Question

1. Order: Cardizem SR 120 mg, PO, bid
Drugs available:

100 Capsules 60 mg METAINED (diltiazem HCI) CARDIZEM SR NDC 0088-1777-47 60 mg Hoechst Marion Roussel 5.1 ng and t he pro Amor god War um of Promoti o n id in USP 1615-30 19 Mo BURI CORPORION e 3 5000023 3 0088-1777-474

a. Which bottle of Cardizem would you use?
b. How many milligrams per day should the patient receive?
c. How many tablets/capsules per dose would you give?

Answer 1

a,

Cardizem SR 60 mg capsules ( other one is not "SR") would be use.

b,

Ordered dose is 120 mg , twice daily

So, 120* 2= 240 mg

Total dose per day= 240mg

c,

Bottle contains 60mg capsules.

For one dose = 120 mg/60mg= 2 capsules