5. A patient cuts 100-mg scored tablets to take his 50-mg prescribed daily dose. A prescription for thirty 100-mg tablets costs $45, and a prescription for thirty 50-mg tablets costs $40. The patient asked the pharmacist to weigh an uncut tablet on an electronic balance into two "halves." The uncut tablet was found to weigh 240 mg, and the cut "halves" weighed 125 mg and 115 mg, respectively. (a) How much money did the patient save on a monthly basis by dosing with half tablets? (b) What was the percentage error in the weight of the cut tablets compared with "exact halves"? 6. The recommended dose of memantine HCI (NAMENDA) is:
5. A patient cuts 100-mg scored tablets to take his 50-mg prescribed daily dose. A prescription for thirty 100-mg tablets costs $45, and a prescription for thirty 50-mg tablets costs $40. The patient asked the pharmacist to weigh an uncut tablet on an electronic balance into two "halves." The uncut tablet was found to weigh 240 mg, and the cut "halves" weighed 125 mg and 115 mg, respectively. (a) How much money did the patient save on a monthly basis by dosing with half tablets? (b) What was the percentage error in the weight of the cut tablets compared with "exact halves"? 6. The recommended dose of memantine HCI (NAMENDA) is:
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5. A patient cuts 100-mg scored tablets to take his 50-mg prescribed daily dose. A prescription for
thirty 100-mg tablets costs $45, and a prescription for thirty 50-mg tablets costs $40. The patient
asked the pharmacist to weigh an uncut tablet on an electronic balance into two "halves." The uncut
tablet was found to weigh 240 mg, and the cut "halves" weighed 125 mg and 115 mg, respectively.
(a) How much money did the patient save on a monthly basis by dosing with half tablets? (b) What
was the percentage error in the weight of the cut tablets compared with "exact halves"?
6. The recommended dose of memantine HCI (NAMENDA) is:
Week 1, 5 mg/day
Week 2, 10 mg/day (5 mg b.i.d.)
Week 3, 15 mg/day (10 mg a.m., 5 mg p.m.)
Week 4, 20 mg/day (10 mg b.i.d.)
How many 5-mg tablets must be dispensed for a 4-week supply of the medication?
7. Prior to a colonoscopy, a patient is instructed to take OSMOPREP tablets, each of which contains
1.102 g sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate and 0.398 18 sodium phosphate dibasic
anhydrous. The dose is:
The evening before the procedure: 4 tablets with 8 ounces of clear liquids every 15 minutes for 5
cycles
Starting 3 hours before the procedure: 4 tablets with 8 ounces of clear liquids every 15 minutes for 3
cycles
How many tablets, how much liquid, and how much total sodium phosphates are taken?
a. 8 tablets, 16 ounces liquid, 2 g sodium phosphates
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5. A patient cuts 100-mg scored tablets to take his 50-mg prescribed daily dose. A prescription for
thirty 100-mg tablets costs $45, and a prescription for thirty 50-mg tablets costs $40. The patient
asked the pharmacist to weigh an uncut tablet on an electronic balance into two "halves." The uncut
tablet was found to weigh 240 mg, and the cut "halves" weighed 125 mg and 115 mg, respectively.
(a) How much money did the patient save on a monthly basis by dosing with half tablets? (b) What
was the percentage error in the weight of the cut tablets compared with "exact halves"?
6. The recommended dose of memantine HCI (NAMENDA) is:
Week 1, 5 mg/day
Week 2, 10 mg/day (5 mg b.i.d.)
Week 3, 15 mg/day (10 mg a.m., 5 mg p.m.)
Week 4, 20 mg/day (10 mg b.i.d.)
How many 5-mg tablets must be dispensed for a 4-week supply of the medication?
7. Prior to a colonoscopy, a patient is instructed to take OSMOPREP tablets, each of which contains
1.102 g sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate and 0.398 18 sodium phosphate dibasic
anhydrous. The dose is:
The evening before the procedure: 4 tablets with 8 ounces of clear liquids every 15 minutes for 5
cycles
Starting 3 hours before the procedure: 4 tablets with 8 ounces of clear liquids every 15 minutes for 3
cycles
How many tablets, how much liquid, and how much total sodium phosphates are taken?
a. 8 tablets, 16 ounces liquid, 2 g sodium phosphates
h 16
1000
50
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