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Calculate pediatric dose: ordered: Tylenol 100mg Q 4 Hours on hand: 160 mg/5 mls Patient Weight:7.6...

Calculate pediatric dose:

ordered: Tylenol 100mg Q 4 Hours

on hand: 160 mg/5 mls

Patient Weight:7.6 kg

How many mls of liquid tylenol would you administer?

How would you administer this medication to a 3 year old child?

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Tyelnol 100 mg every 4 hours

We have 160 mg vial/5ml quantity available

Medication Formula:

Doctors orders (100mg) X Total diluted ML (5ml)  / Total availability of drug dose (160mg)

based on above formula doctors ordered 100mg of Tylenol

As we need to administrate Inj Tyelnol 3.125 ml per dose

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