A patient is prescribed 0.020 mg of a drug that is available in 10 µg tablets. How many tablets are needed? ***Make sure you add a unit to your answer, and report your answer to 1 sf. Given: 1 g = 1000 mg; 1g = 106 µg

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A patient is prescribed 0.020 mg of a drug that is
available in 10 µg tablets. How many tablets are
needed?
***Make sure you add a unit to your answer, and report
your answer to 1 sf.
Given: 1 g = 1000 mg; 1g = 106 µg
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amount of drug prescribed for the patient is 0.020 mg

mass of drug in each tablet is 10 μg(say)

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