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KCC's Quizzes AQQ297 about taking the right dose of medication

1. First, the quote of the month: "All my life I though air is free until I bought a bag of chips" - unknown

2. New quiz AQQ297 about taking the right dose of medication:

A person has a rare medical condition. Every day, he must take a dose of 1 tablet of
medicine A and 1 tablet of medicine B. If he misses the right dose, he can be in
danger. Unfortunately, the tablets look identical.
He was enjoying a vacation when bad luck strikes. With 2 days left, he clumsily drops
the 4 remaining tablets on the floor and they get mixed up.
There is no way to get more medicine.
Questions:
1. How should he proceed to still be able to take his medicine correctly?
2. If the situation is 3 days left

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  • I edited this comment after its first posting.

    Call your Dr. to review your plans. Timed released or coated pills might be spoiled by division or crushing.

    2-day solution 

    Divide each pill two ways into two piles.  Each pile will then hold half of each type pill, which is the equivalent of one whole pill of each type.  Take a pile daily.

    3-day solutions 

    a. Similar to 2 days solution, but instead divide each pill three ways into three piles.  Each pile will contain only 2/3 of the prescribed dose, but pills are manufactured in a limited number of sizes, which limits how precisely the doctor can prescribe your dose.  2/3 of the prescription may suffice, or at least be better than running out of pills after two days.  Check with your doc first.

    b. If you plan to arrive sometime on the third day, follow the 2-day method for the first 2 days, and take your third dose from home stock, before the clock strikes midnight and you would otherwise turn into a pumpkin.

    c. Use the 2 day solution, but move at relativistic speed, so your body needs only two doses during the three days.  Check with NASA, Elon, JPL or CERN first.

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  • I edited this comment after its first posting.

    Call your Dr. to review your plans. Timed released or coated pills might be spoiled by division or crushing.

    2-day solution 

    Divide each pill two ways into two piles.  Each pile will then hold half of each type pill, which is the equivalent of one whole pill of each type.  Take a pile daily.

    3-day solutions 

    a. Similar to 2 days solution, but instead divide each pill three ways into three piles.  Each pile will contain only 2/3 of the prescribed dose, but pills are manufactured in a limited number of sizes, which limits how precisely the doctor can prescribe your dose.  2/3 of the prescription may suffice, or at least be better than running out of pills after two days.  Check with your doc first.

    b. If you plan to arrive sometime on the third day, follow the 2-day method for the first 2 days, and take your third dose from home stock, before the clock strikes midnight and you would otherwise turn into a pumpkin.

    c. Use the 2 day solution, but move at relativistic speed, so your body needs only two doses during the three days.  Check with NASA, Elon, JPL or CERN first.

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