a 19.3 kg dog is prescribed cephalexin suspension
(100mg/mL) at 15 mg/kg PO TID. what is animals dose in milligrams
dose each treatment and the total amount of drug the
dog receives daily?
weight of the dog = 19.3 Kg
dose of Cephalexin suspension = 15 mg/Kg
according to the weight , the dose is 15 × 19.3 = 289.5 mg
the dog has to be given the dose three times a day. So the total amount of drug the dog receives daily is
289.5 × 3 = 868.5 mg
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