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Acetaminophen Dosage Usual Adult Dose for Pain. Parenteral: Weight 50 kg or greater: 1000 mg IV every 6 hours OR 650 mg IV every 4 hours. Maximum Single Dose: 1000 mg. Minimum Dosing Interval: every 4 hours. Maximum Dose: 4000 mg per 24 hours. Weight less than 50 kg: 15 mg/kg IV every 6 hours OR 12.5 mg/kg IV every 4 hours. Maximum Single Dose: 15 mg/kg.
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Drug Dosage the strength is the amount of drug in the dosage form or a unit of the dosage form e g 500 mg capsule 250 mg 5 ml suspension the route of administration is the way the dosage form is given common routes of administration include oral rectal inhalation nasal and topical
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Dosing & Uses Healthcare professionals can direct patients to take 1 or 2 tablets, capsules, or other dosage units of a prescription product containing 325 mg of acetaminophen up to 6 times daily (12 dosage units) and still not exceed the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen (ie, 4000 mg/day)
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- The minimum dosage for lysine is 850 milligrams per day for an adult. The therapeutic dosage may be up to 3 grams per day. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for adults is 10 milligrams for every pound of body weight. So for an adult of 200 pounds, the dosage would be 2,000 milligrams, or 2 grams per day. This is a recommended daily dose for lysine; a therapeutic dose may be higher.
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Proper Use 1 Infants and children weighing up to 20 kg (44 pounds)—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. 2  The usual dose is 12.5 mg per kg (5.7 mg per pound) of body weight, injected into a vein or muscle every six hours.
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Dosage By Weight Questions Dosage By Weight Questions. Given the weight of a patient and a dosage specified in terms of weight, calculate the necessary dosage. These problems are a type of pediatric dosage calculations. Formula: Example: A doctor orders 200 mg of Rocephin to be taken by a 15.4 lb infant every 8 hours.
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- Take the powder to a pharmacist and ask to have it weighed into 10 mg doses by dilution with glucose or make 10 mg capsules. This will not be free ($) Ten milligrams is a very miniscule dose and impossible to weigh on a triple beam balance that most pharmacies have. Minimum accurate weight is about 112 mg.
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Benadryl Dosage The 1 mg/lb dosage calculates out as follows:4 lbs would get 1-½ ml or 4 mg5 lbs would get 2 ml or 5 mg7 lbs would get 3 ml or 7 mg10 lbs would get 4 ml or 10 mg...and so on.So, at 1 mg/lb, a 7.5 lb dog’s dosage would be calculated as:7.5 lb x 1 mg/lb = 7.5 mg = 3 ml (namely, 7.5 mg divided by 2.5 mg/ml).hat translates to 2.5 mg/ml. A ‘ml’ and a ‘cc’ are the same measure. There are 5 ml in a teaspoon. The recommended dosage for little dogs is 1 to 2 mg per lb. although you should CONFIRM this dosage with your veterinarian.
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- 1 Children younger than 3 months of age—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. 2  The dose is usually 30 mg per kg of body weight per day, divided and given every 12 hours. 3  For oral dosage form (extended-release tablets): 4  Adults—2000 milligrams (mg) every 12 hours.
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Aspirin Dosage Applies to the following strength(s): 800 mg ; 500 mg ; 325 mg ; 81 mg ; buffered 500 mg ; buffered 325 mg ; buffered 81 mg ; 975 mg ; 650 mg ; 125 mg ; 600 mg ; 60 mg ; 300 mg ; 162 mg ; 1 g ; 81 mg with phytosterols ; 227.5 mg ; 1200 mg ; 162.5 mg.
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Proper Use Children over 6 months of age—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The dose usually is 10 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight every six to eight hours, as needed, up to 40 mg per kg per day. Infants younger than 6 months of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor .
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- 1 Calculate dosage volume (mL) and withdraw dose from vial(s) 2  The dose for patients weighing >100 kg should be calculated for 100 kg. 3  Dilute reconstituted solution in at least 100 mL (NS, D5W, LR) to final concentration range of 0.4-1.8 mg/mL.  Gently invert bag to mix solution.
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- Maximum Single Dose: 1000 mg. Minimum Dosing Interval: every 4 hours. Maximum Daily Dose (includes all routes of administration and all acetaminophen-containing products): 4000 mg. Weight less than 50 kg: 15 mg/kg IV, orally, or rectally every 6 hours OR 12.5 mg/kg IV, orally, or rectally every 4 hours. Maximum Single Dose: 15 mg/kg. Minimum Dosing Interval: every 4 hours.  Maximum Single Dose: 15 mg/kg.
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- Drug name Type of weight Obese adults. Acyclovir IBW IBW. Amikacin In underweight and nonobese patients, use. of total body weight (TBW) instead of. ideal body weight for determining the. initial mg/kg/dose is widely accepted. (Nicolau, 1995). Ideal body weight (IBW) also may be used to determine doses for. patients who are neither underweight nor.
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Metacam Oral Suspension Metacam Oral Suspension should be administered initially at 0.09 mg/lb (0.2 mg/kg) body weight only on the first day of treatment. For all treatments after day 1, Metacam Oral Suspension should be administered once daily at a dose of 0.045 mg/lb (0.1 mg/kg). The syringe is calibrated to deliver the daily maintenance dose in pounds.
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- alligator meaning, definition, what is alligator: a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in the hot, wet…. Learn more.
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- 1 Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed.  Children—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The starting dose is usually 2 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight per day as a single dose. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 6 mg per kg of body weight per day.
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- Content(1.0 g/ml): 480 mg; Content(1.2 g/ml): 576 mg; Capsule Weight(mg): 76±5; Volume(1 tsp=4.93ccm): 10 capsules; Volume(1 tbsp=14.79ccm): 31 capsules; Cap Length(mm): 9.85±0.35; Cap Length(inches): 0.388±0.014; Body Length(mm): 16.40±0.35; Body Length(inches): 0.646±0.014; Closed Length(mm): 19.40±0.30; Closed Length(inches): 0.764±0.012
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- We give it in the field all the time. The dose is 1 mg/kg. To convert lbs. to kgs., take your child's weight in lbs. and divide it by 2.2 and that will give you what he/she weighs in kgs. I would check w/ your doctor, however, if you need to give it to your child if they are under 3 months old.
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Drug Dosing in Obesity Reference Table The use of ideal body weight has been shown to be associated with a more predictable muscle strength recovery within 60 minutes and a lack of need for antagonism compared to total body weight; C: Colistin 4: Dose using ideal body weight; D: Dalteparin 5: Dose using total body weight; VTE prophylaxis: if BMI ≥ 40 mg/m 2 increase dose by 30%
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Proper Use Infants and children from 6 months to 3 years of age—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by the doctor. It is usually 0.25 mL (50 mcg or 0.05 mg) of syrup per kilogram (kg) (110 micrograms [mcg] or 0.110 mg per pound) of body weight twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening.
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- General. Most drugs in children are dosed according to body weight (mg/kg) or body surface area (BSA) (mg/m 2). Care must be taken to properly convert body weight from pounds to kilograms (1 kg= 2.2 lb) before calculating doses based on body weight.
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- 1 The usual dose is 20 to 40 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight per day, divided and given every 8 hours, or 25 to 45 mg per kg of body weight per day, divided and given every 12 hours.
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Proper Use 1 The total dose is usually not more than 40 mg two times per day. 2  Infants 3 months to 1 year of age—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. 3  The usual dose is 1 milligram (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight per day, divided and given two times per day.
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Ecotrin 1 The dose is usually 6 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight on the first day, followed by 3 mg per kg of body weight once a day, for at least 3 weeks. 2  Children younger than 6 months of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
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Creatine FAQ! Recommended dosages are as follows: 1  Less than or equal to 140lbs = 5-6grams per day is maintenance. 2  141lbs to 168lbs = 6-7.5 grams per day is maintenance. 3  169lbs to 199lbs = 8 grams per day is maintenance.  200lbs to 242lbs = 8-10 grams per day is 1  maintenance. 242lb+ = 10-12 grams per  day.