Percocet contains oxycodone at varying strengths. Every strength also contains 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet. If the dose is not to exceed 3.9 g of acetaminophen daily, what is the maximum number of Percocet tablets a patient can take daily?

Percocet contains oxycodone at varying strengths. Every strength also contains 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet. If the dose is not to exceed 3.9 g of acetaminophen daily, what is the maximum number of Percocet tablets a patient can take daily?

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mg of acetaminophen per tablet. If the dose is not to exceed 3.9
g of acetaminophen daily, what is the maximum number of Percocet tablets a patient
can take daily?

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