The maximum daily dose of children ages 6 years and up is either 2 mg/kg of body weight or 60 mg, whichever is smaller. For a child with a body weight of 62 pounds, what is the maximum daily dose of methylphenidate?
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* Calculation of maximum daily dose of methylphenidate.
Maximum daily dose recommend for children = 2mg /kg of body weight.
Body weight of the child = 62 pounds.
Convert pound to kg for calculation
1 pound = 0.454 kg.
62 pound = 62 * 0.454
= 28.15 kg.
Maximum daily dose of methylphenidate for this child = 2 * 28.15
= 56.3 mg.
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