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You are to administer Zyvox. The label reads that there are 20 tablets in the bottle and each tablet is 600 mg. If your MD order reads to give 0.6 g, how many tablets will you give?

Biochemistry

9th Edition

ISBN:9781319114671

Author:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Publisher:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

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