A patient is prescribed Cipro for an upper espiratory tract infection. The oral suspension is labelled 200 mg/5 mL and the patient needs to take 800 mg every 12 hours for 7 to 15 days.  How many ug are in each dose? How many mL must the patient take in each dose? How many g of Cipro is the patient taking every 24 hours? What is the molarity of the Cipro oral suspension? MW Cipro=331.35 g/mole

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A patient is prescribed Cipro for an upper espiratory tract infection. The oral suspension is labelled 200 mg/5 mL and the patient needs to take 800 mg every 12 hours for 7 to 15 days. 

How many ug are in each dose? How many mL must the patient take in each dose? How many g of Cipro is the patient taking every 24 hours? What is the molarity of the Cipro oral suspension? MW Cipro=331.35 g/mole

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