Hello I have another question about when it asks for the total daily amount of a medication The doctor orders 80 mg Dilantin oral suspension TID. The medication comes from the pharmacy as Dilantin 100 mg/5 ml.   What is the TOTAL daily amount of medication in mg this patient should receive?              2. How about the Total daily in ml?

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Hello I have another question about when it asks for the total daily amount of a medication

  1. The doctor orders 80 mg Dilantin oral suspension TID. The medication comes from the pharmacy as Dilantin 100 mg/5 ml.  
    1. What is the TOTAL daily amount of medication in mg this patient should receive?

             2. How about the Total daily in ml?

 

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