A Prescription Reads as Follows: Prednisone 20 Mg PO QD

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A prescription reads as follows: Prednisone 20 mg PO QD for 5 days, then 10 mg PO QD for 5 days, then 5 mg PO QD for 5 days. Dispense: quantity of 10 mg tablets sufficient for duration of prescribed therapy. Using 10 prednisone tablets, how many tablets will be required?

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Definitions:

Thylakoid Compartment

A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts, found in plant cells, where photosynthesis occurs.

Cyclic Pathway

A biochemical pathway in which the starting compound is regenerated, allowing the cycle to repeat.

Photosystem I

A complex of proteins and pigments in chloroplasts that facilitates the light-driven production of NADPH in photosynthesis.

Electron Transport System

A sequence of biochemical reactions within cells that transfers electrons, producing energy.