48. A prescription for Adderall 10 mg is written for 60 tablets with 3 refills. According to federal law, the maximum number of tablets that may be dispensed on this prescription is:
Answer: D
The maximum number of tablets that may be dispensed is 240.
According to federal law, for a prescription with refills, the total quantity that can be dispensed includes both the initial supply and the refills. In this case, the prescription allows for 60 tablets with 3 refills, resulting in a total of 240 tablets.
A) 60
This option only considers the initial supply of the prescription and does not account for the additional quantity provided by the refills. Therefore, it is incorrect as it underestimates the total number of tablets that can be dispensed.
B) 90
This option incorrectly assumes that refills would add an additional 30 tablets (10 tablets for each of the 3 refills) to the original 60 tablets. However, this calculation is incorrect because it does not reflect the total allowed quantity under federal law.
C) 180
This option also miscalculates the total by adding 60 tablets for the initial prescription and 120 tablets for the 3 refills (40 tablets per refill). This is incorrect, as the refills provide more tablets than allowed.
D) 240
This option is correct. The total number of tablets dispensed includes the initial 60 tablets plus 180 tablets from the 3 refills (60 tablets per refill), resulting in a total of 240 tablets that may be dispensed legally.
Conclusion
The correct answer of 240 tablets reflects the total quantity allowed under federal law when considering both the initial prescription and the refills. Options A, B, and C fail to accurately account for the full number of tablets that can be dispensed, leading to their incorrectness. Thus, option D is definitively the right choice.