Doses: Solid Dosage Forms 1. The ascending dose schedule of ropinirole (REQUIP) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is: Week 1: 0.25 mg three times a day Week 2: 0.5 mg three times a day Week 3: 0.75 mg three times a day Week 4: 1 mg three times a day How many 0.25-mg tablets would provide the 4 weeks of treatment? 2. The following regimen for oral prednisone is prescribed for a patient: 50 mg/day × 10 days; 25 mg/day x 10 days; 12.5 mg/day × 10 days; and 5 mg/day x 10 weeks. How many scored 25-mg tablets and how many 5-mg tablets should be dispensed to meet the dosing requirements? 3. A physician reduces a patient's once-daily dose of conjugated estrogen (PREMARIN) from tablets containing 0.625 mg to tablets containing 0.45 mg. What is the total reduction in conjugated estrogens taken, in milligrams, during a 30-day month? 4. A fixed-dose combination product contains amlodipine besylate and atorvastatin calcium (CADUET) for the treatment of both hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. If a physician starts a patient on a 5-mg/10-mg dose for 14 days and then raises the dose to 10 mg/20 mg, how many milligrams of each drug will the patient take during the first 30 days?

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Doses: Solid Dosage Forms
1. The ascending dose schedule of ropinirole (REQUIP) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is:
Week 1: 0.25 mg three times a day
Week 2: 0.5 mg three times a day
Week 3: 0.75 mg three times a day
Week 4: 1 mg three times a day
How many 0.25-mg tablets would provide the 4 weeks of treatment?
2. The following regimen for oral prednisone is prescribed for a patient: 50 mg/day × 10 days; 25
mg/dayx 10 days; 12.5 mg/day × 10 days; and 5 mg/day × 10 weeks. How many scored 25-mg
tablets and how many 5-mg tablets should be dispensed to meet the dosing requirements?
3. A physician reduces a patient's once-daily dose of conjugated estrogen (PREMARIN) from tablets
containing 0.625 mg to tablets containing 0.45 mg. What is the total reduction in conjugated
estrogens taken, in milligrams, during a 30-day month?
4. A fixed-dose combination product contains amlodipine besylate and atorvastatin calcium
(CADUET) for the treatment of both hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. If a physician starts a
patient on a 5-mg/10-mg dose for 14 days and then raises the dose to 10 mg/20 mg, how many
milligrams of each drug will the patient take during the first 30 days?
Transcribed Image Text:PRACTICE PROBLEMS Doses: Solid Dosage Forms 1. The ascending dose schedule of ropinirole (REQUIP) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is: Week 1: 0.25 mg three times a day Week 2: 0.5 mg three times a day Week 3: 0.75 mg three times a day Week 4: 1 mg three times a day How many 0.25-mg tablets would provide the 4 weeks of treatment? 2. The following regimen for oral prednisone is prescribed for a patient: 50 mg/day × 10 days; 25 mg/dayx 10 days; 12.5 mg/day × 10 days; and 5 mg/day × 10 weeks. How many scored 25-mg tablets and how many 5-mg tablets should be dispensed to meet the dosing requirements? 3. A physician reduces a patient's once-daily dose of conjugated estrogen (PREMARIN) from tablets containing 0.625 mg to tablets containing 0.45 mg. What is the total reduction in conjugated estrogens taken, in milligrams, during a 30-day month? 4. A fixed-dose combination product contains amlodipine besylate and atorvastatin calcium (CADUET) for the treatment of both hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. If a physician starts a patient on a 5-mg/10-mg dose for 14 days and then raises the dose to 10 mg/20 mg, how many milligrams of each drug will the patient take during the first 30 days?
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