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

Essay

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: Synthroid tablets 150 mcg po daily in AM for a patient with hypothyroidism.
Available: Synthroid 0.15 mg scored tablets.
Give: same, more, or less.