A drug is being proscribed to patients with a terminal condition; they would otherwise die without this treatment. However, there are severe side effects to taking it, up to and potentially including death. The following plot shows the dose-response curve for the drug (solid curve)
indicating how effective the drug is at treating the condition (its efficacy), and the curve of the rate of side effects (dotted curve) as a function of the dosage.
function of the dosage. Use the plot to answer the following question (see the other answer you gave for graph question to help):
If the patient weighs 145 pounds, what should their daily dosage be? (1 kg = 2.2 pounds)