Question

The physician has ordered torsemide 40 mg oral every morning for a patient with heart failure. The medication is supplied as torsemide 20 mg per tablet. How many tablets of torsemide would the patient receive with each dose?

Answer 1

Torsemide is a diuretic medication used to treat fluid overload due to heart failure, kidney disease, and liver disease and high blood pressure.

D = desired dose

V = volume of medicine in hand

H = dose on hand

A = amount to be administered

Formula for calculating the dose

Amount to be administered (A) = desired dose (D)* volume (V)

   dose on hand (H)

The given value are,

Desired dose of torsemide = 40 mg

Volume = 1 tablet

Dose on hand = 20 mg

Therefore,                     

A = D * V / H

   = 40 * 1 / 20

   = 2

Therefore, the correct amount of medicine to be given is 2 tablets of torsemide every morning.