A patient is scheduled to receive an analgesic by an IV bolus prior to surgery. The patient weighs 95 kg, the drug volume of distribution is 0.85 L/kg and the drug elimination half-life is 10.76 hours. What would the dose need to be to achieve an initial drug concentration of 8.2 mg/L?
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