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The physician orders tolbutamide (Orinase) 250 mg p.o. Available are 0.5 g tablets. You gi...

The physician orders tolbutamide (Orinase) 250 mg p.o. Available are 0.5 g tablets. You give ___ tablets to the patient.

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Solution 1

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Conversion is 1 g = 1000 mg

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50X = 25

25 ÷ 50 = 0.5

X = ½ tablets

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