Recommended ordered dose= 40 mg / kg / day
Patient's Weight = 167 lbs =75.749 Kg ( as 1 lbs = 0.453 kg 167 lbs = 167 * 0.453 = 75.749 kg )
Time= q8 ( every 8 hours )
Dose of patient= ?
Patient's Dose= Recommended dose * Weight = 40 * 75.749 = 3029.96 mg / day
Patient has to give Zosyn every 8 hourly
Scheduled Administered Dose = 3029.96 / 8 = 378.745 mg Q8
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