A client's prescription calls for 10 mg amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) daily. The nurse has 2.5 mg tablets on hand. How many tablets should the nurse dispense?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
B
Feedback:
The nurse would use the following ratio to calculate the dosage:
2.5 mg/1 = 10x
2.5 x = 10
x = 4
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