In treating a 54 year old female patient, an oncologist selects the drug Temozolomide, an anti tumor agent used in the treatment of refractory astrocystoma (brain tumor). The drug is used for a 28-day regimen, during w/c the five days of treatment include Temozolomide at a once daily dose of 150mg/m2/day. The patients medical chart indicates that she measures 5 ft and weighs 117 lbs. The physician asks the pharmacist to determine the proper combination of available capsule in dosing the patient. The drugin capsules containing 5, 20, 100 and 250mg of Temozolomide. Question: What combination of capsules would provide the daily dose of this drug? Show your computation.
In treating a 54 year old female patient, an oncologist selects the drug Temozolomide, an anti tumor agent used in the treatment of refractory astrocystoma (brain tumor). The drug is used for a 28-day regimen, during w/c the five days of treatment include Temozolomide at a once daily dose of 150mg/m2/day. The patients medical chart indicates that she measures 5 ft and weighs 117 lbs. The physician asks the pharmacist to determine the proper combination of available capsule in dosing the patient. The drugin capsules containing 5, 20, 100 and 250mg of Temozolomide. Question: What combination of capsules would provide the daily dose of this drug? Show your computation.
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In treating a 54 year old female patient, an oncologist selects the drug Temozolomide, an anti tumor agent used in the treatment of refractory astrocystoma (brain tumor). The drug is used for a 28-day regimen, during w/c the five days of treatment include Temozolomide at a once daily dose of 150mg/m2/day. The patients medical chart indicates that she measures 5 ft and weighs 117 lbs. The physician asks the pharmacist to determine the proper combination of available capsule in dosing the patient. The drugin capsules containing 5, 20, 100 and 250mg of Temozolomide.
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