A patient is to receive filgrastim (Neupogen) after therapy with carmustine and radiation therapy for treatment of a brain tumor. The patient weighs 132 pounds. The protocol that the oncologist has written states that the filgrastim will be dosed at 5 mcg/kg. Filgrastim comes in a 300-mcg/mL vial. What dose will the patient receive? How many milliliters will the patient be given?
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