The physician writes an order for ziprasidone hydrochloride (Geodon) 80 mg. Each tablet contains 20 mg. How many tablets would you administer?

To give the patient the prescribed dose of ziprasidone hydrochloride (Geodon), you need to calculate the number of tablets required. One tablet contains 20 mg of the drug, so you need to divide the ordered dose by the tablet strength. 80 mg / 20 mg = 4 tablets. Therefore, you would administer four tablets of ziprasidone hydrochloride (Geodon) to the patient.