Child dose by Cowling's rule
6. Patient-based Dose 6.1) Pediatric dose 6.1.3) Cowling�s rule
6.1.3.1) Child dose based on age Easy 1
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Adult dose of a novel drug is 200 mg. How many milligrams of this medicine is suitable for a 2 year old Child?
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lb equals 25.00 mg kg
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Adult dose = 200 mg
Age = 2 year
Cowling's rule for child, based on age:
Child dose ` =(AGE \quad AT \quad NEXT \quad BIRTHDAY \quad )/(24) × ADULT \quad DOSE \quad (mg)`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = (2+1)/(24) × 200 \quad mg`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 25.00 \quad mg` Ans.
Age = 2 year
Cowling's rule for child, based on age:
Child dose ` =(AGE \quad AT \quad NEXT \quad BIRTHDAY \quad )/(24) × ADULT \quad DOSE \quad (mg)`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = (2+1)/(24) × 200 \quad mg`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 25.00 \quad mg` Ans.