Child dose by clark's rule
6. Patient-based Dose 6.1) Pediatric dose 6.1.5) Clark�s rule
6.1.5.1) Child dose based on weight of child Easy 1
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A 24 lb child has to be prescribed a drug. if the adult dose is 200 mg , Calculate the child's pediatric dose in milligrams.
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lb equals 32.00 mg kg
Here
Adult dose = 200 mg
Weight of the child = 24 lb = 10.896 kg
Clark's rule, based on weight:
Child dose ` =(Weight \quad (lb))/(150) × ADULT \quad DOSE \quad (mg)`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = (24)/(150) × 200 \quad mg = 32.00 \quad mg` Ans.
Weight of the child = 24 lb = 10.896 kg
Clark's rule, based on weight:
Child dose ` =(Weight \quad (lb))/(150) × ADULT \quad DOSE \quad (mg)`
`\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = (24)/(150) × 200 \quad mg = 32.00 \quad mg` Ans.