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How many vial-days does a 5 mg vial give at 8 mg/mL on a weekly schedule?

Asked 13 Jul 2025Modified 13 months agoViewed 7.4k times
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What I am working with: 5 mg · 8 mg/mL.

I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is one.

My working so far, for the record, is below, and I am fairly sure the error is in the unit conversion rather than the algebra.

How many significant figures are actually justified here?

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askedhelena_vidmar18k2813 Jul 2025
6Two of us worked through this independently and arrived here, so it is at least reproducible. – ines_brandt 9 months ago
7Worth adding that the method section is where the answer usually is. – forty_units 17 days ago
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