NURS1008 TUTORIAL 2 WEEK 4

Show your calculations for each answer:

1. A patient is prescribed 150mg of soluble aspirin to be taken daily. 300mg Aspirin

scored tablets are available. How many tablets should the patient receive daily?

2. The prescribed dose of Fasigyn is 2g as a single dose. 500mg tablets are available.
How many tablets should the patient receive as a single dose?

3. A patient is prescribed 12.5mg of Captopril. Tablets of Captopril on hand are 25mg

Capoten. How many tablets should the patient receive?

4. A patient is prescribed Frusemide 120mg mane. Three strengths of Lasix tablets are
available on the ward: 20mg, 40mg and 500mg. Which tablets would you use and how
many would you give to the patient?

5. Paediatric dose Lanoxin tablets contain 62.5mcg each. A child is prescribed

0.125mg. How many tablets would the child receive?
6. Epilim 0.2g is prescribed for a child. The syrup contains 200mg/5ml. How much
should the child receive?

7. A patient is prescribed 500mg of Erythromycin qid. Calculate the volume of

Erythrocin 250mg in 5ml to be given four times daily.

8. The prescribed dose of Paracetamol is 360mg. What volume of

Panadol Elixir containing 120mg in 5ml should be given?

9. What volume of Ventolin Syrup, which has strength of 2mg

of Salbutamol in 5ml, should be given when a dose of 3mg Salbutamol is
prescribed?

10. The stock in the ward of Amoxil Syrup has a strength of 125mg/5ml of Amoxycillin.
What volume must be given three times daily to satisfy the prescription of 200mg tds?