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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If an adult's dose for a particuler drug is 50 mg, what would be the dose for a 3 month old infant?
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lb equals 1.00 mg kg
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Adult dose = 50 mg
Age = 3 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 = (3)/(150) × 50 \quad mg`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 1.00 \quad mg` Ans.
Age = 3 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 = (3)/(150) × 50 \quad mg`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 1.00 \quad mg` Ans.