A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for Sulfisoxazole 500 mg tabs Sig: 1 g qid x 14 days. The pharmacy technician should dispense how many tablets for the prescription?

Rationale

56 tablets

To determine the total quantity, interpret the prescription: “1 g qid x 14 days.” The tablets are 500 mg each, and 1 g = 1000 mg, so the patient needs 2 tablets per dose. “qid” means four times daily. Therefore:
2 tablets × 4 doses/day = 8 tablets/day
8 tablets/day × 14 days = 56 tablets total.

A (28) YOUR ANSWER

Incorrect. This would represent only 2 tablets per day for 14 days, which does not match the “qid” (four times daily) instruction.

B (56) CORRECT

Correct. The patient takes 2 tablets per dose, 4 times daily, for 14 days, totaling 56 tablets.

C (84) YOUR ANSWER

Incorrect. This would correspond to 6 tablets per day over 14 days, which does not align with the prescribed dosing.

D (112) YOUR ANSWER

Incorrect. This would reflect 8 tablets per day for 14 days doubled, which is more than required.

Conclusion

The correct quantity is 56 tablets, based on converting 1 g to 1000 mg (2 tablets per dose), taken four times daily for 14 days.

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for Sulfisoxazole 500 mg tabs Sig: 1 g qid x 14 days. The pharmacy technician should dispense how many tablets for the prescription?

56 tablets

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