A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 2mg/day PO divided into two doses. The amount is amoxicillin 500mg tablets. The amount of available is amoxicillin 1000mg extended release tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose
To determine the number of tablets that should be administered with each dose, we need to calculate the total daily dose of amoxicillin needed and then divide it by the dosage strength of the tablets.
The total daily dose of amoxicillin needed is 2mg/day.
However, we need to convert the dose to milligrams, so 2mg = 2000mg.
Since the tablets available are 500mg, we divide the total daily dose by the dosage strength of the tablets: 2000mg / 500mg = 4 tablets.
Therefore, the nurse should administer 4 tablets with each dose.