Calculate one dose of the following medication orders. Ordered: phenobarbital gr 3/4 po qdOn hand: phenobarbital 15 mg, and 60 mg scored tabletsWhich strength of tablet(s) would you choose, and how much would you administer?Select: __________ mg tabletsAdminister: __________ tablet(s)
What will be an ideal response?
15 and 30 mg tablets, one of each tablet
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