Question

Doctor orders Amoxil for a child that weighs 63 lbs. The safe dosage range for this medication is 50 mg/kg/day every 8 hours.

What is the safe dose for this child per dose?

Answer 1

Answer ;

The safest dosage range for the given medication is 50 mg / kg / day
In the given case the childe weight is 63 lbs , that is 28.5 kg

Hence the safest dose for this child = 50 x 28.5
= 1425 mg per day.

If it is given for every 8 hour it would be, 1425 / 3 = 475 mg.
So the safe dose is 475 mg for every 8 hour.