The physician assistant at a health care center is reading the drug label for​ Levothroid, and notices that it​ says, Levothroid 50 mcg per tablet. The doctor has prescribed Levothroid 0.1 mg orally per day.
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First, we need to convert the prescribed dosage from milligrams (mg) to micrograms (mcg) because the drug label is in micrograms. We know that 1 mg equals 1000 mcg. So, 0.1 mg equals 100 mcg. Show more…
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