A patient weighs 125 pounds. The pharmacy offers three different pills containing 500 mg, 250 mg, and 100 mg of medication. Which pill should you prescribe to your patient? (454 g =1 Ib)
He recommended max dose of a medication is 5.00 mg/kg of body weight. You have a patient who weighs 125 pounds. The pharmacy offers three different pills containing 500 mg, 250 mg, and 100 mg of medication.
Explanation: if 454g= 1lb take 125lbs times the number of grams (which would be about 56699 grams), convert that to mg and you would get about 100mg of a dose tablet
