A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 2 g/day PO divided into two doses. The amount available is amoxicillin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? Round off to the nearest whole number. Enter numeric value only (numbers and decimal points only, no commas or labels)

Identify the information given: Prescribed dose: 2 grams of amoxicillin per day, divided into two doses. Available concentration: 500 mg tablets Determine the dose per administration: Since the daily dose is divided into two doses, each dose will be: 2 g/day ÷ 2 doses/day = 1 g/dose Determine the number of tablets per dose: Find how many 500 mg tablets are needed to make 1 g (or 1000 mg) of amoxicillin. Set up a proportion to solve for the unknown number of tablets (X): 500 mg/tablet = 1000 mg/X tablets Cross-multiplying gives us: 500 mg x X tablets = 1000 mg x 1 tablet Simplifying: 500X = 1000 Solving for X: X = 1000 / 500 = 2 tablets