Drug xyz has the following dosing guidelines: initiate therapy at 8-10 mg/kg/day IV once daily for 2 days, then decrease dosage by 25% for days 3 and 4, then discontinue. The prescriber has orderedd an inital dose of 9 mg/kg/day for a 59 YO 182lb male. The drug is available in 10mL vials labeled 100mg/mL. a) how many mL will you administer on day 1 b) How many mL will you administer on day 3? (patients weight has not changed)
Drug xyz has the following dosing guidelines: initiate therapy at 8-10 mg/kg/day IV once daily for 2 days, then decrease dosage by 25% for days 3 and 4, then discontinue. The prescriber has orderedd an inital dose of 9 mg/kg/day for a 59 YO 182lb male. The drug is available in 10mL vials labeled 100mg/mL. a) how many mL will you administer on day 1 b) How many mL will you administer on day 3? (patients weight has not changed)
Chapter6: Oral Medication Labels And Dosage Calculation
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Drug xyz has the following dosing guidelines:
initiate therapy at 8-10 mg/kg/day IV once daily for 2 days, then decrease dosage by 25% for days 3 and 4, then discontinue. The prescriber has orderedd an inital dose of 9 mg/kg/day for a 59 YO 182lb male. The drug is available in 10mL vials labeled 100mg/mL.
a) how many mL will you administer on day 1
b) How many mL will you administer on day 3? (patients weight has not changed)
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