You have an ear infection and are told to take a 200 mg tablet of ampicillin (a common antibiotic) four times a day (every six hours). It is known that at the end of six hours, about 5% of the drug is still in the body. What quantity of the drug is in the body right after the the 3rd tablet?The 12th Tablet?

Question

You have an ear infection and are told to take a  200 mg tablet of ampicillin (a common antibiotic) four times a day (every six hours). It is known that at the end of six hours, about  5%  of the drug is still in the body. What quantity of the drug is in the body right after the the 3rd tablet?The  12th Tablet?

Assuming you continue taking tablets, what happens to the drug level in the long run?

Round your answers to three decimal places.

____ mg after the 3rd tablet
____ mg after the 12th tablet
____ mg in the long run