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If the dosage is 15 mg/kg how many mg of a drug would a 65 kg person receive

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Use the dosage as a conversion factor and multiply by the weight of the person. It means do 65 times 15:


65kg\cdot(15mg)/(kg)=975mg

A 65kg person would receive 975mg of the drug.

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