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the doctor asks you to dispense drug tablets for a 66 - lb dog, to be given at 5 mg/kg tid for 5 days. how many 25 - mg tablets should you dispense?
show your work.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert dog's weight to kg

1 lb = 0.453592 kg, so 66 - lb dog's weight in kg is $66\times0.453592\approx29.93$ kg.

Step2: Calculate daily dosage

The dosage is 5 mg/kg TID (three - times a day). So the daily dosage is $5\times29.93\times3 = 448.95$ mg.

Step3: Calculate total dosage for 5 days

The total dosage for 5 days is $448.95\times5=2244.75$ mg.

Step4: Calculate number of 25 - mg tablets

The number of 25 - mg tablets is $\frac{2244.75}{25}=89.79\approx90$ tablets.

Answer:

90