Infant dose by Fried's rule
6. Patient-based Dose 6.1) Pediatric dose 6.1.4) Fried’s rule
6.1.4.1) Infant dose calculation Easy 2
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Adult dose of a novel drug is 1200 mg. How many milligrams of this medicine is suitable for a 2 months old infant?
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lb equals 16.00 mg kg
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Adult dose = 1200 mg
Age = 2 months
Fried's rule for an infant, based on age:
Child dose ` =(AGE \quad (IN \quad MONTHS))/(150) × ADULT \quad DOSE \quad (mg)`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = (2)/(150) × 1200 \quad mg`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 16.00 \quad mg` Ans.
Age = 2 months
Fried's rule for an infant, based on age:
Child dose ` =(AGE \quad (IN \quad MONTHS))/(150) × ADULT \quad DOSE \quad (mg)`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = (2)/(150) × 1200 \quad mg`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 16.00 \quad mg` Ans.