Read the Ordered and Available Amounts $\text { Equivalents: } 1000 \mathrm{mcg}=1 \mathrm{mg}, 1000 \mathrm{mg}=1 \mathrm{~g}$

Short Answer

Read the ordered and available amounts. Decide if you are going to give the same, more, or less than the unit dose available. Calculate the amount of medication to give and label your answers. $\text { Equivalents: } 1000 \mathrm{mcg}=1 \mathrm{mg}, 1000 \mathrm{mg}=1 \mathrm{~g}$
-Ordered: Dynabac 0.25 g po bid enteric-coated tablet for a patient with tonsillitis.
Available: Dynabac 250 mg e-c tablets.
Give: same, more, or less.