Enteral Medications
Glipizide PO

1. Identify the prescribed, available, and required medication information

   Prescribed: 35 mg glipizide / day   Available: 5 mg glipizide / tablet   Required: tablets glipizide / dose

2. Convert the prescription to the quantity of glipizide in tablets per dose

   Prescription × available medication = tablets glipizide / dose

   OR

   ( mg glipizide / day ) ( day / doses ) ( tablet / mg glipizide ) = tablets glipizide / dose

   OR

   ( 35 mg glipizide / day ) ( day / 2 doses ) ( tablet / 5 mg glipizide ) = 3.5 tablets glipizide / dose

Educational objective:
To calculate the administration quantity of glipizide, the nurse should first identify the prescribed dose (eg, 35 mg/day) and available medication (eg, 5 mg/tablet) and then convert to tablets per dose (eg, 3.5 tablets/dose).