Question

1. Pepcid 2.1 mg  PO every 12 hours is ordered. The recommended dose for GERD is 1 mg/kg/day twice daily. The child weighs 4.2 kg. The medication concentration is 8 mg/1 ml.
   1. Is this a safe dose?
   2. How much medication would you give?

Answer 1

a. Answer ; Yes, the given drug is safe to the client.
Reason ; Here the recommended dose is 1 mg/kg/day.
Here the cleint weight is 4.2 kg, hence the client would need to receive 4.2 mg / day.
In the given order it is given that 2.1 mg per 12 hour, hence the given drug is according to drug
recommendation.

b. Answer ;

Available medication is 8 mg / 1 ml.
Actual order is 2.1 mg
Therefore , 2.1 / 8 = 0.26 ml
Hence the client need to receive 0.26 ml for every 12 hour