Question

can some one help me please
If the patient has to be administered a dosage of 2 tablets every 6 hours for 7 days, what is the number of tablets required for the prescribed dosage? so i knw the the conversion factor that describes the number of tablets taken for every 6 h. is 2 tablets/6h and The dose has to be administered for a "full treatment" spanning 7 days. The conversion factor that determine the number days in a full treatment is 7 days/1full treatment

but now idk what to do?

Answer 1

how many hours are in 7 days?

Answer 2

7*24 right?

Answer 3

how many 6 hour periods fit into that?

7*24/6

and with 2 tablets every 6 hours ...

2*7*24/6 tablets

Answer 4

thank you

Answer 5

is it 56?

Answer 6

i believe so

Answer 7

24/6 = 4

4*2 = 8, 8*7 = 56 yep

Answer 8

thank you again