A physician prescribes 5 mg of a drug per kg of body weight b.i.d. for a patient weighing 110 lb. How many 0.5 g tablets of the drug are required for a 20 day duration?

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There are a total of 10 tablets of 0.5 g of the drug are required for a 20-day duration.  

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According to the question, the total weight of the patient = 110 lb.

Now, convert this weight into kg = 110 × 0.454 = 49.89 kg ≅ 50 kg.

The total amount of drug that is prescribed = 50 × 5 = 250 mg.

The dose is prescribed twice a day = 250 × 2 = 500 mg.

As we double the amount of drugs, so we can half the number of days.

The total amount of drug = 500 × 10 = 5000 mg.

Now, convert the amount of this drug into tablet form of 0.5 g.

5000/500 = 10.

Therefore, there are a total of 10 tablets of 0.5 g of the drug are required for a 20-day duration.  

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