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3) A female patient who weighs 60 kg has been admitted to hospital. She is
prescribed an intravenous infusion of drug X at a dose of 2 micrograms / kg / minute.
Drug X needs to be given as a 4 mg/ml solution.
At what rate (in ml/hour) should the infusion be set for this patient?
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