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Refer to the following information from the package insert for Ticar to answer questions 25 through 29. TICAR y how 200 300 gay b o nded doses every hous the valdosas en every hours of m 10 poing on were and every of the con Wetens of the tempelvis and gent Upay tablet ons 150 200 g day when in dided doses every do ho como dosage for 10 gadu gramsid Uncomated M ed every hos 25. What is the recommended adult dosage of ticarcillin (Ticar) for bacterial septicemia? 26. What is the recommended adult dosage of Ticar for a complicated urinary tract infection? 27. What daily dose range of Ticar should you expect for an adult with a complicated urinary tract infection who weighs 130 lb in Grams? 28. What single dose range (in milligrams) of Ticar administered q 4 h should you expect for thee adult described in question 27? 29. What single dose range (in milligrams) of Ticar administered 6 h should you expector adult described in question 27?

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25 200-300 mg/ kg/ day.

26. 150 to 200 mg/kg/day by I.V. infusion in divided doses every 4 or 6 hours. (Usual recommended dosage for average [70 kg] adults: 3 grams q.i.d.)

27 as the dose is in complicated uti is 150-200 mg /kg/day

130 lb=59 kg

150*59=8.9gm

200*59=11.8 gm

the dose is 8.9-11.8 gram.

28.as the dose is8900-11800 mg. Device it in 6 equal doses to get 4 hru doses

i.e. 1478 - 1970 mg q 4 hrly

29 . Devide total day dose by 4 . To get 6 hrly dose

i.e. 2216.3-2955mg q 6 hrly