Aphysician prescribes 2.5 million units of penicillin g potassium daily for 1 week. if 1 unit of penicilin g potassium equals 0.6 mcg, how many tablets, each containing 250 mg, will provide the prescribed dosage regimen un

6 tablets

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Prescribed units of penicillin G potassium daily for 1 week = 2.5 million units

1 unit of penicilin G potassium = 0.6 mcg = 0.6 × 0.001 mg = 0.0006 mg

Thus,

2.5 million units of penicillin G potassium will be = 2.5 million × 0.0006

or

= 2.5 × 10⁶ × 0.0006

= 1500 mg

Also, Weight of each tablet = 250 mg

Thus, number of tablets required for 1500 mg =

or

= 6 tablets.