Question

The doctor prescribed Jimmey a 500 mg dose of an anti-allergy medication. However, the pharmacist gave him the medication with a dose of 5 dg. Is this the prescribed dose of medication?

• A. Yes.
• B. No.
• C. Cannot be determined.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Yes.

We need to convert milligram to decigram.

$1\text{mg}=\frac{1}{100}\text{dg}$
$\Rightarrow 500\text{mg}=\frac{500}{100}\text{dg}$
$\Rightarrow 500\text{mg}=5\text{dg}$

Hence, Jimmy received the correct dosage from the pharmacist.