The practitioner prescribes levothyroxine (Synthroid) 1.7 mcg/kg body weight per day. At
this time, R.M. weighs 130 pounds. What should be her daily dose of levothyroxine in
milligrams? How would her prescription read?
What will be an ideal response?
130 lb = 59.09 kg
59.1 × 1.7 mcg = 100.47 mcg (0.1 mg)
Her prescription reads: levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.1 mg/day PO for hypothyroidism.
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