Question

a patient is prescribed actonel 30 mg by mouth each day. how many tablets should be provided if the medication available is 0.03 g/tablet? 1 tablet 5 tablets 10 tablets 15 tablets

Explanation:

Step1: Convert units to be consistent

We know that \(1\space g = 1000\space mg\), so convert \(0.03\space g\) to \(mg\): \(0.03\space g\times1000 = 30\space mg\) per tablet.

Step2: Calculate number of tablets

The prescribed dose is \(30\space mg\) per day, and each tablet is \(30\space mg\). So the number of tablets \(n=\frac{30\space mg}{30\space mg/tablet}= 1\) tablet.

Answer:

1 tablet