Question

FORT WAYNE FAMILY PRACTICE 13 Medical Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 TEL (260) 555-5555 FAX (260) 555-5556 Steve Pixar, DO LIC#123456789 NAME: Elizabeth Mack DATE: 8/20/2019 ADDRESS: 1234 South Cleveland Ave, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46845 Calculate the number of tablets to dispense to fulfill the prescription. Round to the nearest whole tablet. trazodone 50 mg tab tab PO qhs PRN sleep disp as 30 days • If a patient uses the trazodone twice per week, in how many months will the patient need to refill the prescription? Refills: NR 1 2 3 4 5 Void after: Dispense as written: May substitute:

Answer 1

The prescription says

trazodone 50mg tab

1/2 tab PO qhs PRN sleep

disp qs 30 days

This means one tablet trazodone is 50 mg. Dosage is 1/2 tablet, to be taken orally everyday at bedtime as it is needed for sleep. Dispatch enough quantity for 30days.

The tablets are to be taken for 30 days.

Dosage is 1/2 tablet for 1 day.

so 30 days requires 15 tablets of trazodone.

15 tablets are to be dispensed to fulfil the prescription.

If the patient uses trazodone twice per week, it equals to 1 tablet per week.

The given prescription lasts for 15 weeks.

which is 3 months and 3 weeks.( 1 month = 4 weeks)

The patient will need refill in 3 months 3 weeks.

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