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Stompy · 10-03-2005, 01:14 PM

Isn't LD50 measured in mg/kg?

I looked up acetaminophen somewhere and it said (if I recall) 330. Wouldn't that mean you'd have to take 330 mg for every kg of body weight? So for a 100 lb person, 13g would be the LD50.

Unless I'm taking the meaning of it the wrong way. But that's wayyy above 3g.

If you apply the general .7 rule to get it closer to human LD50 (since it's normally in rats), it's still 9g. Which would be... 18 pills in a single dose.

I read that Hydrocodone is 375, but I'm not sure how reliable half of these sites are. That'd be about 11g (using the .7 rule) for a 100 lb person.

But it seems that it would take a LOT of pills at any one given time to even get to that point.

Unless, of course, I'm doin it all wrong (again, why I asked, just to kinda double check).

10-03-2005, 01:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Isn't LD50 measured in mg/kg? I looked up acetaminophen somewhere and it said (if I recall) 330. Wouldn't that mean you'd have to take 330 mg for every kg of body weight? So for a 100 lb person, 13g would be the LD50. Unless I'm taking the meaning of it the wrong way. But that's wayyy above 3g. If you apply the general .7 rule to get it closer to human LD50 (since it's normally in rats), it's still 9g. Which would be... 18 pills in a single dose. I read that Hydrocodone is 375, but I'm not sure how reliable half of these sites are. That'd be about 11g (using the .7 rule) for a 100 lb person. But it seems that it would take a LOT of pills at any one given time to even get to that point. Unless, of course, I'm doin it all wrong (again, why I asked, just to kinda double check). __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 10-03-2005 at 01:34 PM..