Dose Calculation Formula for Solid Medication

Dose Calculation Formula for Solid Medication

Calculating the dose of a medication in solid form is typically straightforward, as it usually involves counting out the number of tablets or capsules in order to match the prescribed dose.  

Medication in the solid form of capsules can be counted to match the prescribed dose.

  For example, if a patient has been prescribed 50 mg of Drug Z and the tablets are 10 mg each, then the patient's dose would be 5 tablets. The calculation for this is: Prescribed mg x 1 Unit/ #mg = Dose (# of units to take, where units represent tablets or capsules) For this example, the calculation would be: 50 mg x 1 tablet/ 10mg = 5 tablets

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