Help dosage

**NICU Guy, BSN, RN** · Nov 17, 2015

Bid is the frequency. So you are giving 150 MG twice a day. How much do you give per dose if each tablet is 300 MG

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Nov 17, 2015

Well, 1 tab is 300 mg, so that's out.

Tabs are 300 mg; ordered dose is 150 mg. Ordered dose is half of supplied dose, right? So you'll give 1/2 a tab each dose. (In real life practice, you'll want to confirm that the pill can be cut in half.)

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Nov 17, 2015

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Hello nurses/ future nurses I need a little help. I have a test tomorrow in dosages and I'm stuck with this problem
Order: Tranduate 150mg p.o. B.i.d.
supply: tranudate 300 mg tablets
How many should I give per dose?
I know bid means twice a day so do I multiply 150 by 2 then divide by 300 and get 1 tab per dose. Or do I ignore the bid and just divide 150/350 and get .5?

jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B · Nov 17, 2015

Op look at it as what you have (on hand) and what you need. If you need to give 150 mg twice a day, then how do you get that from what you have? By making the 300mg into a 150 mg--halfing the tab. AS LONG AS you are able to do so. Which you can look up in your drug book to be sure. What happens if it is a do not crush/halve? Then you need to check with pharmacy to see what other doses are available to you and then call the MD for a clarification with the information you have gathered (

Remember, what you have versus what you need.

Best wishes!

dreamer0x · Nov 17, 2015

Okay so here's another one I did. Order of duricef 1g p.o. qid a.c. And supply duricef 500 mg capsules. So I convert 1 g to 1000mg then divide with 500mg I'd give 2 capsules? Am I correct?

jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B · Nov 17, 2015

Okay so here's another one I did. Order of duricef 1g p.o. qid a.c. And supply duricef 500 mg capsules. So I convert 1 g to 1000mg then divide with 500mg I'd give 2 capsules? Am I correct?

This is correct!! WOO HOO!! What you have (500mg) and what you need (1000mg) And to be that nerdy again, is 4000 mg per day a safe dose? And a.c. before meals...your patient is eating 4 times a day? Clarify "meals" or "with food" or whatever the directions the MD wants (no milk products within "x" amount of hours?)

I have to say that this order is a little sketchy--so always use the "clarify a.c." (which may or may not be one of those orders that may be on a facility's "do not use" list. If nothing else, gets those critical thinking creative juices flowing!!

And finally, go to bed. I am amazed at you kids and how you are up all night doing homework--take care of you, too!! :)

chare · Nov 17, 2015

And kudos for actually working the problems and asking for validation, rather than just asking for the answers.

dreamer0x · Nov 17, 2015

Yeah they were hw problems but I was just reviewing bc I have a test later today. I need an 85 to pass.