The dose of a drug is 50 mg/kg of body weight once daily for 7 consecutive days. For a child weighing 76 lbs., the volume of a syrup containing 500 mg of drug per teaspoonful to be prescribed is ____ mL.

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The dose of a drug is 50 mg/kg of body weight once daily for 7 consecutive days. For a child weighing 76 lbs., the volume of a syrup containing 500 mg of drug per teaspoonful to be prescribed is ____ mL.

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