General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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Author: Laura D. Frost, S. Todd Deal
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.48PP
A 38-lb child is prescribed acyclovir for chicken pox in an amount of 80 mg/kg body weight per day to be divided in four doses. Each tablet contains 700 mg of the medicine. How many tablets should be given per day? Per dose?
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General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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