| Levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has a small initial dose followed by a steady increase over several days. Suppose a patient is given three doses a day. Each administration is 250 mg on the first day, and is increased by 250 mg every fourth day. The maintenance dose is reached after 28 days. How large is each administration of the maintenance dose? |
Given
Order :Levodopa
Initial dose:250mg thrice a day
So for first three days the dose will be 250×3=750mg
(Dose has to be increased by 250mg on every fourth day)
On 4th day ,addition of 250mg=1000mg(250+750)
8th day=1250mg (1000+250)
12th day=1500mg (1250+250)
16th day=1750mg (1500+250)
20th day=2000mg (1750+250)
24th day=2250mg (2000+250)
28th day= 2500mg (2250+250)
Ans:The maintenance dose is 2500mg
Levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has a small initial dose followed...
Levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has a small initial dose followed by a steady increase over several days. Suppose a patient is given three doses a day. Each administration is 250 mg on the first day, and is increased by 250 mg every fourth day. The maintenance dose is reached after 28 days. Calculate the initial and final daily doses of levodopa administered to the patient.
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