A patient is to take a course of prednisolone for 6 weeks. The starting dose is 10mg daily for two weeks then reduce by one tablet in the third week, then another reduction of one tablet in the fourth week until a maintenance dose of 2.5mg for the last 2 weeks. How many prednisolone 2.5mg tablets should be dispensed? units – tablets
A patient is to take a course of prednisolone for 6 weeks. The starting dose is 10mg daily for two weeks then reduce by one tablet in the third week, then another reduction of one tablet in the fourth week until a maintenance dose of 2.5mg for the last 2 weeks. How many prednisolone 2.5mg tablets should be dispensed? units – tablets
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A patient is to take a course of prednisolone for 6 weeks. The starting dose is 10mg daily for two weeks then reduce by one tablet in the third week, then another reduction of one tablet in the fourth week until a maintenance dose of 2.5mg for the last 2 weeks.
How many prednisolone 2.5mg tablets should be dispensed?
units – tablets
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