Question

Citostazol is an antiplatelet anticoagulant. A patient is taking a maintenance dose of 100 mg, which is administered twice a day, Calculate tje nimber of 50 mg tablets required to provide the patient with medication for a week.

Answer 1

A patient is taking 100 mg twice a day as maintenance dose, it means total maintenance dose for a day is:

100 x 2 = 200 mg.

Tablet is available with 50 mg, so the number of tablet required per day is:

200/50 = 4 tablet

Since 4 tablet is required for a day, so for a week the number of tablet required will be:

4 x 7 = 28

So, the number of 50 mg tablets required to provide the patient with medication for a week is 28 tablets.