Digoxin 0.75 mg by mouth four times daily. Available tablets are 250 mcg each. How many tablets are required per dose?

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Digoxin 0.75 mg by mouth four times daily. Available tablets are 250 mcg each. How many tablets are required per dose?

To find how many tablets are needed per dose, convert the prescribed amount to the same unit as the tablet strength and then divide. The dose is 0.75 mg, which equals 750 mcg. Each tablet is 250 mcg. 750 ÷ 250 = 3, so three tablets are required per dose. If this is taken four times daily, that totals 12 tablets per day.

To find how many tablets are needed per dose, convert the prescribed amount to the same unit as the tablet strength and then divide. The dose is 0.75 mg, which equals 750 mcg. Each tablet is 250 mcg. 750 ÷ 250 = 3, so three tablets are required per dose. If this is taken four times daily, that totals 12 tablets per day.

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