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Need Help With Med Calculation

Hi fellow nursing students and nurses, just need help with a drug calculation.

The patient has been ordered 0.75g per oral Cephalexin.

There are several strength available:

250 mg

and 500 mg capsules.

How would you prepare this dose?

My answer in the first one is 3 capsules and the 2nd one is 1.5 CAPSULES. Could this be right? Can we administer 1.5 capsules? The question is not in tablet form.

Please advise. TIA

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    11 hours ago, Skates said:

    Can we administer 1.5 capsules?

    My guess is that this is the exact purpose of the question. How would you cut a capsule in half and ensure the powder inside is equally split?

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    This isn't a two-part question.

    But there is more than one acceptable answer.

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    With the options provided, other than what you've listed, are there any other combinations of capsules to provide a dose of 0.75 gram?

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    On 1/16/2021 at 1:38 AM, Skates said:

    Hi fellow nursing students and nurses, just need help with a drug calculation.

    The patient has been ordered 0.75g per oral Cephalexin.

    There are several strength available:

    250 mg

    and 500 mg capsules.

    How would you prepare this dose?

    My answer in the first one is 3 capsules and the 2nd one is 1.5 CAPSULES. Could this be right? Can we administer 1.5 capsules? The question is not in tablet form.

    Please advise. TIA

    What do you know about capsulated medications when administering them? The person is taking them by mouth.

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    500 + 250 = ?

    ?

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