A patient is being transitioned from IV antibiotics to PO antibiotics to facilitate discharge home. The patient has been taking 400mg IV infusions of ciprofloxacin twice a day. The new order calls for 1000mg to be administered every 24 hours in two doses. If the medication is supplied in 250mg tablets, how many tablets will the patient take in a day? How many in each dose? _______________________

A patient is being transitioned from IV antibiotics to PO antibiotics to facilitate discharge home. The patient has been taking 400mg IV infusions of ciprofloxacin twice a day. The new order calls for 1000mg to be administered every 24 hours in two doses. If the medication is supplied in 250mg tablets, how many tablets will the patient take in a day? How many in each dose? _______________________

Principles Of Pharmacology Med Assist

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Chapter9: The Medication Order

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