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The dosage of quinine ( a drug taken to treat Malaria) is 324 mg. When a...

The dosage of quinine ( a drug taken to treat Malaria) is 324 mg. When a 145-lb adult takes a 324 mg tablet the dose is how many ug quinine per kg of bodyweight.

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