The home health nurse reviews the prescriptions for a homebound client. The client has a prescription for Levothyroxin 150 mcg PO daily. The medication container is labeled, "Levothyroxine 0.075 mg," and the nurse notes that there are 16 tablets remaining. The nurse should advise the client that there are enough remaining tablets for how many days number only)

Convert the prescribed dose to milligrams: Prescribed daily dose = 150 mcg / 1000 mcg/mg = 0.150 mg Identify the strength of each available tablet: Tablet strength = 0.075 mg/tablet Calculate the number of tablets needed for one day: Tablets per day = Prescribed daily dose / Tablet strength = 0.150 mg / 0.075 mg/tablet = 2 tablets Calculate the number of days the remaining tablets will last: Days remaining = Number of remaining tablets / Tablets per day = 16 tablets / 2 tablets/day = 8 days.