Patient HK is a 64 lbs child. She was prescribed Captopril 300mcg/Kg three times a day for 10days. The available Captopril in the pharmacy is 25mg/tab and for the prescription to be completely filled, 11 tablets are needed with a total weight of 822 mg. compute the amount of Captopril in mg per dose. a. 7.83 b. 78.3 c. 8.37 d. 8.73

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Patient HK is a 64 lbs child. She was prescribed Captopril 300mcg/Kg three times a day for 10days. The available Captopril in the pharmacy is 25mg/tab and for the prescription to be completely filled, 11 tablets are needed with a total weight of 822 mg.

compute the amount of Captopril in mg per dose.

a. 7.83

b. 78.3

c. 8.37

d. 8.73

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