Question

Orapred 25 mg PO every 12 hours is ordered. The child weighs 26 kg. The medication concentration is 3 mg/1ml. The recommended dose range is 1-2 mg/kg/day.

a. Is this a safe dose?

b. How much medication would you give?

Answer 1

a. Answer ; Yes the prescribed dose is a safe dose
Reason ; Here the recommended dose for this drug is 1-2 mg/ kg/ day and the weight of the client is 26 kg, so he should need to receive 26 to 52 mg per day. Here the actual order is 25 mg for every 12 hour, hence the given drug is according to the recommendation.

b. Answer ;

Here the avilable concentration is 3mg/ ml
the ordered dose is 25 mg

So the client need to receive 25 / 3 = 8.3 ml.
Therefore the client need to receive 8.3 ml