The physician orders a prescription of 16 mg/kg of Azithromycin for a patient with a upper...

The physician orders a prescription of 16 mg/kg of Azithromycin for a patient with a upper respiratory tract infection to be giving in divided doses in24 hours. Patient weighs 90 kg. Calculate the dose to be given in 8 hours.

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Ordered Azythromycin as per physician prescription=16 mg/kg in divided doses in 24 hours.

Patient's weight= 90 kg

Hence as per the weight of the patient it will be= 16 X 90 mg=1440 mg in divided doses in 24 hours.

Hence the dose to be given in 8 hours= 1440/3 mg=480 mg

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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