medication.
Given information:
- Armour Thyroid tablet strength: 30 mg/tab (milligrams per tablet)
- Prescription: Armour Thyroid 60 mg bid (twice a day)
To find the concentration, we divide the total dose by the number of tablets provided:
Dose per tablet = 30 mg
Number of tablets per dose (bid) = 2
Therefore, total daily dose = Dose per tablet × Number of tablets per dose × Number of doses per day
Total daily dose = 30 mg/tab × 2 tabs/dose × 2 doses/day
Total daily dose = 120 mg/day
Hence, the patient's total daily dose of Armour Thyroid is 120 mg.