The doctor prescribed three MG/KG Twice daily for five days the child weighs 35 pounds and the medication is available as 50MGS/ML how many ML should be administered to the child for each dose round to the nearest Hundredths place ? Work out to

The quantity of drug to be administered to the child in ML is 0.95ml for each dose round to the nearest Hundredths place.

Explanation:

The administration of drugs to children should be properly calculated by a health care provider to avoid errors which can lead to avoidable and harmful side effects. The correct single dosage of the above prescribed medication can be calculated using the steps below;

Prescribed dose = 3mg/kg

Weight of child = 35pounds ( which is 15.88kg)

Therefore, using prescribed dose the total quantity of drug given to the child in milligrammes (mg) is 3 × 15.88 = 47.64mg.

The available medication is in 50mg/ml. The quantity of drug to be administered to the child in ML is;

50mg = 1ml

47.64mg = x

making x the subject of formula,

x = 47.64 ÷ 50

x = 0.95ml