Penicillin Unit of Activity
7. Activity Unit - based Dose 7.1) Units of Activity 7.1.2) General Activity Dosing
7.1.2.1) General Activity Dosing Normal 1
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Penicillin VK tablets 500 mg
BID for 5 days.
Refill 0.
Dr. Feel Better, MD.
If 250 mg of pencillin v tablet contains 400,000 units of antibiotic activity, then calculate the total units of activity that this patient will receive during the course of treatment.
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lb equals 8,000,000 kg
- The prescription states BID, which means 2 tablet(s) per day.
- Total duration of the treatment is 5 days.
- Number of tablets administered during this period = 5 × 2 = 10;
- Strength of one tablet = 500 mg.
- Therefore, Total mg of antibiotic taken during this period = 10 × 500.
| 250 mg | = | 10 × 500 mg |
| 400,000 unit | x |
Therefore, x = 8,000,000