A patient’s dose of gabapentin is 300 mg in the morning and 900 mg at bedtime. The pharmacy stocks 300 mg strength capsules. How many capsules are needed to fill a prescription for a 30-day supply? Compute your calculations.
patient dose of gabapentin is =300mg in the morning and 900 mg at bedtime.
so the total 2 doses....300+900= 1200 mg per day...
the pharmacy stock have 300 mg capsules only...
as per above information 1 capsule equals to 300 mg.
patient wants 1200 mg per day...
=1200 mg / 300 mg of 1 capsule
= 4 capsules per day
how many capsules needed to fill the 30 days prescription.
4 capsules per days for 30 days
= 4 capsules per day ×30 days
= 120 capsules for 30 days
so the answer is gabapentin 120 capsules is needed for 30 days prescription .
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