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vicky

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When Hazel, age 65, develops herpes zoster (shingles), her physician orders Zovirax 800 mg five times a day for 10 days. Tablets of 400 mg and 800 mg are available. The ideal number and size of tablets used to fill the prescription are _______________.
 
  a. Eighty 400-mg tablets
  b. Ten 800-mg tablets
  c. Fifty 800-mg tablets
  d. One hundred 400-mg tablets

Question 2

Order: Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. q day The frequency of administration in this order is _______________.
 
  a. Every other day
  b. Every day
  c. Four times a day
  d. As needed


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


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