Lucy has brought in her prescription for drug X which comes in 5mg tablets. She is to take 10mg daily for a week then 10mg twice a day for the second week, finally increasing to 10mg in the morning and 20mg at night for a further two weeks. How many tablets in total should have been prescribed?

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Lucy has brought in her prescription for drug X which comes in 5mg tablets. She is to take 10mg daily for a week then 10mg twice a day for the second week, finally increasing to 10mg in the morning and 20mg at night for a further two weeks. How many tablets in total should have been prescribed? 

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