Every six hours, a patient requires a 50 mg dose of a drug for each kilogram of body weight. If the patient weighs 115 lb, how much of the drug will be required for each dose? If the drug is administered as an I.V. solution containing 13 mg of drug per mL of solution, how many mL will be required each day?

Every six hours, a patient requires a 50 mg dose of a drug for each kilogram of body weight. If the patient weighs 115 lb, how much of the drug will be required for each dose? If the drug is administered as an I.V. solution containing 13 mg of drug per mL of solution, how many mL will be required each day?

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