SOLUTION: Your child feels ill and the doctor orders 150mg of an antibiotic to be given every 6 hours. The child weights 35lbs, research indicates that 20-40mg/kg/day is the recommended dosa

Question 1046183: Your child feels ill and the doctor orders 150mg of an antibiotic to be given every 6 hours. The child weights 35lbs, research indicates that 20-40mg/kg/day is the recommended dosage. Is this prescription safe for your child? If not what would a safe dose be?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 pound = .454 kg
kg weight of child
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The maximum dose recommended is:
mg/day for 35 pound child
times/day dosage from doctor
mg/day
This is under the maximum, so it's a safe dose

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