The doctor has ordered valtrex 2gm initial dose for a patient, then 1gm qd x 7 days. how many miligrams of valtrex will the patient take over the eight day period?

9,000 miligrams

Step-by-step explanation:

The initial dose of Valtrex ordered to a patient= 2 gm

After that the dose of Valtrex per day= 1 gm

The total amount of Valtrex in eight days= Initial dose+7 times dose per day

⇒The total amount of Valtrex in eight days

⇒The total amount of Valtrex in eight days

⇒The total amount of Valtrex in eight days

We know that

Thus,

Hence, the patient take 9,000 milligrams of Valtrex over the eight day period.