How many tablets are required when taking a medication every 48 hours for 5 days?

From the Research

You need 3 tablets if you're taking a medication every 48 hours for 5 days. This is because the 5-day period spans 120 hours (5 days × 24 hours), and with dosing every 48 hours, you would take the first tablet at the start (hour 0), the second tablet at hour 48, and the third tablet at hour 96. The next dose would fall at hour 144, which is beyond the 5-day (120-hour) period. This calculation works by dividing the total treatment duration in hours (120) by the dosing interval (48), which gives 2.5, meaning you'll need 3 complete doses. Understanding the timing is important for maintaining proper medication levels in your system throughout the treatment period. None of the provided studies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 directly address the question of medication dosing frequency, but the calculation is based on basic pharmacokinetic principles.