The dose of gentamicin for patients with impaired renal function is adjusted to ensure
therapeutically optimal dosage. If the normal daily dose of the drug for adults is 3 mg/kg/day,
administered in three divided doses, what would be the single (8-hour) dose for a patient
weighing 165 lb. and scheduled to receive only 40% of the usual dose, based on renal
impairment?
Calculation of doses
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