Question

a pharmacy technician is processing a prescription for buspirone (buspar) 15-mg tablets that reads, \take 0.5 tablet po tid.\ the technician should identify that which of the following is the total daily dosage for this prescription?

7.5 mg
22.5 mg
45 mg
30 mg

Explanation:

Translate the prescription sig

Using the Prescription Translation knowledge point, we decode the Latin abbreviations in the directions: "Take 0.5 tablet po tid."

• "po" means by mouth (per os).
• "tid" means three times a day (ter in die).

Therefore, the patient takes \(0.5\) tablet, \(3\) times daily.

Calculate the daily tablet quantity

Using the Pharmacy Calculations and Dosage Calculations knowledge points

$$ \text{Daily Tablets} = 0.5\text{ tablet/dose} \times 3\text{ doses/day} = 1.5\text{ tablets/day} $$

Calculate the total daily dosage in milligrams

Using the Pharmacy Calculations and Dosage Calculations knowledge points

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Answer:

• (A) 7.5 mg
• (B) 22.5 mg (Correct answer)
• (C) 45 mg
• (D) 30 mg