Dr. Smith prescribes 250 mg of Amoxicillin to be taken three times a day for a patient who weighs 76 kg. The label on the Amoxicillin bottle states that the recommended dose is 20 mg/kg/day in divided doses. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?
Advise the patient to take double the amount since the prescribed dose seems inaccurately low.
Call the pharmacy to substitute the medication with an alternative antibiotic without consulting the provider.
Prepare the medication as prescribed without any consultation, as the doctor knows best.
Notify the provider of the dosage discrepancy because the prescribed dose is lower than the recommended dose based on the patient's weight.