Warfarin is used as a rodenticide in a few commercially avai

Warfarin is used as a rodenticide in a few commercially available poisons, and has an LD50 of 3.00 mg/1cg. How much warfarin would an animal of mass 53.0 lbs have to consume in order to have a dose equivalent to the LD50? (1 Ib = 0.454 kg) Dose equivalent to the LD50 = mg

Solution

Warfarin is basically a blood thinner used to treat blood clots . But it could be fatal if taken in high doses ( LD 50).

An animal of 53 lbs or 24.062 kg if consumes ( 3 × 24.062) that is 72.186mg , this dose will be LD 50 or lethal for that animal.

Dose equivalent to LD 50 will be 72.186 mg