Pharmacology Nursing Math Help: Are These Answers Correct?

1. A client is ordered 50 milligrams of Amitriptyline. 25 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=2
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2. A client is ordered 37.5 milligrams of Dothiepin. 75 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=0.5 tab
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3. A client is ordered 37.5 milligrams of Nortriptyline. 25 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=1.5 tab
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4. A client is ordered 300 milligrams of Thioridazine. 100 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=3
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5. A client is ordered 0.5 milligrams of Digoxin. 250 microgram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=2
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6. A client is ordered 1 milligram of Diazepam. 2 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=0.5
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7. A client is ordered 300 milligrams of Carbamazepine. 200 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=1.5
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8. A client is ordered 200 milligrams of Sodium Valproate. 100 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=2
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9. A client is ordered 100 milligrams of Thioridazine. 25 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=4
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10. A client is ordered 7.5 milligrams of Bendrofluazide. 2.5 milligram tablets are available.How many tablets will you give?
Answer=3
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11. A client is ordered 100 milligrams of Pehthidine HCL. 50 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=2
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12. A client is ordered 30 milligrams of Codeine phosphate. 60 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=0.5
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13. A client is ordered 2.5 grams of Neomycin sulphate. 500 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=5
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14. A client is ordered 30 milligrams of Diltiazem hydrochloride. 60 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=0.5
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15. A client is ordered 62.5 micrograms of Benztropine Mesylate. 0.25 mg tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=4
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16. A client is ordered 60 milligrams of Phenelzine. 15 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=4
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17. A client is ordered 37.5 milligrams of Clomipramine. 25 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=1.5
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18. A client is ordered 1.25 milligrams of Clonazepam. 0.5 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=2.5
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19. A client is ordered 2.5 milligrams of Haloperidol. 5 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=0.5
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20. A client is ordered 40 milligrams of Imipramine. 10 milligram tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
Answer=4

One Response to Pharmacology Nursing Math Help: Are These Answers Correct?

  1. MathMan TG

    You got 19 of them right. 95%
    However, the one mistake was a doozy!
    15. A client is ordered 62.5 micrograms of Benztropine Mesylate. 0.25 mg tablets are available. How many tablets will you give?
    Answer=4
    I don’t know what that drug is, but you might have killed the guy!
    You gave him 1000 micrograms, which is a 16 times overdose.
    It should have been 1/4 tab, not 4 tabs.