Question

Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 12.5 mcg orally each day is prescribed for a client with hypothyroidism. Six weeks later, the health care provider increases the client's dose to 25 mcg daily and gives the client a prescription to be filled at the pharmacy. The client asks the nurse whether the original pill prescription can be completed before starting the new dose. How many of the original pills should the nurse instruct the client to take daily? Record your answer using a whole number. __________ tablets

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Explanation:

2

rationale:

Compute the dose by using ratio and proportion. Desire 25 mcg x tablets

------------- = ---------

Have 12.5 mcg 1 tablet

12.5x = 25

x = 25 ÷ 12.5

x = 2 tablets .