If a patient takes 250 mg of medication every 8 hours, what is the total daily dosage?

To determine the total daily dosage of medication for a patient taking 250 mg every 8 hours, you first need to find out how many doses the patient takes in a 24-hour period.

Since there are 24 hours in a day and the patient takes a dose every 8 hours, you can divide the total hours by the dosing interval:

24 hours ÷ 8 hours per dose = 3 doses per day.

Now, you multiply the number of doses by the amount of medication taken per dose:

3 doses × 250 mg per dose = 750 mg.

This calculation shows that the total daily dosage of medication the patient is taking is 750 mg, making it the correct answer.