Question

question 77

a pharmacy technician is processing a prescription for potassium citrate 10 meq tablets that reads, \take 2 tab po bid.\ the technician should identify that which of the following is the total daily dosage for this prescription?

30 meq
20 meq
40 meq
10 meq

Explanation:

Interpret the prescription instructions

The prescription reads: "Take 2 tab po bid."

• "2 tab" means 2 tablets per dose.
• "po" means by mouth (per os).
• "bid" means twice a day (bis in die).

Calculate the daily tablet count

$$ \text{Daily tablets} = 2\text{ tablets/dose} \times 2\text{ doses/day} = 4\text{ tablets/day} $$

Calculate the total daily dosage in mEq

Each tablet contains \(10\text{ mEq}\) of potassium citrate.

$$ \text{Total daily dosage} = 4\text{ tablets/day} \times 10\text{ mEq/tablet} = 40\text{ mEq/day} $$

Answer:

• 30 mEq
• 20 mEq
• 40 mEq (Correct answer)
• 10 mEq