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A doctor administers a drug to a 37
​-kg
​patient, using a dosage formula of 53

​mg/kg/day. Assume that the drug is available in a 300

mg per 5 mL suspension or in 500

mg tablets.
a. How many tablets should a 37
​-kg
patient take every four​ hours?

Respuesta :

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Daily dosage is 53 mg/kg(37 kg) = 1,961 mg

There are 24/4 = 6 four hour periods in each day.

So a four hour dosage should be 1961 / 6 =  327 mg

500 mg > 327 mg

So one tablet every 4 hours would exceed the recommended dosage by roughly 50%.

A closer dosage might be to take 1 tablet every 6 hours.

The suspension may be a better solution if effects of overdose are severe. A 5 mL dose every four hours would be very close to ideal.

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