Question

MD order: Norvasc 2.5 mg po once daily for hypertension
Available: 5 mg tablets
How many tablets will you give per dose? Show all work

Answer 1

To determine the number of tablets to give per dose, we need to calculate the appropriate dosage based on the available tablets.

Given:
- Available tablets: 5 mg

Required dosage:
- Norvasc: 2.5 mg

To find the number of tablets per dose, we divide the required dosage (2.5 mg) by the strength of each tablet (5 mg).

Number of tablets per dose = Required dosage / Strength of each tablet

Number of tablets per dose = 2.5 mg / 5 mg

Number of tablets per dose = 0.5 tablets

Therefore, you would give 0.5 (or half) a tablet per dose.